URMC / Encyclopedia / Content Search Encyclopedia Nutrition Facts Balsam-pear (bitter gourd), pods, cooked, boiled, drained, with salt, 1 cup (1/2" pieces) Protein (g) 1.04 Total lipid (fat) (g) 0.22 Carbohydrate, by difference (g) 5.36 Energy (kcal) 23.56 Sugars, total (g) 2.42 Fiber, total dietary (g) 2.48 Calcium, Ca (mg) 11.16 Iron, Fe (mg) 0.47 Magnesium, Mg (mg) 19.84 Phosphorus, P (mg) 44.64 Potassium, K (mg) 395.56 Sodium, Na (mg) 300.08 Zinc, Zn (mg) 0.95 Copper, Cu (mg) 0.04 Manganese, Mn (mg) 0.11 Selenium, Se (mcg) 0.25 Vitamin A, IU (IU) 140.12 Retinol (mcg) 0 Carotene, beta (mcg) 84.32 Carotene, alpha (mcg) 0 Vitamin E (alpha-tocopherol) (mg) 0.17 Cryptoxanthin, beta (mcg) 0 Lycopene (mcg) 0 Lutein + zeaxanthin (mcg) 1640.52 Vitamin C, total ascorbic acid (mg) 40.92 Thiamin (mg) 0.06 Riboflavin (mg) 0.07 Niacin (mg) 0.35 Pantothenic acid (mg) 0.24 Vitamin B-6 (mg) 0.05 Folate, total (mcg) 63.24 Vitamin B-12 (mcg) 0 Vitamin K (phylloquinone) (mcg) 5.95 Folic acid (mcg) 0 Folate, DFE (mcg_DFE) 63.24 Cholesterol (mg) 0