Tindora
Tindora
Small ivy gourd eaten stir-fried or curried in India.
About Tindora
Tindora, also called ivy gourd, is a small edible fruit used as a vegetable in South and Southeast Asian cooking. It is commonly stir-fried, sautéed, pickled, or simmered in curries. The fruit is usually prepared fresh, with trimming and slicing chosen to suit the dish and the desired cooking time.
Fresh tindora has a mild, grassy flavour with a subtle bitterness and a crisp, juicy texture. Young fruits remain pleasantly firm when cooked, while larger or more mature fruits soften further and may contain more noticeable seeds. Sliced pieces can become tender and slightly slippery in stews or sauces.
The fruits are typically narrow, oval, and green, often marked with pale stripes or mottling. Very small fruits may be cooked whole; otherwise the ends are trimmed and the fruit is halved, quartered, or sliced. Heat softens the flesh and changes its bright green colour.
- Ingredient type
- whole food
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ivy gourd
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Tindora nutrition & diet
Tindora nutritional value
Representative benchmark: Vegetables, not further specified
Representative nutrition benchmarkOfficial table values for a comparable food category, not a laboratory measurement of this exact ingredient.
Per 100 g of 100 g edible portion in the named official reference form.
- Calories
- 37kcal
- Protein
- 2.3g
- Carbs
- 4.1g
- Fat
- 0.4g
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Portions & preparation
Use fresh tindora with the stem ends removed and specify whether it is raw, stir-fried, or curried. Preparation details matter because cooking fat, coconut, legumes, sauces, and retained moisture change the edible serving represented.
Compare the right form: Match references to fresh ivy gourd, with trimming specified, and to the raw or cooked preparation; dried, pickled, or canned forms require separate identification.
Diet considerations
Tindora is a plant food, specifically ivy gourd. Plain fresh or cooked tindora differs from versions prepared with dairy, meat, coconut, legumes, flour, or sweetened sauces. The dish’s carbohydrate pattern depends on portion and accompaniments such as rice, breads, or potatoes.
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Dietary compatibility
- VeganNot established
- VegetarianNot established
- PescatarianNot established
- KetoNot established
- PaleoNot established
- Low-carbNot established
- HalalNot established
- KosherNot established
What these diet assessments mean
- Vegan · Not established
- The available profile does not establish the full composition or processing for this dietary pattern.
- Vegetarian · Not established
- The available profile does not establish the full composition or processing for this dietary pattern.
- Pescatarian · Not established
- The available profile does not establish the full composition or processing for this dietary pattern.
- Keto · Not established
- A defined serving and sourced carbohydrate data are needed before assessing this dietary pattern.
- Paleo · Not established
- The ingredient form and processing have not been assessed against this dietary pattern.
- Low-carb · Not established
- A defined serving and sourced carbohydrate data are needed before assessing this dietary pattern.
- 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.
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Sources & review
Nutrition reference: Pacific Nutrient Database 2020 — 01.1.7.4.9_99 ↗. Values are scaled from 100 g of the recorded edible form. Individual portions have no assumed fixed weight.
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