Luffa calories per 100 grams

20.00 kcal 4.20g 0.20g 1.00g
Calories Carbohydrates Fat Protein

Detailed introduction:
Luffa is the fresh fruit of the gourd plant Luffa or Cantonese Luffa, also known as hanging gourd. It is native to Southeast Asia and was introduced to China in the Ming Dynasty and became a commonly eaten vegetable. Luffa has the highest medicinal value and can be used as medicine throughout the body. The various nutrients contained in luffa are higher than those in melon foods, and the saponins contained in luffa and the bitter taste of luffa, mucus, wood glue, citrulline, xylan and interferon and other special substances have certain special effects. Food review:

Common vegetables with high water content, a certain amount of potassium, and low calories are recommended for consumption during weight loss.

Nutritional value:

Luffa contains B vitamins that prevent skin aging, vitamin C that whitens the skin and other ingredients. It can protect the skin, eliminate plaques, and make the skin white and tender. It is a rare beauty product. , so loofah juice is called "beauty water". For women, eating more loofah can also help regulate irregular menstruation.

  1. Anti-scurvy:
    Luffa contains high vitamin C content and can be used to fight scurvy and prevent various vitamin C deficiencies;
  2. Brain health and beauty:
    Due to the high content of vitamin B in loofah, it is beneficial to the brain development of children and the brain health of middle-aged and elderly people; the juice of the loofah cane has the special function of maintaining skin elasticity and can beautify and remove wrinkles;
  3. Anti-viral and anti-allergic:
    Luffa extract has a significant preventive effect on the Japanese encephalitis virus. An anti-allergic substance, euphoric acid, is also extracted from the luffa tissue culture fluid, which has a strong anti-allergic effect. Nutrition Encyclopedia:

Nutrition Content (per 100g) Nutrition Content (per 100g)
Calories (kcal)20.00 Carbohydrates (grams) 4.20
Fat (grams) 0.20 Protein (grams) 1.00
Cellulose (grams) 0.60 Vitamin A (micrograms) 15.00
Vitamin C (mg) 5.00 Vitamin E (mg) 0.22
Carotene (microgram) 90.00 Thiamine (mg) 0.02
Riboflavin (mg) 0.04 Niacin (mg) 0.40
Cholesterol (mg) Magnesium (mg) 11.00
Calcium (mg) 14.00 Iron (mg)0.40
Zinc (mg) 0.21 Copper (mg) 0.06
Manganese (mg) 0.06 Potassium (mg) 115.00
Phosphorus (mg) 29.00 Sodium (mg) 2.60
Selenium (micrograms)0.86