The curcumins sativus is the scientific name of the cucumber belongs to the gourd family. This is a creeper plant giving fruits in seasons. This fruit known different names such as gherkins, pickles, in Brittan, Ireland, Australia, South Africa and New Zealand as gherkins and in United States, in Canada known as pickles and in India known as cucumber.
The native for the cucumber plant is South Asia, particularly India but, now cultivated in many countries. These fruits known as gherkins in Brittan, Ireland, Australia, South Africa and New Zealand, as pickles in Canada and United States and, as cucumber in India, Sri Lanka, China. The countries such as China, the European Union, Russia, Turkey, Iran, and Ukraine are doing the production of gherkins and roughly meeting 80% of the world demand.
This is a seasonal plant. Generally, the life time of the plant is about 70 days from the date of seeding but varies with the variety, growth form, and environment. The cucumber is one of monoecious plants. Actually, the pollen has happening during the second-growth of male and female flowers. Each plant will produce 12-16 fruits once the female flower fertilized.
The gherkins plants are highly frost sensitive and thrives at relatively high temperature. For top production, the gherkins required a warm, moisture soil. This is one of the summer seasonal plants. Generally, the plants are grown at the area receiving full sun light with fertile soil. The soil must be neutral or slightly acidic (pH 6.5-7). Continuous water supply (drip irrigation) is required.
The nutrients such as water, proteins, fat, carbohydrates, sugar, fiber, calcium, iron, magnesium, phosphorus, potassium, sodium, vitamin-c, folate, beta carotene, lutein + zeaxanthin, thiamine, riboflavin, Nicene and, vitamin-k, vitamin-a, antioxidants and lignans found in cucumber helps to prevent the root causes for many diseases.
The nutrients such as water, proteins, fat, carbohydrates, sugar, fiber, calcium, iron, magnesium, phosphorus, potassium, sodium, vitamin-c, folate, beta carotene, lutein + zeaxanthin, thiamine, riboflavin, Nicene and, vitamin-k, vitamin-a, antioxidants and lignans available in cucumbers.
According to the requirement, after the harvest, the fruits then segregated, cleaned, washed, and used in different forms that are as the raw vegetables, fresh salads and processed food products such as Bread & Butter Pickle, Gherkin, Kosher Dill, Hungarian Pickles, Polish & German Pickles, Lime Pickles, Cool Aid Pickles, etcetera.
The gherkins and products are low in calories but high in important vitamins and minerals required for sound health. These fruits contain antioxidants, which help to reduce the harmful radicals that lead to many chronic diseases. The gherkins are composed of about 96% of water helps to reduce dehydration and body weight. One study state that the gherkins reducing oxidative stress and blood sugar level. The gherkins and the allied food products also help to improve the bowel movements.
Although the preserved gherkins and products manufactured by many renowned industries, introducing modern technologies and production facilities, still there are some gaps, in the way to increase the quantity, quality and to reduce the product cost, found, further to be filled.
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