Table 5.

Proximate analysis of fruit and seeds of Lagenaria siceraria (11, 26).

Nutrients	Fruit (in 100 g of edible portion)	Seeds (%)
Proximate composition
Carbohydrate	2.5 g	45.93
Protein	0.2 g	8.93
Fat	1.0 g	38.92
Fiber	0.6 g
Energy	12 calorie
Mineral	0.5 g	3.5
Moisture	96.1 g	2.72