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bitter gourd

Common Namesbitter gourd, bitter melon, caraili, gourd
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bitter gourd is commonly consumed in 15 countries.
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India
Indonesia
Common name: bitter melon
Cambodia
Nepal
Lao PDR
Pakistan
Timor-Leste
Trinidad and Tobago
Common name: caraili
Malaysia
Common name: bitter melon
Bhutan
Common name: gourd
Viet Nam
Common name: bitter melon
Japan
Common name: bitter melon
Philippines
Bangladesh
Guyana
Common name: bitter melon
bitter gourd
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Family
Cucurbitaceae
Species
Momordica charantia
Part Consumed
Fruit, Young leaves
Centers of Origin
Central Africa, East Africa, Indian Ocean Islands, Southern Africa, West Africa, South Asia, Southeast Asia, Pacific Region- Australia and New Zealand, Tropical Pacific Region
Other ResourcesPeriodic Table of FoodFood composition data on Periodic Table of Food Initiative coming in a future release