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Nutritional value of thorn melon
1, Cucurbita spinosa is rich in vitamins, such as vitamin C, vitamin B 1, vitamin B2, vitamin B6 and β-carotene. , with detoxification, slimming, beauty, slimming effect, deeply loved by ladies. At the same time, it is also rich in trace nutrients such as iron, potassium, copper, manganese, calcium, phosphorus and zinc. Its meat is tender and seedy, sweet and gelatinous, and has the functions of calming the nerves, nourishing the brain, strengthening the heart and promoting blood circulation, which is very suitable for mental workers and the elderly.

2. Cucumber in Cucurbitaceae is an annual herbaceous climber. The stems are creeping, green, pentagonal, with dense bristles, tendrils on the stems, elliptic leaves, alternate, dioecious, and yellow corolla. The fruit is unique, like sea cucumber, with hard, uneven skin and sharp thorns. The epidermis is bright green in the growing period, golden yellow when it is fully mature, with delicate and juicy meat and sweet taste. The seeds are flat and rectangular, and the seed coat is light yellow. 1000-grain weight 10g, single melon yield 127-24 1 grain.

3. Native to kalahari desert, Africa. New Zealand, the United States, Australia, Germany, China and other places have introduced and cultivated. Zanthoxylum bungeanum is a typical short-day crop with strong disease resistance, heat resistance and cold resistance, which is suitable for growing in dry and hot climate.

4. Cucumber is delicate and seedy, gelatinous like cucumber, sweet, and tastes like a mixture of banana, lemon and cucumber.