🥒 Chayote Squash – The Tender Cousin of Bottle Gourd

🌱 A Fresh Twist on a Familiar Favorite

Meet Chayote Squash (Seemebadanekai / Chow Chow / Lonku) - a versatile vegetable from our certified organic farms in Solan, Himachal Pradesh. While it looks exotic, chayote shares a lot with lauki (bottle gourd) in terms of usage, making it a perfect change-substitute in your daily meals.

What sets it apart?

• More tender and buttery than bottle gourd
• Naturally sweet undertone that makes low-spice cooking delightful
• Holds shape better in curries, sautés, and soups

If you enjoy light, nutritious meals, chayote is your next kitchen staple.

📊 Nutritional Profile (per 100g, USDA data)

• Energy: ~19 kcal
• Carbohydrates: 4.5 g
• Protein: 0.8 g
• Fat: 0.1 g
• Dietary Fiber: 1.7 g
• Vitamin C: 7.7 mg (13% RDA)
• Potassium: 125 mg

A hydrating, low-calorie vegetable rich in Vitamin C and electrolytes.

🔍 Chayote Squash vs. Bottle Gourd

🌿 Sustainability & Our Promise

• 🌱 Certified Organic: Grown without chemicals in Solan, Himachal Pradesh
• 🏔️ High-Altitude Freshness: Crisp texture & natural sweetness from 4,500 ft altitude
• 🍂 Zero-Waste Farming: Crop residues composted back to the soil
• 📦 Eco-Friendly Packaging: Minimal plastic, recyclable materials
• 🔬 Transparency You Can Trust: Certified & traceable sourcing
• 🚚 Delhi NCR Delivery: Fresh harvest, delivered to Delhi, Gurugram, Noida, Faridabad & Indirapuram

🌐 Multilingual Names

• Hindi: चायोटे / चायोटा लौकी (Chayote Lauki)
• Kannada: ಸೀಮೆ ಬದನೇಕಾಯಿ (Seemebadanekai)
• Tamil: சௌ சௌ (Chow Chow)
• Telugu: చౌ చౌ (Chow Chow)
• Malayalam: ഷോ ഷോ (Chow Chow)
• Bengali: চাও চাও / চায়োট (Chow Chow/Chayot)
• Marathi: चायोटे भोपळा (Chayote Bhopla)
• Punjabi: ਚਾਯੋਟੇ / ਲੌਕੀ ਵਰਗੀ (Chayote Lauki)
• French: Chayotte
• Spanish: Chayote
• German: Chayote-Kürbis
• Arabic: تشايوت (Tshayoot)
• Chinese (Mandarin): 佛手瓜 (Fóshǒu guā)
• Japanese: ハヤトウリ (Hayatouri)
• Korean: 차요테 (Chayote)