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Mirliton

Mirliton is a chayote squash used in salads, stews, casseroles, and stuffed vegetable dishes.

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About Mirliton

Mirliton is a chayote fruit used in salads, stews, casseroles, gratins, pickles, and stuffed vegetable dishes. It is a pale green, pear-shaped cucurbit with firm, crisp flesh and a single flat seed.

The raw flavour is mild and fresh, often compared with a restrained cucumber or squash character. The flesh becomes tender while generally retaining its shape when cooked; mature fruits can have firmer skin and flesh than younger ones.

It may be sold or prepared whole, peeled, boiled, steamed, baked, sautéed, stuffed, or pickled. Skin and seed treatment changes the finished texture and edible portion; the seed is also edible in some preparations. The name does not specify variety, maturity, or size.

Ingredient type
whole food

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Local names for mirliton

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English (Jamaica)

chocho

English

Mirliton

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Mirliton nutrition & diet

Mirliton nutritional value

Chayote, fruit, raw

Per 100 g of the edible portion in the recorded food form.

Calories
19kcal
Protein
0.8g
Carbs
4.5g
Fat
0.1g

Reference values for the specific food form shown. Other varieties, brands and preparations can differ.

Portions & preparation

Use the edible chayote flesh and specify whether the skin, seed, or fibrous core is retained. Raw, boiled, baked, stuffed, and pickled forms differ in edible portion and accompanying ingredients. Assess casseroles and fillings separately because oils, dairy, meats, breadcrumbs, and sauces can dominate the prepared dish.

Compare the right form: Match references to chayote, also called mirliton, in the stated raw or cooked form and to the edible flesh portion used.

Diet considerations

Mirliton is a plant-derived chayote squash. Plain cooked or raw flesh differs from stuffed, breaded, pickled, or casserole preparations containing meat, seafood, dairy, egg, cereal crumbs, or sauces. Compatibility depends on those additions and on the recipe, rather than on the vegetable’s regional name.

AI-authored reading notes · Awaiting editorial review. Measured values, where available, have a separate source above.

Dietary compatibility

  • Vegan
    Typically compatible
  • Vegetarian
    Typically compatible
  • Pescatarian
    Typically compatible
  • Keto
    Depends on the version
  • Paleo
    Typically compatible
  • Low-carb
    Depends on the version
  • Halal
    Not established
  • Kosher
    Not established
What these diet assessments mean
Vegan · Typically compatible
The plain ingredient profile is plant, fungal or mineral based. Added ingredients in a prepared product need a separate check.
Vegetarian · Typically compatible
The plain ingredient profile is plant, fungal or mineral based. Added ingredients in a prepared product need a separate check.
Pescatarian · Typically compatible
The plain ingredient profile is plant, fungal or mineral based. Added ingredients in a prepared product need a separate check.
Keto · Depends on the version
Compatibility depends on the portion and preparation. A sourced carbohydrate amount for a defined serving is not available.
Paleo · Typically compatible
The plain form fits the conventional paleo food groups. Added ingredients and individual interpretations can differ.
Low-carb · Depends on the version
Compatibility depends on the portion and preparation. A sourced carbohydrate amount for a defined serving is not available.
Halal · Not established
Sourcing, processing and any applicable certification have not been verified. A food name alone does not establish halal status.
Kosher · Not established
Sourcing, processing and any applicable certification have not been verified. A food name alone does not establish kosher status.

For the plain ingredient · Awaiting review. Diet compatibility is not allergy suitability or halal/kosher certification. Keto and low-carb depend on the portion.

Reviewed ingredient entryIngredient reference · Preparations vary

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Sources & review

Nutrition reference: USDA FoodData Central — Chayote, fruit, raw ↗. Values are scaled from 100 g of the recorded edible form. Individual portions have no assumed fixed weight.

Expanded overview, name examples and nutrition notes are database drafts awaiting editorial review. Numeric nutrition values, where shown, have their own source and food-form reference.

The ingredient description and dish connections come from the draft catalogue and may change after review.

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