Bitter gourds grow into different shapes, such as long spindle, short spindle, long Rugby ball, and olive. The edible part is the fruit whose pulp contains abundant ...SkiptomaincontentSearchSearchinCOAsiteHomeDataAgri-FoodsVegetablesBittergourdPrintErrorReport:::BittergourdOriginallygrowingintheEastIndiesinthetropicalzoneofAsia,bittergourdswerewidelyplantedinJapan,IndiaandSoutheastAsia,andtheirseedswerebroughtinMainlandChinainthe16thcentury.ThoughwecannotfindanywrittenrecordrelatingwhenandhowtheywereimportedtoTaiwan,Taiwanisrenownedforitsoutstandingtechniquesinimprovingtheirstrain.Today,Taiwan’sbittergourdsaresuppliedinthreestrains:whitebittergourds,greenbittergourds,andwildbittergourds.Bittergourdsgrowintodifferentshapes,suchaslongspindle,shortspindle,longRugbyball,andolive.TheediblepartisthefruitwhosepulpcontainsabundantMomordicine,VitaminB&C,andextractfrombittermelon.Thoughtheytasteverybitter,theyareefficaciousindetoxifying,reducingheatandkeepingeyessharp.◆ProductionSeason:BountifulinMay-October.◆CultivationRegions:Miaoli,Taichung,Changhua,NantouandPingtungcounties.◆RequirementsforSelection:Thedarker,themorebitter.Forwhitebittergourds,thewhiterthepeel,thebetterthequalityis.Forgreenbittergourds,thepeelshouldbegreenbutthefruitshouldnotbeoverripe.Theshapeofthefruitshouldbeperfectwithoutsunkenspots.◆CompositionofNutrition(%):Calorie18,moisture94.7,protein0.8,fat0.2,carbohydrates3.7,fiber0.6,ash0.6,VitaminA,B,&C,potassium,sodium,calcium,magnesium,phosphorandiron.BackCopyright©AllRightsReservedSecurityPolicy&PrivacyPolicy|GovernmentWebsiteOpenInformationAnnouncement37NanhaiRoad,Taipei,Taiwan100212,R.O.C.Tel:+886-2-2381-2991ServiceHours:8:30AMto5:30PMTop