Calabash Nutrition Facts

Overview of Calabash Nutrition

Scientific Name: Lagenaria siceraria

Order: Cucurbitales

Family: Cucurbitaceae

Calabash (Lagenaria siceraria) is also known as bottle gourd.

Name	Amount	% Daily Value
Calories	14 kcal	1%

Name	Amount	% Daily Value
Cholesterol	0.00 mg	0%
Phytosterols	- mg

Name	Amount	% Daily Value
Vitamin Can antioxidant and for immune health and making collagen	10.10 mg	11%
Thiaminfor amino acid, glucose, and lipid metabolism	0.03 mg	3%
Riboflavinfor amino acid, lipid, and vitamin B6 metabolism	0.02 mg	2%
Niacinfor digestive and skin health and nerve function	0.32 mg	2%
Pantothenic Acidfor cholesterol, fatty acid, and hormone metabolism	0.15 mg	3%
Vitamin B6for brain development, immune health, and protein metabolism	0.04 mg	2%
Folate, totalfor amino acid metabolism and preventing neural tube defects	6.00 mcg	2%
Folic Acid	0.00 mcg
Food Folate (dietary folate equivalent)	6.00 mcg
Cholinefor brain health and nerve function	- mg	-
Betainefor metabolizing an amino acid called homocysteine	- mg
Vitamin B12for nerve function and red blood cell formation	0.00 mcg	0%
Vitamin A, totalan antioxidant and for eye, immune, and reproductive health	16.00 mcg	2%
Retinol Acitiviy Equivalent	- mcg
Retinol	0.00 mcg
Beta-Carotene	- mcg
Alpha-Carotene	- mcg
Beta-Cryptoxanthin	- mcg
Lycopenean antioxidant	- mcg
Lutein and Zeaxanthinantioxidants	- mcg
Vitamin E, totalan antioxidant and for cardiovascular and immune health	- mg	-
Alpha-Tocopherol	- mg
Beta-Tocopherol	- mg
Gamma-Tocopherol	- mg
Delta-Tocopherol	- mg
Vitamin Dfor calcium absorption, immune health, and muscle/nerve function	0.00 mcg	0%
Vitamin K (phylloquinone)for bone health and normal blood clotting	- mcg	-
Biotinfor amino acid, glucose, and fatty acid metabolism	- mcg	-

Name	Amount	% Daily Value
Calciumfor bone health and muscle/nerve function	26.00 mg	2%
Ironfor carrying oxygen to cells and muscles	0.20 mg	1%
Magnesiumfor bone and heart health and muscle/nerve function	11.00 mg	3%
Phosphorusfor bone health and helping the body store and use energy	13.00 mg	1%
Potassiumfor carbohydrate metabolism and muscle/nerve function	150.00 mg	3%
Sodiumfor muscle/nerve function	2.00 mg	0%
Zincan antioxidant and for immune health	0.70 mg	6%
Copperfor iron absorption and blood vessel, bone, and immune health	0.03 mg	3%
Manganesean antioxidant	0.07 mg	3%
Seleniuman antioxidant and for reproductive health and thyroid function	0.20 mcg	0%
Iodinefor thyroid function	- mcg	-
Chromiumfor metabolizing and storing carbohydrates, lipids, and proteins	- mcg	-
Molybdenumfor metabolizing sulfites and sulfur-containing amino acids	- mcg	-
Chloridefor muscle/nerve function	- mg	-
Fluoridefor reducing tooth decay	- mg

Name	Amount

The "-" means insufficient data.

% Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet or refer to the Dietary Reference Intakes for a specific life stage.

References:

U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service. FoodData Central, Current Release.