Serial no: 699
Status: Basic
Last update: 2024-10-26

ໝາກເຂົ້າ
Gac Fruit

Momordica cochinchinensis (Lour.) Spreng.


Plants
Herbaceous plants
Vines

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Local name:
ລາວ: ໝາກເຂົ້າ ໄທ: ຟັກເຂົ້າ, ມະເຂົ້າ, ຂີ້ກາເຄືອ, ພຸກູ້ຕະ, ຜັກເຂົ້າ ເປັນຕົ້ນ. Vietnamese: quả gấc

Synonyms :
Momordica macrophylla Gage
Momordica meloniflora Hand.-Mazz.
Momordica mixta Roxb.
Muricia cochinchinensis Lour.
Zucca commersoniana Ser.

Family:
Cucurbitaceae.

Close relatives:

Description:

Ecology
Global distribution:
N/A

Distribution in Laos :
North Laos Highlands
Vientiane Plain

Landscape units :

Endemism in Laos:
N/A

Invasiveness :
N/A

IUCN status :
N/A

Lao official status :
N/A

Use
Use types:
Food
Medicine

Comments on use types:

Domestication:
N/A

Seasonal availability:

Management:
N/A

Value chains:
N/A

Nutrition
Nutritional values:

Comments on nutritional values:
N/A

Nutrient /100g Remark
Proteins N/A N/A
Carbohydrates N/A N/A
Fats N/A N/A
Vitamins N/A N/A
Minerals N/A N/A
Fibers N/A N/A

References
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References:
ພັດຊະຣິນ ສົ່ງສີ. 2555. ໝາກເຂົ້າ ພືດພື້ນບ້ານຄຸນຄ່າສູງເພື່ອສຸຂະພາບ. ໜ້າ 1 - 6.
ພັດຊະຣິນ ສົ່ງສີ ແລະ ກະມົນ ເລີດຣັດ. 2554. ໝາກເຂົ້າ ມະຫັດສະຈັນຜັກພື້ນບ້ານຕ້ານມະເຮັງ. ໜ້າ 173 - 174.
ປາຣິຊາດ ປາຣະທັງ, ພັດຊະຣິນ ສົ່ງສີ, ປະວັນຣັດ ວິຫົງ, ພະລັງ ສຸຣິຫານ ແລະ ກະມົນ ເລີດຣັດ. 2555. ແກ່ນກະເສດ: ການຈະເລີນເຕີບໂຕ ແລະ ໄລຍະພັດທະນາຂອງໝາກເຂົ້າ (Momordica cochinchinensis (Lour.) Spreng). ໜ້າ 504 - 513.
Chuyen, Hoang; Nguyen, Minh; Roach, Paul; Golding, John; Parks, Sophie (Spring 2015). "Gac fruit (Momordica cochinchinensis Soreng,): a rich source of bioactive compounds and its potential health benefits". Food Science and Technology. 50: 567–577. doi:10.1111/ijfs.12721
Mai, H. C.; Truong, V; Debaste, F (2014). "Carotenoids concentration of gac (Momordica cochinchinensis Spreng.) fruit oil using cross-flow filtration technology". Journal of Food Science. 79 (11): E2222–31. doi:10.1111/1750-3841.12661. PMID 25367308.

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