iVeg

Family: Cucurbitaceae
Synonyms:

Bryonia cheirophylla,
Luffa acutangula var. subangulata,
Luffa aegyptiaca,
Luffa aegyptiaca var. leiocarpa,
Luffa aegyptiaca var. peramara

Philippine local names:

English Name:

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	Sponge gourd fruit, raw	Sponge gourd fruit, boiled	Sponge gourd leaves	Sponge gourd leaves, boiled
Water Energy, calculated Energy, calculated Protein Total Fat Carbohydrate, total Carbohydrate, available Ash, total	g kcal kJ g g g g g	94.5 21 87 0.7 0.1 4.3 3.9 0.4	96.2 16 67 0.4 0.4 2.7 2.4 0.3	89.3 37 155 4 0.6 0 - 2.2	96 14 57 1.4 0.1 1.8 - 0.7

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