Luffa is a loofah gourd that is rarely found in garden beds, but in vain! It is enough to grow a couple of plants, and you will be provided with environmentally friendly, natural washcloths for the year ahead. What do you know about Luffa? We will tell you 7 interesting facts about him, and if you have something to add, be sure to leave your comment under this post!
Facts About Luffa
- Luffa fruits are used as a filtering element for water purification in technical devices where high purification requirements are not imposed, intended for capturing large inclusions (scale, sand). They are installed in the form of type-setting blocks in warm boxes of ship boiler plants.
- Young fruits of luffa sharp ribbed and Egyptian are eaten as vegetables.
- Luffa seeds contain over 25% oil suitable for technical purposes.
- Luffa is widely used as a raw material for filters, oil-absorbing sponges for wagon wheels, seals for mechanisms, thermal insulation, making hats, mats, sun-protection caps, soldier's helmets, shoe pads, and headgear.
- Luffa flowers, buds, and ovaries are edible - it is a dietary product, it contains a minimum of calories. Luffa contains many vitamins and minerals: phosphorus, folic acid, iron, potassium salts. And the carotene in the buds and flowers of this plant contains 1.5 times more than in carrots.
- Luffa fruits can be eaten raw and also used in cooking: salads, soups, sauces, stews. It can be stewed and fried like zucchini, with beans and whole.
- Luffa is used in soap making for the manufacture of soap - scrub. Thanks to its hard particles, Luffa Scrub Soap perfectly exfoliates dead skin cells, cleansing and smoothing them.
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