Research Article

The Effect of Thermal Processing on the Saponin Profiles of Momordica charantia L.

Table 3

Contents of specific bitter gourd saponins in bitter gourd extracts.

Bitter gourd saponinsBitter gourd methanol extracts (μg/g)

Momordicoside L420.94 ± 18.17
3β,7β,25-trihydroxycucurbita-5,23(E)-dien-19-al190.00 ± 9.63
Momordicoside K5.23 ± 0.79
Momordicine I458.78 ± 35.08
Momordicoside I200.45 ± 26.71
Momordicoside F2218.28 ± 26.43
Momordicoside F11.91 ± 0.24