Vegetables · IFCT 2017
Ridge gourd, smooth skin
Nethi beerakaya in Telugu, nenua in Hindi
- Energy
- 15 kcal
- Protein
- 0.98 g
- Carbs
- 2.24 g
- Fat
- 0.13 g
Per 100 g, as IFCT 2017 lists it.1
100 g gives you
- 12%of the day’s folate
- 12%of the day’s vitamin C
- 21%of the day’s vitamin K
Nutrition facts
Percentages are of the daily target for a woman of 30, lightly active.2
Per 100 g
Energy
- Energy15.3 kcal<1%
Carbohydrates
- Carbohydrate2.24 g<1%
- Fibre1.85 g7%
- Soluble fibre0.54 g
Fats
- Fat0.13 g<1%
- Saturated fat limit0.04 g<1% of limit
- Monounsaturated fat0 g
- Polyunsaturated fat0.06 g
- Omega-60.03 g<1%
- Omega-30.03 g3%
- EPA + DHA0 mg
- Cholesterol limit0 mg
Protein and amino acids
- Protein0.98 g2%
- Histidine22.1 mg4%
- Isoleucine48.2 mg4%
- Leucine56.7 mg2%
- Lysine45.5 mg4%
- Methionine + cystine14.5 mg2%
- Phenylalanine + tyrosine75.4 mg9%
- Threonine39.5 mg9%
- Tryptophan6.76 mg3%
- Valine58.7 mg8%
Vitamins
- Vitamin A29.1 µg3%
- Vitamin B10.02 mg1%
- Vitamin B20.01 mg<1%
- Vitamin B30.21 mg2%
- Vitamin B50.25 mg5%
- Vitamin B60.09 mg5%
- Biotin2.22 µg6%
- Folate27.4 µg12%
- Vitamin B120 µg0%
- Vitamin C8.1 mg12%
- Vitamin D0 µg0%
- Vitamin E0.02 mg<1%
- Vitamin K11.6 µg21%
Minerals
- Calcium15 mg2%
- Chromium3 µg6%
- Copper0.09 mg5%
- IodineNot in the source data
- Iron0.5 mg2%
- Magnesium17.7 mg5%
- Manganese0.15 mg4%
- Molybdenum3 µg7%
- Phosphorus39.2 mg4%
- Potassium125 mg4%
- Selenium0 µg0%
- Sodium limit6.27 mg<1% of limit
- Zinc0.26 mg2%
Details
Where the numbers come from, and what the food is called.
Names
- Telugunethi beerakaya
- Hindinenua
- Tamilpeerkangai
- Kannadatuppada heerekayi
- Scientific nameLuffa acutangula
Household measures
- 1 medium katoriMedium (200 ml) katori, DGI 2024 household measure100 g
Source
- TableIFCT 2017
- Food codeD069
- Nutrients with no valueIodine