Egusi Mbika

Mbika Egusi Powder 400 g: Egusi has very high nutritional value, it is rich in protein, fat and vitamins  A, B1, B2 and C

• It is made up of 30 - 40 % protein and about the same proportion of oil
• The oil is cholesterol free
• In terms of vitamins, it contains alpha-tocopherol, a component of vitamin E
• It also contains palmitic, stearic, linoleic and oleic acids and very small amount of carbohydrate and calcium.

Egusi, also known as melon seed is widely used in the preparation of a number of african food dishes, including egusi soup, egusi pepper soup, okra and egusi vegetable soup, egusi fried vegetable. A very rich, but expensive vegetable oil is also produced from this seed.

In west africa, a region where soups are integral to life, egusi is a major soup ingredient and a common component of daily meals.