Gourd, ridge, raw
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Ridge gourd is a vegetable, described here in its raw form with the tough skin removed. It consists mainly of water and provides some carbohydrate, along with small amounts of vitamins and minerals. Per 100g, it contains 94g of water, 3.3g of carbohydrate, 0.1g of fat and 37µg of folate.
Folate supports normal blood cell formation and is needed for cell division. Most of the carbohydrate in raw ridge gourd is present as sugars. Its salt and fat contents are low, although adding salt, oil or other ingredients during preparation will change the nutritional content of the finished dish. Full nutritional figures are provided in the tables below.
Nutrition per 100g
Nutrient | Per 100g |
|---|---|
Energy | 17 kcal |
Energy | 70 kJ |
Fat | 0.1g |
of which saturates | Trace |
Carbohydrate | 3.3g |
of which sugars | 3.1g |
0.8g | |
Salt | 0.01g |
Water | 94g |
Cholesterol | 0mg |
Vitamins and minerals per 100g
Nutrient | Per 100g |
|---|---|
4µg | |
0µg | |
3mg | |
0.07mg | |
0.02mg | |
0.4mg | |
0µg | |
37µg | |
12mg | |
0.3mg | |
16mg | |
32mg | |
130mg | |
Sodium | 2mg |
0.2mg | |
0.1mg |
Other types of gourd
Food | Calories per 100g | Protein per 100g | Fat per 100g | Fibre per 100g |
|---|---|---|---|---|
12 kcal | 0.5g | 0.1g | – | |
13 kcal | 0.4g | 0.1g | – | |
28 kcal | 1.9g | 1g | – | |
11 kcal | 1.6g | 0.2g | – | |
21 kcal | 0.5g | 0.3g | – | |
21 kcal | 1.4g | 0.2g | – | |
26 kcal | 1.6g | 0.9g | – | |
9 kcal | 0.9g | 0.2g | – | |
12 kcal | 0.6g | 0.1g | – |
About these figures
Values are per 100g of the food as described (5 samples. Tough skin removed). "Trace" means only a very small amount was found. Nutrients that were not measured are not shown. Salt is calculated from sodium.