Bitter melon
80 g of bitter melon is 14 kcal and mainly feeds your skin, lungs and immune.
PER 80 G AS BOUGHT · 14 KCAL
No PeakPie recipe uses this ingredient yet, so the portion is a typical serving for its kind.
What it feeds
The score is what this one portion would do for the organ on an otherwise empty day, against PeakPie’s daily targets for an adult aged 19 to 50 (protein at 70 kg). Your own targets in the app follow your age, sex, weight and activity.
What’s in 80 g
| NUTRIENT | AMOUNT | OF A DAY |
|---|---|---|
| Vitamin C | 67mg | 81% |
| Folate (B9) | 58 mcg DFE | 14% |
| Potassium | 237mg | 8% |
| Fiber | 2.2g | 7% |
| Zinc | 0.6mg | 7% |
| Magnesium | 14mg | 4% |
| Phosphorus | 25mg | 4% |
| Copper | 0mg | 3% |
| Iron | 0.3mg | 3% |
| B6 | 0mg | 3% |
| Beta-carotene | 152mcg | 3% |
| Vitamin A |
Watch out
- Salt0g · <1% of the UK reference intake
What may be claimed
Bitter melon is a source of Folate (B9), Vitamin C. These are the authorised wordings from the GB Nutrition and Health Claims Register for those nutrients, the only health claims anyone may make about this food.
Folate (B9)
- Folate contributes to normal psychological function.
- Folate contributes to the normal function of the immune system.
- Folate contributes to normal blood formation.
- Folate contributes to normal homocysteine metabolism.
- Folate contributes to a reduction of tiredness and fatigue.
The B vitamin behind DNA synthesis and cell division — every fast-renewing tissue, from blood to gut lining, leans on it.
Vitamin C
- Vitamin C contributes to normal collagen formation for the normal function of skin.
- Vitamin C contributes to normal collagen formation for the normal function of bones.
- Vitamin C contributes to normal collagen formation for the normal function of blood vessels.
- Vitamin C contributes to the normal function of the immune system.
- Vitamin C contributes to normal psychological function.
- Vitamin C contributes to normal functioning of the nervous system.
- Vitamin C contributes to the protection of cells from oxidative stress.
- Vitamin C increases iron absorption.
A water-soluble antioxidant your body can't make or store. It builds collagen, helps absorb plant iron, and keeps immune cells firing.
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