Description
Okinawa's summer vegetable, with warty green skin and a strong bitterness. The classic is champuru, stir-fried with tofu, egg and pork.
苦瓜
ごーや
gōya
Goya (bitter melon)
- Summer
Did you know?
In standard Japanese it is nigauri, 'bitter gourd'; removing the white pith around the seeds softens the bitterness.
Famous produce
- Okinawa
- Miyazaki and Kagoshima
In the kitchen
- gōyā chanpurū
- ohitashi
- tsukudani
Season
- Spring
- Summer
- Autumn
- Winter
Nutritional composition
per 100 g edible portion
15 kcal
- Protein 40%
- Fat 9%
- Carbohydrate 51%
| Energy | 15 kcal |
|---|---|
| Water | 94.4 g |
| Protein | 1 g |
| Fat | 0.1 g |
| Carbohydrate | 3.9 g |
| Dietary fibre | 2.6 g |
| Salt equivalent | 0 g |
| Sodium | 1 mg |
|---|---|
| Potassium | 260 mg |
| Calcium | 14 mg |
| Magnesium | 14 mg |
| Iron | 0.4 mg |
| Zinc | 0.2 mg |
| Iodine | 1 µg |
| Vitamin A (RAE) | 17 µg |
|---|---|
| Vitamin D | 0 µg |
| Vitamin E (α-tocopherol) | 0.8 mg |
| Vitamin K | 41 µg |
| Vitamin B1 | 0.05 mg |
| Vitamin B2 | 0.07 mg |
| Vitamin B12 | 0 µg |
| Folate | 72 µg |
| Vitamin C | 76 mg |
Source: Standard Tables of Food Composition in Japan, 8th ed., 2023 supplement (MEXT) · food no. 06205 · Tr = trace · — = no data
