佛手瓜又叫合掌瓜。原产墨西哥,近年来我国福建省列为重要的秋季瓜类蔬菜。我省已引入栽培。 佛手瓜营养丰富,是人们喜爱的保健蔬菜。其果实含水量为90～92％、铁74.4PPm、锌24.8PPm、磷0.8％、钾6.17％、钙0.24％、热量为0.84×10~6焦耳/公斤。热量低、含钾量高,是胖人和忌食钠盐人很好的保健菜。高血压者常食含钾食物,能利尿排钠,扩张血管降低血压;更难得的是含锌多,目前含锌食品已被人们所重视,锌对儿童的智力发育起着重要的作用。 佛手瓜食用方法很多,生食、熟食、配肉、鸡、鱼或做汤均可,别有风味,还可加工腌渍酱制,深受消 Chayote, also known as palm melon. Native Mexico, Fujian Province in recent years as an important autumn melons vegetables. Our province has introduced cultivation. Chayote rich nutrition, is the favorite health care vegetables. The fruit has a water content of 90-92%, iron 74.4 ppm, zinc 24.8 ppm, phosphorus 0.8%, potassium 6.17%, calcium 0.24% and calories 0.84 × 10 -6 J / kg. Low calories, high potassium content, is a fat person and eat sodium salt is a good health food. Hypertension often eat potassium foods, can diuretic sodium, dilate blood vessels lower blood pressure; more rare is the zinc-containing, zinc-containing foods have been valued by people, zinc plays an important role in children’s intellectual development. Chayote consumption of many ways, raw food, cooked food, with meat, chicken, fish or soup can be, do not have flavor, but also processing pickled sauce system, by the consumer