Egusi is the shit! Plus how can you die from it ? Last time i checked these are all natural ingredients

which is why you'll get a natural heartattack

Not funny.

is egusi dis dangerous

Too funny rather.

Egusi is the  the best !!

soul food, comfort food,

Ah, I love Egusi, but I hardly eat it. Once or twice a year won't kill me.


@ Amaka, Now I want to eat egusi!!!lol.

@ Amaka

Kai! My mouth just dey water soo oo. Me I like egusi with original yellow gari eba (hard, the igbo way even though I be Yoruba).

Kai.

Aloy.Emeka:
Do you know the quantity of cholesterol in egusi can kill you in a short time?. eat okro and stop eating too much egusi.

whre did yu got yur facts frm b4 misleading d gullible public,i hav be eating egusi since i 1st start having teeth,& i hav never died of high cholesterol,do yur resaerch very well,plants base oil dont hav bad cholesterol only animal products do

B*ll! my forefathers ate it almost on a daily basis and they lived longer than people do these days

whatever not a fan of egusi

this post is quite misleading information. on the contrary is quite healthy. by method by which one prepares egusi can either retain its health benefits or degrade it. as someone mentioned, plants contain NO cholestrol. the nutrition facts that you likely quote likely includes egusi soup and animal protein -like beef. i make vegan egusi with no meat and lots of vegetables. super nourishing and energizing. in one of the links below, the author considers it "the miracle melon". as you can see from the nutritional profile below. the egusi seed by itself is quite healthy. add greens and other vegetables and you have super healthy meal with lots of healthy fats, protein, low carbs and depending on the veggies probably lots of other nutrients.

the nutrition content of egusi looks more like this:
Egusi (Dry)
Servings size: 0.25 cup (the likely amount in a bowl of egusi)
Calories 187
Total Fat 16 g
Saturated 3 g
Polyunsaturated 5 g
Monounsaturated 7 g
Trans 0 g
Cholesterol 0 mg
Total Carbs 6 g
Dietary Fiber 1 g
Sugars 0 g
Protein 8 g
Sodium 6 mg
Potassium 278 mg
Vitamin A 3%
Calcium 1%
Vitamin C 1%
Iron 29%

more info here:
called miracle plant here:
[http://blogs.worldwatch.org/nourishingtheplanet/seeds-seeds-seeds-egusi-the-miracle-melon]

technical analysis:
[http://www.ispub.com/journal/the-internet-journal-of-nutrition-and-wellness/volume-6-number-1/compositional-studies-of-citrullus-lanatus-egusi-melon-seed.html]

more:
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1365-2621.1982.tb12725.x/abstract
http://www.myfitnesspal.com/food/calories/generic-egusi-dry-4815627

eat egusi -especially without animal protein- and live long. for a long life and healthy life free from disease avoid animal protein -beef, chicken, pork, fish, dairy, etc.

be well.

bigmaut:
whre did yu got yur facts frm b4 misleading d gullible public,i hav be eating egusi since i 1st start having teeth,& i hav never died of high cholesterol,do yur resaerch very well,plants base oil dont hav bad cholesterol only animal products do

This post got me really worried until I saw the above and this

mytnaija: this post is quite misleading information. on the contrary is quite healthy. by method by which one prepares egusi can either retain its health benefits or degrade it. as someone mentioned, plants contain NO cholestrol. the nutrition facts that you likely quote likely includes egusi soup and animal protein -like beef. i make vegan egusi with no meat and lots of vegetables. super nourishing and energizing. in one of the links below, the author considers it "the miracle melon". as you can see from the nutritional profile below. the egusi seed by itself is quite healthy. add greens and other vegetables and you have super healthy meal with lots of healthy fats, protein, low carbs and depending on the veggies probably lots of other nutrients.

the nutrition content of egusi looks more like this:
Egusi (Dry)
Servings size: 0.25 cup (the likely amount in a bowl of egusi)
Calories 187
Total Fat 16 g
Saturated 3 g
Polyunsaturated 5 g
Monounsaturated 7 g
Trans 0 g
Cholesterol 0 mg
Total Carbs 6 g
Dietary Fiber 1 g
Sugars 0 g
Protein 8 g
Sodium 6 mg
Potassium 278 mg
Vitamin A 3%
Calcium 1%
Vitamin C 1%
Iron 29%

more info here:
called miracle plant here:
[http://blogs.worldwatch.org/nourishingtheplanet/seeds-seeds-seeds-egusi-the-miracle-melon]

technical analysis:
[http://www.ispub.com/journal/the-internet-journal-of-nutrition-and-wellness/volume-6-number-1/compositional-studies-of-citrullus-lanatus-egusi-melon-seed.html]

more:
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1365-2621.1982.tb12725.x/abstract
http://www.myfitnesspal.com/food/calories/generic-egusi-dry-4815627

eat egusi -especially without animal protein- and live long. for a long life and healthy life free from disease avoid animal protein -beef, chicken, pork, fish, dairy, etc.

be well.

We are talking Oleic and Alpha-linolenic Acids here, people!

Eat it once in a while.

Not healthy.

.....mmmmmmmmhmmm yummy egusi!! i just love palm oil tho - such a delicacy - egusi soup - combines all the good stuff.

AmakaOne: Egusi is the  the best !!

soul food, comfort food,

hmmm. here's a question, I was wondering if it's possible for egusi - the white stuff - to taste good without cooking it using palm oil/spinach....are there any alternative ways for cooking egusi?

So much misinformation.
Melon (excluding the fatty beef and unhealthy stuffs added) is the best thing that can happen to human diet. It contains no cholesterol (like all foods of plant origin), but it contains Phytosterols of which the body ends up assimilating just about 1% of it.
In addition to this, melon is low in carbohydrate and high in fibre contents when compared to other legumes, rich in vitamins (E, Niacin and Folic acid), minerals, essential amino acids, and essential fatty acids.

Please o.

AloyEmeka9:
Do you know the quantity of cholesterol in egusi can kill you in a short time?. eat okro and stop eating too much egusi.

Please stop misleading people.
Melon seeds contain healthy oil and it is known to reduce cholesterol and keep the heart healthy.
Please go and do more research.

This is where i learnt how to make egusi soup

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zgDHmk-V22I