Momordica charantia is a tropical and subtropical vine of the family Cucurbitaceae, widely grown for edible fruit, which is among the most bitter of all vegetables. English names for the plant and its fruit include bitter melon or bitter gourd. The original home of the species is not known, other than that it is a native of the tropics.
Bitter melon is often used in Chinese cooking for its bitter flavor, typically in stir-fries (often with pork and douchi), soups, and also as tea. It is also a popular vegetable in Indian cooking, where it is often prepared with potatoes and served with yogurt on the side to offset the bitterness, or used in sabji. Bitter melon fried in oil and then stuffed with other spicy ingredients is very popular in Andhra Pradesh, a south Indian state.
Like most bitter-tasting foods, bitter melon stimulates digestion.
Each vegetarian capsule contains 500 mg Momordica Fruit Concentrate and 2,5 mg Zinc, 10 µg Selenium, 10 µg Chrome, 0,3 mg Vitamin B1, 0,4 mg Vitamin B2, 5,0 mg Vitamin B3, 2,0 mg Vitamin B5, 0,3 mg Vitamin B6, 1 µg Vitamin B12, 0,12 mg Foläure and 5 µg Biotin.
Suitable for diabetics.
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