number specific constitution, called as phytoconstituents (alkaloids, tannins, fixed oil, flavonoids, sterol and amino acids) (Anjana et al., 2020). In Sri Lanka,it is a kind of underutilized vegetable but, according to the Thiruvengadam et al. (2011) there is a high demand in East India. It is considered a higher protein containing fruit in the Cucurbitaceous family (Bharathi et al., 2010). Spine gourds are very famous because of native bitter taste, due to the presence of phytochemicals like Triterpenes Momordicin, Lectins, Â-Sitosterol, Saponin, Glycosides are few of these alkaloid compound cause for its native bitterness (Jha et al., 2017).
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