Bitter Gourd: A Resource for Functional Foods From Nutritional Value and Bioactive Compounds to Processing Technologies and Health Benefits

Momordica charantia L. of the Cucurbitaceae family is one of the most studied medicinal importance vegetables due to its unique nutritional value and wide range of pharmacological properties. The book critically reviews the available information on the botanical properties, nutritional profile, phytochemical profile, therapeutic uses, processing technologies, functional food applications, by-product utilization, food safety, and future research areas on Momordica charantia. This book brings together the latest scientific research to offer a comprehensive scientific resource for the researchers, food technologists and healthcare professionals and food manufacturers, to help them to utilize bitter gourd in developing novel functional food products in a sustainable way.