Calories in Karela, Lauki, Turai, Bhindi and Mooli

By NYUS Inc. · Published 28 October 2026

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A cup of bitter gourd, a cup of calabash, a cup of towelgourd and eight pods of okra each have a cup, gourd or pod weight printed on their SR Legacy record page. This guide gives twenty-two such records from the SR Legacy table of USDA FoodData Central: three balsam-pear (bitter gourd) pod records, three white-flowered gourd (calabash) records, three dishcloth gourd (towelgourd) records, three chayote records, five okra records and five radish records, with the weights printed on their record pages. These are the dataset's own names; karela, lauki, turai, bhindi, mooli and chow chow are the Indian names people search, and we do not claim that a USDA record is the same variety as the one in your kitchen. IFCT 2017, the Indian Food Composition Tables from ICMR-NIN, has its own rows for all of these, named below and not repeated here. The IFCT per piece figures are in our per piece vegetable guide, boiled cups in our boiled vegetable guide and per 100 g figures in our common vegetables guide.

The short answer

By the SR Legacy records, 1 cup of raw bitter gourd pieces (93 g) is 15.8 kcal, 1 cup of boiled bitter gourd (124 g) 23.6 kcal, 1 cup of boiled calabash cubes (146 g) 21.9 kcal, 1 cup of raw towelgourd pieces (95 g) 19.0 kcal, 8 raw okra pods (95 g) 31.4 kcal, 1 cup of raw sliced radish (116 g) 18.6 kcal and 1 cup of raw chayote (132 g) 25.1 kcal. Our reading: these are low per 100 g and the cup weights are all in the 93 to 178 g range, so the cup counts for little on its own; the odd rows are the cooked towelgourd at 56 kcal per 100 g against 20 raw and the dried oriental radish at 271 kcal, so read the form, not just the name.

SR Legacy: per 100 g

Every figure below is exactly as the record page shows it. The record names are the dataset's own.

Food (SR Legacy record name)SourcePer 100 g: kcal (kJ) · protein · fat · carbs
Balsam-pear (bitter gourd), pods, rawSR Legacy 16839317 kcal (71 kJ) · 1 g · 0.17 g · 3.7 g
Balsam-pear (bitter gourd), pods, cooked, boiled, drained, without saltSR Legacy 16839419 kcal (79 kJ) · 0.84 g · 0.18 g · 4.32 g
Balsam-pear (bitter gourd), pods, cooked, boiled, drained, with saltSR Legacy 16849619 kcal (79 kJ) · 0.84 g · 0.18 g · 4.32 g
Gourd, white-flowered (calabash), rawSR Legacy 16923214 kcal (59 kJ) · 0.62 g · 0.02 g · 3.39 g
Gourd, white-flowered (calabash), cooked, boiled, drained, without saltSR Legacy 16923315 kcal (63 kJ) · 0.6 g · 0.02 g · 3.69 g
Gourd, white-flowered (calabash), cooked, boiled, drained, with saltSR Legacy 16935313 kcal (53 kJ) · 0.6 g · 0.02 g · 3.1 g
Gourd, dishcloth (towelgourd), rawSR Legacy 16841420 kcal (84 kJ) · 1.2 g · 0.2 g · 4.35 g
Gourd, dishcloth (towelgourd), cooked, boiled, drained, without saltSR Legacy 16841556 kcal (234 kJ) · 0.66 g · 0.34 g · 14.3 g
Gourd, dishcloth (towelgourd), cooked, boiled, drained, with saltSR Legacy 16853054 kcal (224 kJ) · 0.66 g · 0.34 g · 13.8 g
Chayote, fruit, rawSR Legacy 17040219 kcal (80 kJ) · 0.82 g · 0.13 g · 4.51 g
Chayote, fruit, cooked, boiled, drained, without saltSR Legacy 17040324 kcal (100 kJ) · 0.62 g · 0.48 g · 5.09 g
Chayote, fruit, cooked, boiled, drained, with saltSR Legacy 16934422 kcal (90 kJ) · 0.62 g · 0.48 g · 4.5 g
Okra, rawSR Legacy 16926033 kcal (138 kJ) · 1.93 g · 0.19 g · 7.45 g
Okra, cooked, boiled, drained, with saltSR Legacy 17009822 kcal (94 kJ) · 1.87 g · 0.21 g · 4.51 g
Okra, frozen, unpreparedSR Legacy 16926230 kcal (125 kJ) · 1.69 g · 0.25 g · 6.63 g
Okra, frozen, cooked, boiled, drained, with saltSR Legacy 17009929 kcal (121 kJ) · 1.63 g · 0.24 g · 6.41 g
Okra, frozen, cooked, boiled, drained, without saltSR Legacy 16926329 kcal (121 kJ) · 1.63 g · 0.24 g · 6.41 g
Radishes, rawSR Legacy 16927616 kcal (66 kJ) · 0.68 g · 0.1 g · 3.4 g
Radishes, oriental, rawSR Legacy 16845118 kcal (76 kJ) · 0.6 g · 0.1 g · 4.1 g
Radishes, oriental, cooked, boiled, drained, without saltSR Legacy 16845217 kcal (71 kJ) · 0.67 g · 0.24 g · 3.43 g
Radishes, oriental, cooked, boiled, drained, with saltSR Legacy 17012217 kcal (71 kJ) · 0.67 g · 0.24 g · 3.43 g
Radishes, oriental, driedSR Legacy 168453271 kcal (1130 kJ) · 7.9 g · 0.72 g · 63.4 g

