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Luffa Cylindrica
Luffa Cylindrica
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Young luffa is a low-calorie vegetable widely consumed in Asia. As a whole-food vegetable, it provides fiber, water, and modest amounts of vitamins and minerals.
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What it is
The fibrous fruit of Luffa cylindrica, eaten as a vegetable when young and used as a sponge when mature.
Edible vegetable in Asian cuisines (young loofah).
Why it's flagged
- bitter mature loofah may contain cucurbitacins (rare GI effects)
What regulators actually say
"Luffa (Luffa cylindrica), known as Chinese okra, is a vegetable of the gourd family commonly consumed in Asia."
Regulatory status
United States — FDA
Edible vegetable; no specific regulation needed
European Union — EFSA
Permitted edible plant
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