The Spiny gourd or spine gourd, also known as bristly balsam pear, prickly carolaho, teasle gourd, or Kantola, is a species of flowering plant in the Cucurbitaceae/gourd family. It is used as a vegetable in all regions of India and some parts of South Asia. It has commercial importance and is exported and used locally. The fruits are cooked with spices, or fried and sometimes eaten with meat or fish. It is propagated by underground tubers. It has small leaves, small yellow flowers, it has small, dark green, round or oval fruits. NUTRIENT CONTENT : It also contained small quantities of essential vitamins like ascorbic acid, carotene, thiamin, riboflavin, and niacin.