SR Legacy: per printed portion

Each figure is our arithmetic on exact weights: kcal per 100 g times the grams, divided by 100, with the exact product in the sums line and the result shown to 0.1 with half rounding up. Every weight below is printed on the SR Legacy record page; none is ours. Package labels that carry an ounce or pound size inside the label are shown as printed.

Food (SR Legacy record name)SourcePortion printed on the recordkcal per portionProtein · fat · carbs
Balsam-pear (bitter gourd), pods, rawSR Legacy 1683931 cup (1/2" pieces), 93 g15.8 kcal0.9 g · 0.2 g · 3.4 g
Balsam-pear (bitter gourd), pods, rawSR Legacy 1683931 balsam-pear, 124 g21.1 kcal1.2 g · 0.2 g · 4.6 g
Balsam-pear (bitter gourd), pods, cooked, boiled, drained, without saltSR Legacy 1683940.5 cup (1/2" pieces), 62 g11.8 kcal0.5 g · 0.1 g · 2.7 g
Balsam-pear (bitter gourd), pods, cooked, boiled, drained, without saltSR Legacy 1683941 cup (1/2" pieces), 124 g23.6 kcal1.0 g · 0.2 g · 5.4 g
Balsam-pear (bitter gourd), pods, cooked, boiled, drained, with saltSR Legacy 1684961 cup (1/2" pieces), 124 g23.6 kcal1.0 g · 0.2 g · 5.4 g
Gourd, white-flowered (calabash), rawSR Legacy 1692321 gourd, 771 g107.9 kcal4.8 g · 0.2 g · 26.1 g
Gourd, white-flowered (calabash), rawSR Legacy 1692320.5 cup (1" pieces), 58 g8.1 kcal0.4 g · 0.0 g · 2.0 g
Gourd, white-flowered (calabash), cooked, boiled, drained, without saltSR Legacy 1692331 cup (1" cubes), 146 g21.9 kcal0.9 g · 0.0 g · 5.4 g
Gourd, white-flowered (calabash), cooked, boiled, drained, with saltSR Legacy 1693531 cup (1" cubes), 146 g19.0 kcal0.9 g · 0.0 g · 4.5 g
Gourd, dishcloth (towelgourd), rawSR Legacy 1684141 gourd, 178 g35.6 kcal2.1 g · 0.4 g · 7.7 g
Gourd, dishcloth (towelgourd), rawSR Legacy 1684141 cup (1" pieces), 95 g19.0 kcal1.1 g · 0.2 g · 4.1 g
Gourd, dishcloth (towelgourd), cooked, boiled, drained, without saltSR Legacy 1684150.5 cup (1" slices), 89 g49.8 kcal0.6 g · 0.3 g · 12.7 g
Gourd, dishcloth (towelgourd), cooked, boiled, drained, without saltSR Legacy 1684151 cup (1" pieces), 178 g99.7 kcal1.2 g · 0.6 g · 25.5 g
Gourd, dishcloth (towelgourd), cooked, boiled, drained, with saltSR Legacy 1685300.5 cup (1" slices), 89 g48.1 kcal0.6 g · 0.3 g · 12.3 g
Gourd, dishcloth (towelgourd), cooked, boiled, drained, with saltSR Legacy 1685301 cup (1" pieces), 178 g96.1 kcal1.2 g · 0.6 g · 24.6 g
Chayote, fruit, rawSR Legacy 1704021 cup (1" pieces), 132 g25.1 kcal1.1 g · 0.2 g · 6.0 g
Chayote, fruit, rawSR Legacy 1704021 chayote (5-3/4"), 203 g38.6 kcal1.7 g · 0.3 g · 9.2 g
Chayote, fruit, cooked, boiled, drained, without saltSR Legacy 1704031 cup (1" pieces), 160 g38.4 kcal1.0 g · 0.8 g · 8.1 g
Chayote, fruit, cooked, boiled, drained, with saltSR Legacy 1693441 cup (1" pieces), 160 g35.2 kcal1.0 g · 0.8 g · 7.2 g
Okra, rawSR Legacy 1692608 pods (3" long), 95 g31.4 kcal1.8 g · 0.2 g · 7.1 g
Okra, rawSR Legacy 1692601 cup, 100 g33.0 kcal1.9 g · 0.2 g · 7.5 g
Okra, cooked, boiled, drained, with saltSR Legacy 1700980.5 cup slices, 80 g17.6 kcal1.5 g · 0.2 g · 3.6 g
Okra, cooked, boiled, drained, with saltSR Legacy 1700988 pods (3" long), 85 g18.7 kcal1.6 g · 0.2 g · 3.8 g
Okra, frozen, unpreparedSR Legacy 1692620.33 package (10 oz), 95 g28.5 kcal1.6 g · 0.2 g · 6.3 g
Okra, frozen, unpreparedSR Legacy 1692621 package (3 lb), 1361 g408.3 kcal23.0 g · 3.4 g · 90.2 g
Okra, frozen, unpreparedSR Legacy 1692621 package (10 oz), 284 g85.2 kcal4.8 g · 0.7 g · 18.8 g
Okra, frozen, cooked, boiled, drained, with saltSR Legacy 1700991 package (10 oz) yields, 255 g74.0 kcal4.2 g · 0.6 g · 16.3 g
Okra, frozen, cooked, boiled, drained, with saltSR Legacy 1700990.5 cup slices, 92 g26.7 kcal1.5 g · 0.2 g · 5.9 g
Okra, frozen, cooked, boiled, drained, without saltSR Legacy 1692630.5 cup slices, 92 g26.7 kcal1.5 g · 0.2 g · 5.9 g
Okra, frozen, cooked, boiled, drained, without saltSR Legacy 1692631 package (10 oz) yields, 255 g74.0 kcal4.2 g · 0.6 g · 16.3 g
Radishes, rawSR Legacy 1692761 medium (3/4" to 1" dia), 4.5 g0.7 kcal0.0 g · 0.0 g · 0.2 g
Radishes, rawSR Legacy 1692761 small, 2 g0.3 kcal0.0 g · 0.0 g · 0.1 g
Radishes, rawSR Legacy 1692761 cup slices, 116 g18.6 kcal0.8 g · 0.1 g · 3.9 g
Radishes, rawSR Legacy 1692760.5 cup slices, 58 g9.3 kcal0.4 g · 0.1 g · 2.0 g
Radishes, rawSR Legacy 1692761 slice, 1 g0.2 kcal0.0 g · 0.0 g · 0.0 g
Radishes, rawSR Legacy 1692761 large (1" to 1-1/4" dia), 9 g1.4 kcal0.1 g · 0.0 g · 0.3 g
Radishes, oriental, rawSR Legacy 1684511 cup slices, 116 g20.9 kcal0.7 g · 0.1 g · 4.8 g
Radishes, oriental, rawSR Legacy 1684511 radish (7" long), 338 g60.8 kcal2.0 g · 0.3 g · 13.9 g
Radishes, oriental, cooked, boiled, drained, without saltSR Legacy 1684521 cup, sliced, 147 g25.0 kcal1.0 g · 0.4 g · 5.0 g
Radishes, oriental, cooked, boiled, drained, with saltSR Legacy 1701221 cup slices, 147 g25.0 kcal1.0 g · 0.4 g · 5.0 g
Radishes, oriental, driedSR Legacy 1684531 cup, 116 g314.4 kcal9.2 g · 0.8 g · 73.5 g

The sums: 168393 17 × 93 / 100 = 15.81, so 15.8 kcal; 168393 17 × 124 / 100 = 21.08, so 21.1 kcal; 168394 19 × 62 / 100 = 11.78, so 11.8 kcal; 168394 19 × 124 / 100 = 23.56, so 23.6 kcal; 168496 19 × 124 / 100 = 23.56, so 23.6 kcal; 169232 14 × 771 / 100 = 107.94, so 107.9 kcal; 169232 14 × 58 / 100 = 8.12, so 8.1 kcal; 169233 15 × 146 / 100 = 21.9, so 21.9 kcal; 169353 13 × 146 / 100 = 18.98, so 19.0 kcal; 168414 20 × 178 / 100 = 35.6, so 35.6 kcal; 168414 20 × 95 / 100 = 19, so 19.0 kcal; 168415 56 × 89 / 100 = 49.84, so 49.8 kcal; 168415 56 × 178 / 100 = 99.68, so 99.7 kcal; 168530 54 × 89 / 100 = 48.06, so 48.1 kcal; 168530 54 × 178 / 100 = 96.12, so 96.1 kcal; 170402 19 × 132 / 100 = 25.08, so 25.1 kcal; 170402 19 × 203 / 100 = 38.57, so 38.6 kcal; 170403 24 × 160 / 100 = 38.4, so 38.4 kcal; 169344 22 × 160 / 100 = 35.2, so 35.2 kcal; 169260 33 × 95 / 100 = 31.35, so 31.4 kcal; 169260 33 × 100 / 100 = 33, so 33.0 kcal; 170098 22 × 80 / 100 = 17.6, so 17.6 kcal; 170098 22 × 85 / 100 = 18.7, so 18.7 kcal; 169262 30 × 95 / 100 = 28.5, so 28.5 kcal; 169262 30 × 1361 / 100 = 408.3, so 408.3 kcal; 169262 30 × 284 / 100 = 85.2, so 85.2 kcal; 170099 29 × 255 / 100 = 73.95, so 74.0 kcal; 170099 29 × 92 / 100 = 26.68, so 26.7 kcal; 169263 29 × 92 / 100 = 26.68, so 26.7 kcal; 169263 29 × 255 / 100 = 73.95, so 74.0 kcal; 169276 16 × 4.5 / 100 = 0.72, so 0.7 kcal; 169276 16 × 2 / 100 = 0.32, so 0.3 kcal; 169276 16 × 116 / 100 = 18.56, so 18.6 kcal; 169276 16 × 58 / 100 = 9.28, so 9.3 kcal; 169276 16 × 1 / 100 = 0.16, so 0.2 kcal; 169276 16 × 9 / 100 = 1.44, so 1.4 kcal; 168451 18 × 116 / 100 = 20.88, so 20.9 kcal; 168451 18 × 338 / 100 = 60.84, so 60.8 kcal; 168452 17 × 147 / 100 = 24.99, so 25.0 kcal; 170122 17 × 147 / 100 = 24.99, so 25.0 kcal; 168453 271 × 116 / 100 = 314.36, so 314.4 kcal.

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Frequently asked questions

How many calories are in a cup of karela (bitter gourd)?

SR Legacy 168393 (Balsam-pear (bitter gourd), pods, raw) prints 17 kcal per 100 g and lists 1 cup (1/2" pieces) as 93 g, 15.8 kcal (17 x 93 / 100 = 15.81). SR Legacy 168393 (Balsam-pear (bitter gourd), pods, raw) prints 17 kcal per 100 g and lists 1 balsam-pear as 124 g, 21.1 kcal. SR Legacy 168394 (Balsam-pear (bitter gourd), pods, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt) prints 19 kcal per 100 g and lists 0.5 cup (1/2" pieces) as 62 g, 11.8 kcal. SR Legacy 168394 (Balsam-pear (bitter gourd), pods, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt) prints 19 kcal per 100 g and lists 1 cup (1/2" pieces) as 124 g, 23.6 kcal. SR Legacy 168496 (Balsam-pear (bitter gourd), pods, cooked, boiled, drained, with salt) prints 19 kcal per 100 g and lists 1 cup (1/2" pieces) as 124 g, 23.6 kcal.

How many calories are in lauki (calabash gourd)?

SR Legacy 169232 (Gourd, white-flowered (calabash), raw) prints 14 kcal per 100 g and lists 0.5 cup (1" pieces) as 58 g, 8.1 kcal. SR Legacy 169232 (Gourd, white-flowered (calabash), raw) prints 14 kcal per 100 g and lists 1 gourd as 771 g, 107.9 kcal. SR Legacy 169233 (Gourd, white-flowered (calabash), cooked, boiled, drained, without salt) prints 15 kcal per 100 g and lists 1 cup (1" cubes) as 146 g, 21.9 kcal. SR Legacy 169353 (Gourd, white-flowered (calabash), cooked, boiled, drained, with salt) prints 13 kcal per 100 g and lists 1 cup (1" cubes) as 146 g, 19.0 kcal.

How many calories are in turai or towelgourd?

SR Legacy 168414 (Gourd, dishcloth (towelgourd), raw) prints 20 kcal per 100 g and lists 1 cup (1" pieces) as 95 g, 19.0 kcal. SR Legacy 168414 (Gourd, dishcloth (towelgourd), raw) prints 20 kcal per 100 g and lists 1 gourd as 178 g, 35.6 kcal. SR Legacy 168415 (Gourd, dishcloth (towelgourd), cooked, boiled, drained, without salt) prints 56 kcal per 100 g and lists 0.5 cup (1" slices) as 89 g, 49.8 kcal. SR Legacy 168415 (Gourd, dishcloth (towelgourd), cooked, boiled, drained, without salt) prints 56 kcal per 100 g and lists 1 cup (1" pieces) as 178 g, 99.7 kcal. SR Legacy 168530 (Gourd, dishcloth (towelgourd), cooked, boiled, drained, with salt) prints 54 kcal per 100 g and lists 1 cup (1" pieces) as 178 g, 96.1 kcal.

How many calories are in bhindi (okra)?

SR Legacy 169260 (Okra, raw) prints 33 kcal per 100 g and lists 8 pods (3" long) as 95 g, 31.4 kcal. SR Legacy 169260 (Okra, raw) prints 33 kcal per 100 g and lists 1 cup as 100 g, 33.0 kcal. SR Legacy 170098 (Okra, cooked, boiled, drained, with salt) prints 22 kcal per 100 g and lists 0.5 cup slices as 80 g, 17.6 kcal. SR Legacy 170098 (Okra, cooked, boiled, drained, with salt) prints 22 kcal per 100 g and lists 8 pods (3" long) as 85 g, 18.7 kcal. SR Legacy 169262 (Okra, frozen, unprepared) prints 30 kcal per 100 g and lists 0.33 package (10 oz) as 95 g, 28.5 kcal. SR Legacy 170099 (Okra, frozen, cooked, boiled, drained, with salt) prints 29 kcal per 100 g and lists 0.5 cup slices as 92 g, 26.7 kcal. SR Legacy 169263 (Okra, frozen, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt) prints 29 kcal per 100 g and lists 0.5 cup slices as 92 g, 26.7 kcal.

How many calories are in mooli (radish)?

SR Legacy 169276 (Radishes, raw) prints 16 kcal per 100 g and lists 1 cup slices as 116 g, 18.6 kcal. SR Legacy 169276 (Radishes, raw) prints 16 kcal per 100 g and lists 1 medium (3/4" to 1" dia) as 4.5 g, 0.7 kcal. SR Legacy 168451 (Radishes, oriental, raw) prints 18 kcal per 100 g and lists 1 cup slices as 116 g, 20.9 kcal. SR Legacy 168451 (Radishes, oriental, raw) prints 18 kcal per 100 g and lists 1 radish (7" long) as 338 g, 60.8 kcal. SR Legacy 168452 (Radishes, oriental, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt) prints 17 kcal per 100 g and lists 1 cup, sliced as 147 g, 25.0 kcal. SR Legacy 170122 (Radishes, oriental, cooked, boiled, drained, with salt) prints 17 kcal per 100 g and lists 1 cup slices as 147 g, 25.0 kcal. SR Legacy 168453 (Radishes, oriental, dried) prints 271 kcal per 100 g and lists 1 cup as 116 g, 314.4 kcal.

How many calories are in chow chow (chayote)?

SR Legacy 170402 (Chayote, fruit, raw) prints 19 kcal per 100 g and lists 1 cup (1" pieces) as 132 g, 25.1 kcal. SR Legacy 170402 (Chayote, fruit, raw) prints 19 kcal per 100 g and lists 1 chayote (5-3/4") as 203 g, 38.6 kcal. SR Legacy 170403 (Chayote, fruit, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt) prints 24 kcal per 100 g and lists 1 cup (1" pieces) as 160 g, 38.4 kcal. SR Legacy 169344 (Chayote, fruit, cooked, boiled, drained, with salt) prints 22 kcal per 100 g and lists 1 cup (1" pieces) as 160 g, 35.2 kcal.

Which of these vegetables have IFCT 2017 rows?

IFCT 2017, the Indian Food Composition Tables from ICMR-NIN, has rows for all of these foods: bitter gourd (D004, D005, D006), bottle gourd (D007, D008, D009), ridge gourd (D068, D069), ladies finger (D056), radish (F009, F010, F011, F012) and cho-cho-marrow (D038, chow chow). They are named here and not used. Our per piece and common vegetables guides use the IFCT rows for bitter gourd (D004), bottle gourd (D007), ridge gourd (D068) and ladies finger (D056), our parwal and kaddu guide uses cho-cho-marrow (D038), and bitter gourd D006, bottle gourd D009, ridge gourd D069 and radish F009, F011 and F012 are on no live NYUS guide. The USDA names on this page are the dataset's own: balsam-pear (bitter gourd), white-flowered gourd (calabash), dishcloth gourd (towelgourd), oriental radish and chayote. We do not say that any of them is the same variety as a karela, lauki, turai, mooli or chow chow bought in India.

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