Chemical composition of Momordica charantia L. fruits

The chemical composition of bitter gourds (Momordica charantia) was analyzed. The bitter gourds yielded on extraction with chloroform-methanol 0.76% lipids (dry weight), which were separated into nonpolar lipids (38.81%), glycolipids (35.80%), and phospholipids (16.40%) by silicic acid column chroma...

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Published in:Journal of agricultural and food chemistry 1991-10, Vol.39 (10), p.1762-1763
Main Authors: Yuwai, Kuri E, Rao, Koyyalamudi Sundar, Kaluwin, Chalapan, Jones, Gwyn P, Rivett, Donald E
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
acide amine
acide gras
acidos grasos
amino acids
aminoacidos
Biological and medical sciences
chemical composition
composicion aproximada
composicion quimica
composition chimique
composition globale
contenido mineral
contenido proteico
fatty acids
Food industries
Fruit and vegetable industries
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
lipide
lipidos
lipids
mineral content
momordica charantia
nutritive value
protein content
proximate composition
teneur en elements mineraux
teneur en proteines
valeur nutritive
valor nutritivo
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Summary:The chemical composition of bitter gourds (Momordica charantia) was analyzed. The bitter gourds yielded on extraction with chloroform-methanol 0.76% lipids (dry weight), which were separated into nonpolar lipids (38.81%), glycolipids (35.80%), and phospholipids (16.40%) by silicic acid column chromatography. The mineral and amino acid analysis showed that the bitter gourds contained nutritionally useful quantities of most of the essential minerals and amino acids. The predominant fatty acid was alpha-eleostearic acid in nonpolar lipids, linolenic acid in glycolipids, and palmitic acid in phospholipids.
ISSN:0021-8561
1520-5118
DOI:10.1021/jf00010a013