© Kamla-Raj 2004                                                                         J. Hum. Ecol., 15(2): 157-159 (2004)

Carbohydrate and Mineral Content of Chyote (Sechium edule) and

Bottle Gourd (Lagenaria Siceraria)

Madhu Modgil¹, Rajni Modgil¹ and  R. Kumar²

1. College of Home Science, CSK HPKV, Palampur 176 062, 

Himachal Pradesh, India

2. Department of Veterinary Physiology, College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, CSK HPKV, Palampur 176 062,  Himachal Pradesh, India

Corresponding Author: Dr. Rajni Modgil

Keywords Chayote.  Bottle Gourd. Crude Fiber. Total Sugar. Non Reducing  Sugars. Legnin.

Abstract With peel and without peel samples of two vegetable viz. Chayote (Sechium edule) and bottle (Lagenaria siceraria) ground both belonging to the family cucarbitacae were analysed for their carbohydrate content viz. crude fiber reducing sugars, non reducing sugars and different dietary fiber constituents like, NDF, ADF, legnin cellulose and hemicelluloses and mineral’s like calcium, phosphorus and iron content and minerals.  Chayote was found to be better in dietary fiber constituents, who are significantly higher when compared with bottle gourd, but total sugar, reducing sugars and non reducing sugars were significantly less in chayote.

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