iVeg

Family: Cucurbitaceae
Synonyms:

Benincasa cerifera,
Benincasa hispida var. chieh-qua,
Benincasa hispida var. hispida,
Benincasa pruriens f. hispida,
Benincasa vacua

Philippine local names:

English Name:

Part utilized as vegetables

Fruit

Uses

Documentation of Indigenous Vegetables (2020) Retrieved from www.iveg.com.

See references:

Provinces where specific IVs were documented

Map Source: PhilGIS

Properties

Food Composition per 100g Edible Portion	Unit	Wax gourd fruit	Wax gourd fruit, boiled	Wax gourd, candied
Water Energy, calculated Energy, calculated Protein Total Fat Carbohydrate, total Carbohydrate, available Ash, total	g kcal kJ g g g g g	95.1 20 82 0.4 0.3 3.8 0.2 0.4	96.5 13 56 0.1 0.1 3 2.1 0.3	18.3 327 1366 0.2 0.1 81.2 79.6 0.2

Kundol/Wax gourd