Aloe vera 1kg
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🌵 Product Name: Aloe Vera (Nha Đam) 1kg +/-50g
Scientific Name: Aloe barbadensis (Aloe vera)
👉 Harvest Date: Plant reaches harvestable maturity at 2–4 years old (peak productivity between years 2–8); once mature, 1–2 outer leaves can be cut monthly, harvesting only the lowest, outermost leaves (60–80cm long)
💚 Natural flavors: Mildly bitter, acidic, and faintly citrusy on its own, with a watery, cucumber-like base note — the mucilaginous gel itself is fairly neutral, which is why it's almost always sweetened in drinks and desserts. The bitterness comes from aloin and other anthraquinones concentrated in the latex layer just under the rind; "gel-only" preparations that strip this layer are noticeably milder than whole-leaf extracts.
🍳 Recipe Suggestions:
- Cookpad: https://cookpad.com/vn/tim-kiem/nha%20%C4%91am
- Run Away Rice: https://runawayrice.com/?s=aloe+vera
👩🍳 Nutrition Value:
- USDA: https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/food-search/?query=aloe%20vera (no single canonical FDC ID found — juice entries show ~15 calories, 4g carbs, 4mg vitamin C per 100g)
- Nutritionix: https://www.nutritionix.com/food/aloe-vera-juice-drink
Note: nha đam shows up in Vietnamese cooking almost exclusively as a cooling summer ingredient — diced and rinsed to cut the slimy texture, then used in chè đậu xanh nha đam (mung bean sweet soup with aloe) or nước nha đam (aloe drink) — rather than eaten as a savory vegetable.
🩺 Medicinal value: Aloe vera has a long history in traditional medicine across many cultures, with the gel traditionally applied to soothe skin irritation and the leaf valued in folk practice to support digestion.
