Study on important factors affecting the extraction of momordica charantia using pressurized boiling system

Momordica charantia is one edible plant that belongs to Cucurbitaceae family. It is commonly known as bitter gourd, bitter melon, karela depending on location. In this study, the pressurized boiling system was set up and optimum operating conditions was studied. Comparative analysis with the conventional methods was also studied. The methods included Soxhlet extraction, boiling and using pressurized boiler to extract the plant. It was found that the highest yield was achieved when using pressurized boiler to extract momordica charantia. Therefore, it is one of effective way to extract the fruit in order to improve the extraction yield.