Bitter melon is mostly associated with Chinese medicines, concoctions and supplements. This extremely bitter vegetable is popular in China both as food and medicine. The Chinese have perfected both the bitter melon’s medical and culinary preparations. Typical Chinese bitter melon recipes are simply prepared to make sure that none of the nutritional components of the vegetable are lost.
Bitter melon contains a ton of helpful vitamins and minerals that cannot be seen together in other vegetables. It is low in calories and rich in folate, zinc, carbohydrates, iron, magnesium, and protein. It also contains Vitamins A, B, C, E, and K. Furthermore, it is richer in potassium than a banana, in beta carotene than broccoli and in calcium than spinach.
It is called bitter melon, ampalaya, karela, balsam pear or, in Chinese, foo gwa.
