Characteristics and Nutritional Value of the New Bitter Melon Variety Cuifei Black Bitter Melon

Do you know that bitter melon comes in white and green varieties? But did you know there is also a black bitter melon? The black bitter melon has high yields. This black bitter melon is dark green in color, longer in shape than green bitter melon, with thicker flesh, prominent and glossy wart-like protrusions, and excellent luster. Its greatest characteristic is that its bitterness is much milder than ordinary bitter melon, its flesh is relatively thick, and its texture is very crisp; this black bitter melon is the Cuifei bitter melon.

Cuifei bitter melon has very vigorous vitality and extremely high yields. Black bitter melon belongs to the Cucurbitaceae family and is a vegetable used in summer to clear heat and relieve summer heat. It contains proanthocyanidins, chlorophyll, and other compounds that have strong antioxidant and anti-aging effects, and its vitamin C content is even higher than that of ordinary bitter melon. Black bitter melon is extremely rich in nutrients, containing higher levels of protein, fat, and carbohydrates than other cucurbit vegetables, especially its vitamin C content, which reaches as high as 84 mg per 100 grams, about 5 times that of winter melon, 14 times that of cucumber, and 21 times that of pumpkin, ranking first among cucurbit vegetables.

Black Bitter Melon: Opening a New Path for Excellent Human Health Foods

⟦NL> Taiwan, China Cuifei Black Bitter Melon is a brand-new variety produced in eco-organic low-carbon agriculture. The buds, vines, male flowers, branches, and leaves thinned out during management are all high-grade health beverages. For each planting cycle of four-line black bitter melon, each mu can yield more than 5 jin of high-quality pure natural black bitter melon beverage dried flowers, more than 150 jin of black bitter melon stem, branch, and leaf health tea, and more than 50 jin of black bitter melon natural leaf tea. If produced year-round, each mu can yield 20,000-30,000 jin of high-quality fresh-eating black bitter melon. If all are processed into black bitter melon dried tea, each mu can yield 300-400 jin of high-quality dried black bitter melon products per year.

Developing and cultivating black bitter melon is the top choice variety for ecological self-cycling agriculture: