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Ayurvedic Dravya · Vegetable · — kcal / 100g

Chayote

Also known as: chow chow, ishkus

Chayote is a traditional Ayurvedic vegetable valued for its sweet, astringent taste and cooling potency.

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Chayote — Ayurvedic Vegetable & USDA Nutrition

Chayote — Rasa: Sweet, Astringent · Virya: Cooling · Vipaka: Sweet · — kcal per 100g (USDA).

Vāta: Neutral (0) Pitta: Pacifies (-1) Kapha: Neutral (0)
Rasa (Six Tastes)
Sweet, Astringent
Vīrya (Potency)
Cooling
Vipāka (Post-Digestive)
Sweet
Guṇas (Qualities)
Light, Liquid, Smooth
Digestibility & Agni
4/5 · Agni 0
Seasons & Timing
Grishma, Varsha, Sharad · Midday, Evening

Classical Ayurvedic Profile & Preparation

Chayote is a traditional Ayurvedic vegetable valued for its sweet, astringent taste and cooling potency.

Traditional Preparation (Samskara)

Treat like a gentle gourd — peel, cube, cook soft; suits convalescent and evening meals.

Classical Provenance: Modern South Indian usage (gourd family analogy).

Synergistic Combinations (Samyoga)

  • kootu with mung and coconut
  • light sabzi with cumin
  • in sambar

Contraindications & Viruddha Āhāra (Food Incompatibilities)

Well tolerated in normal culinary amounts.

Verified USDA Nutrition Facts for Chayote

Complete macronutrient, vitamin, and mineral profile per 100 grams and per 1 cup pieces (132g):

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Ayurvedic Recipes Using Chayote

Grishma Barley Chayote Dill BowlLunch · 45 min

Grishma Barley Chayote Dill Bowl

Grishma Barley Chayote Dill Bowl is composed for grishma with seasonal texture, produce, and seasoning Vata: serve warm ...

Grishma Chayote Pea RiceLunch · 45 min

Grishma Chayote Pea Rice

Grishma Chayote Pea Rice is composed for grishma with seasonal texture, produce, and seasoning Vata: serve warm and keep...

Karnataka Chayote Majjige HuliLunch · 45 min

Karnataka Chayote Majjige Huli

Chayote keeps this yogurt-based Karnataka huli mild and moist Vata: serve it warm and add a little ghee if the meal feel...

Kerala Chayote Coconut StewLunch · 45 min

Kerala Chayote Coconut Stew

Delicate chayote and coconut form a quiet stew suited to warm-weather lunches Vata: serve it warm and add a little ghee ...

Amaranth Chayote PeyaDinner · 45 min

Amaranth Chayote Peya

Amaranth Chayote Peya is deliberately soft, mild, and fluid for a light-meal day Vata: serve warm with the stated ghee a...

Chayote Mung YushaDinner · 45 min

Chayote Mung Yusha

Chayote Mung Yusha is deliberately soft, mild, and fluid for a light-meal day Vata: serve warm with the stated ghee and ...

Chayote Rice Soft MashDinner · 45 min

Chayote Rice Soft Mash

Chayote Rice Soft Mash is deliberately soft, mild, and fluid for a light-meal day Vata: serve warm with the stated ghee ...

Chayote Rice PeyaDinner · 45 min

Chayote Rice Peya

Chayote Rice Peya is deliberately soft, mild, and fluid for a light-meal day Vata: serve warm with the stated ghee and d...

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