Bitter Melon: Frieda's Specialty Produce 101

www.friedas.com The Specialty Produce experts at Frieda's Inc. share their knowledge about Bitter Melon. Learn all about this uniquely healthy bitter-tasting gourd and discover how to use Bitter Melon in recipes. Bitter Melon is eaten all over the world as a medicinal food. It is believed to cleanse the blood and help with digestion. Many believe that Bitter Melon can actually lower your blood sugar. And studies are being done to investigate its cancer-fighting properties. A recent study showed that Bitter Melon extract killed breast cancer cells. In some countries, itís even sold as a supplement in capsule form. Bitter Melon is also known as Bitter Gourd, Balsalm Pear, Goya, Karela, Kavel, Ampalaya, Balsamino, Foo Qua, Fu Gwa, Ku Gua, Kho-Qua. Frieda's Specialty Produce is passionate about changing the way America eats. Founded in 1962 by Frieda Caplan, Frieda's, Inc. was the first wholesale produce company in the US to be founded, owned and operated by a woman. Once a small produce stand at the Los Angeles Produce Market, Frieda's has emerged as the nation's premier marketer and distributor of specialty produce and now offers more than 600 specialty items to grocery stores and foodservice distributors throughout the US and Canada. America has Frieda's to thank for introductions to Kiwifruit, Shallots, Cherimoyas, Donut® Peaches, Sugar Snap Peas and Habanero Peppers and the innovations just keep coming. Learn more at http



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