Bitter Melon (Karela): Nutrition, Benefits, and Culinary Uses #3667996 (License: Personal Use)

This illustration depicts a ripe bitter melon (Momordica charantia), also known as karela, with its characteristic deeply ridged, warty green exterior. Several cross-sectional slices reveal the pale, spongy flesh and central cavity containing large, flat, orange-tinged seeds. The image highlights its unique morphology, essential for culinary identification and medicinal use.

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