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Balsam-Pear (Bitter Gourd), Pods, Raw

Balsam-Pear (Bitter Gourd), Pods, Raw is published in Vegetables and Vegetable Products as SR Legacy data. Nutrient values in this profile use a 100 g comparison basis; the displayed energy value is 17 kcal per 100 g. USDA also provides 2 household portion references for this item where shown below. Nutrient percentiles and similar-food links compare only values with matching units across the published FoodData Central collections. These comparisons describe the dataset and are not dietary recommendations, medical advice or a substitute for individual nutrition guidance.

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USDA Foundation Foods comparison

Nutrient percentiles

Percentiles compare same-unit values per 100 g within the published collection.

Calcium, Ca42.0th percentile
Carbohydrate, By Difference28.6th percentile
Cholesterol39.1th percentile
Copper, Cu17.4th percentile
Fiber, Total Dietary80.9th percentile
Folate, Total87.5th percentile
Iron, Fe24.1th percentile
Magnesium, Mg38.2th percentile
Niacin21.6th percentile
Phosphorus, P17.5th percentile
Potassium, K73.7th percentile
Protein14.5th percentile
Riboflavin18.0th percentile
Selenium, Se9.3th percentile
Sodium, Na10.6th percentile
Thiamin24.9th percentile
Total Lipid (Fat)10.1th percentile
Vitamin A, Rae64.3th percentile
Vitamin B-1238.0th percentile
Vitamin B-619.8th percentile
Vitamin C, Total Ascorbic Acid98.9th percentile
Vitamin D (D2 + D3)58.9th percentile
Zinc, Zn50.5th percentile

Key facts

Serving size
100 g reference basis
Calories
17.0
Food category
Vegetables and Vegetable Products
Food class
FinalFood
Food data type
SR Legacy
Publication date
4/1/2019
Historical reference
No
Nutrients
Ash1.1 g
Calcium, Ca19.0 mg
Carbohydrate, by difference3.7 g
Carotene, alpha185 µg
Carotene, beta190 µg
Cholesterol0.0 mg
Copper, Cu0.034 mg
Energy17.0 kcal
Fatty acids, total trans0.0 g
Fiber, total dietary2.8 g
Folate, DFE72.0 µg
Folate, food72.0 µg
Folate, total72.0 µg
Folic acid0.0 µg
Iron, Fe0.43 mg
Lutein + zeaxanthin170 µg
Magnesium, Mg17.0 mg
Manganese, Mn0.089 mg
Niacin0.4 mg
Pantothenic acid0.212 mg
Phosphorus, P31.0 mg
Potassium, K296 mg
Protein1.0 g
Retinol0.0 µg
Riboflavin0.04 mg
Selenium, Se0.2 µg
Sodium, Na5.0 mg
Thiamin0.04 mg
Total lipid (fat)0.17 g
Vitamin A, IU471 IU
Vitamin A, RAE24.0 µg
Vitamin B-120.0 µg
Vitamin B-60.043 mg
Vitamin C, total ascorbic acid84.0 mg
Vitamin D (D2 + D3)0.0 µg
Vitamin D (D2 + D3), International Units0.0 IU
Water94.0 g
Zinc, Zn0.8 mg

USDA household references

Published portions

Portions translate household measures to gram weights; nutrient comparisons on this site remain per 100 g.

AmountMeasureGram weight
1.0undetermined93.0 g
1.0undetermined124.0 g

USDA analytical context

Nutrient identifiers and derivation

Nutrient IDs, data-point counts and derivation descriptions are preserved from FoodData Central; blank fields were not supplied by the source.

NutrientUSDA IDNumberData pointsDerivationMethod/source description
Ash10072070
Calcium, Ca10873011
Carbohydrate, by difference10052050NCCalculated
Carotene, alpha110832210AAnalytical
Carotene, beta110732110AAnalytical
Cholesterol12536010ZAssumed zero (Insignificant amount or not naturally occurring in a food, such as fiber in meat)
Copper, Cu10983120
Energy10082080NCCalculated
Fatty acids, total trans12576050ZAssumed zero (Insignificant amount or not naturally occurring in a food, such as fiber in meat)
Fiber, total dietary10792910
Folate, DFE11904350NCCalculated
Folate, food11874320
Folate, total11774170
Folic acid11864310ZAssumed zero (Insignificant amount or not naturally occurring in a food, such as fiber in meat)
Iron, Fe10893032
Lutein + zeaxanthin112333810AAnalytical
Magnesium, Mg10903041
Manganese, Mn11013150
Niacin11674061
Pantothenic acid11704100
Phosphorus, P10913052
Potassium, K10923061
Protein10032032
Retinol11053190ZAssumed zero (Insignificant amount or not naturally occurring in a food, such as fiber in meat)
Riboflavin11664051
Selenium, Se11033170CAZNCalculated from different food; From average values for food category; No adjustment; Retention factors not used
Sodium, Na10933071
Thiamin11654041
Total lipid (fat)10042042
Vitamin A, IU11043180
Vitamin A, RAE11063200
Vitamin B-1211784180ZAssumed zero (Insignificant amount or not naturally occurring in a food, such as fiber in meat)
Vitamin B-611754150
Vitamin C, total ascorbic acid11624011
Vitamin D (D2 + D3)11143280ZAssumed zero (Insignificant amount or not naturally occurring in a food, such as fiber in meat)
Vitamin D (D2 + D3), International Units11103240ZAssumed zero (Insignificant amount or not naturally occurring in a food, such as fiber in meat)
Water10512552
Zinc, Zn10953090

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Field-level provenance

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