Cucumbers, also known as courgettes and cucumbers, are cucurbits. It is widely distributed throughout China and is one of the major greenhouse products. The cucumber was brought back from the Western Han Dynasty to the Central Plains by Zhang Qian, and it was called Hugua. Shi Huo, the emperor of the Wuhu and the Sixteen Kingdoms, had the word “Hu†when he was a Han. The stems of the cucumbers are covered with hairs, rich in sap, and the appearance of the leaves is 3-5 lobes, covered with villi.
nutrient content
Each 100 grams contains 0.6-0.8 grams of protein, 0.2 grams of fat, 1.6-2.0 grams of carbohydrates, 0.4-0.5 grams of ash, 15-19 milligrams of calcium, 29-33 milligrams of phosphorus, 0.2-1.1 milligrams of iron, 0.2-0.3 carotene Mg, thiamine 0.02 ~ 0.04 mg, riboflavin 0.04 ~ 0.4 mg, niacin 0.2 ~ 0.3 mg, vitamin C4 ~ 11 mg. In addition, it also contains glucose, rhamnose, galactose, mannose, xylose, fructose, caffeic acid, chlorogenic acid, various free amino acids, and volatile oil, cucurbitacin, cucumber enzyme and the like.