Cucurbitaceae is an important family having a large number of fruit vegetables rich in the glycoside Cucurbitacin which is
a very important nutraceutical compound. The Cucurbitacin content of these fruit vegetables are known to vary due to
environmental conditions. It was thought necessary to estimate the Cucurbitacin content in Trichosanthes dioica Roxb from nine agro climatic
zones of Maharashtra collected in the summer and winter season to ascertain the best region and best season for maximum cucurbitacin content
Cucurbits belonging to family Cucurbitaceae or the gourd family of flowering plants, are very important nutritionally.
After harvest, storing of these cucurbits in optimal conditions is important to ensure that the nutrients are not lost. In the
present investigation, an attempt was made to study the effect of various storage conditions on the nutrient content of
three most commonly growing and easily available cucurbits, Cucumis sativus L. (Cucumber), Momordica charantia L.
(Bitter gourd) and Luffa acutangula L. (Shiradi, Luffa). It was observed that protein content, vitamin C, iron and crude fiber
content in all the cucurbits studied showed a gradual reduction with increase in days of storage. Temperature of storage
0 was also found to be an important factor for the nutrients to be maintained in Cucurbits. Storage at 15 C was found to be
0
better as the decrease in nutrients was found to be minimum when the fruits were stored at 15 C compared to storage at
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room temperature and 5 C
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