Cook with Bitter Melon
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60 compounds identified — FoodAtlas / FooDB verified
Pairs well with — computed from shared flavor compounds
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“The contents of K, Ca, Mg, Fe, and Zn ranged from 1850.8 to 2811.8, 837.4 to 4978.2, 317.3 to 512.4, 8.4 to 16.7, and 4.1 to 5.9 mg/100 g dry-weight basis, respectively.”
bitter melon leaves → contain → K, Ca, Mg, Fe, and Zn
“seed oil from bitter melon (Momordica charantia) (BMO), which is rich in cis(c)9, trans(t)11, t13-conjugated linolenic acid (CLN), inhibited the development of azoxymethane (AOM)-induced colonic aberrant crypt foci (ACF)”
bitter melon seed oil (BMO) → inhibits → azoxymethane (AOM)-induced colonic aberrant crypt foci (ACF)
“Such inhibition was associated with the increased content of CLA (c9,t11-18:2) in the lipid composition in colonic mucosa and liver”
bitter melon seed oil (BMO) → increases content → CLA (c9,t11-18:2) in colonic mucosa and liver
“Dietary supplementation with 0.01% and 0.1% BMO caused significant reduction in the incidence (47% inhibition by 0.01% BMO, p<0.02; 40% inhibition by 0.1% BMO, p<0.05; and 17% inhibition by 1% BMO)”
bitter melon seed oil (BMO) → reduces incidence → colonic adenocarcinoma
“Dietary supplementation with 0.01% and 0.1% BMO caused significant reduction in the incidence (47% inhibition by 0.01% BMO, p<0.02; 40% inhibition by 0.1% BMO, p<0.05; and 17% inhibition by 1% BMO)”
bitter melon seed oil (BMO) → reduces incidence → colonic adenocarcinoma