Bitter melon苦瓜
Signature ingredient: Bitter Melon Peptide — C-grade evidence (Type 2 Diabetes)
Standard nutrients per USDA FoodData Central · phytochemicals (lutein / K2 / sulforaphane etc.) are literature estimates, varying by variety and processing
S / A … ingredient evidence tier (tap for the claim) | bar = how much of the studied dose one serving of Bitter melon gives you
Meaningful intake one serving delivers a real fraction of the studied dose
Vitamin C
84mg · 93% DV · High amount of vitamin C
B Immune Function →
＋ Scurvy A・Wound Healing A
≈ 93% of studied dose
Active components (whole food) measured as live cultures / whole food — no mg comparison
Bitter Melon Peptide (mcIRBP-19 / MAP30)
Consumed as fruit/extract
C Type 2 Diabetes →
＋ Insulin Resistance D・Obesity D
whole-food intake
Why this page doesn't claim "Bitter melon works"
Whole foods almost never have RCTs — the evidence sits on the ingredients. So this page does one honest thing: it lists which graded ingredients Bitter melon contains, how much, and how far that is from the studied dose. It makes no efficacy claim about Bitter melon itself.
Bottom line: Bitter melon for lowering blood sugar is a long-held folk claim, but the human evidence actually only reaches C-grade (preliminary, inconsistent); eating it as a vegetable is fine, but don't treat it as a substitute for blood-sugar medication. It is, however, high in vitamin C.
Every tier links to its full evidence page · Methodology →