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Buah Keluak

Buah keluak is the seed of the kepayang tree, commonly prepared in Indonesian and Peranakan dishes such as keluak-based stews.

Buah Keluak — illustrative ingredient image

About Buah Keluak

Buah keluak is the **prepared seed of the kepayang tree**, used as a distinctive ingredient in Indonesian and Peranakan cooking. It is commonly incorporated into keluak-based stews and sauces rather than treated as a neutral staple ingredient. The edible material is the processed seed interior.

The interior has a **dense, pasty texture** and an earthy, nutty, bitter-savoury flavour. During cooking, it becomes integrated into dishes and contributes a strong aromatic character, colour, and body.

Buah keluak is sold as **whole seeds in shells or as extracted paste**. The dark brown to black flesh is removed or used as paste, and preparation may involve processing before culinary use. Cooking distributes its colour, texture, and flavour through stews and sauces.

Ingredient type
whole food

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Buah Keluak nutrition & diet

Buah Keluak nutritional value

Representative benchmark: Vegetables, not further specified

Representative nutrition benchmarkOfficial table values for a comparable food category, not a laboratory measurement of this exact ingredient.

Per 100 g of 100 g edible portion in the named official reference form.

Calories
37kcal
Protein
2.3g
Carbs
4.1g
Fat
0.4g

Representative benchmark from a comparable official food-composition category; it is not a laboratory measurement of this exact ingredient. The displayed reference form must be considered, and species, cultivar, recipe, brand, processing and preparation can change values.

Portions & preparation

Establish that buah keluak means the prepared kepayang seed, and document cultivar or source, shelling, soaking, fermentation or detoxifying preparation, and edible kernel portion. Record whether it is mashed into a sauce or served whole, since the recipe adds oil, spices, meat, or coconut products.

Compare the right form: Match references to the identified kepayang seed kernel after the documented traditional preparation, not an unprepared seed or finished keluak dish.

Diet considerations

Buah keluak is plant-derived, but the exact kepayang seed identity and preparation must be established. Compatibility changes when cooked with meat, seafood, shrimp paste, eggs, coconut, or cereal ingredients. Plain prepared kernel and a rich stew have different portion-dependent carbohydrate patterns and recipe compositions.

AI-authored reading notes · Awaiting editorial review. Measured values, where available, have a separate source above.

Dietary compatibility

  • Vegan
    Not established
  • Vegetarian
    Not established
  • Pescatarian
    Not established
  • Keto
    Not established
  • Paleo
    Not established
  • Low-carb
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  • Halal
    Not established
  • Kosher
    Not established
What these diet assessments mean
Vegan · Not established
The available profile does not establish the full composition or processing for this dietary pattern.
Vegetarian · Not established
The available profile does not establish the full composition or processing for this dietary pattern.
Pescatarian · Not established
The available profile does not establish the full composition or processing for this dietary pattern.
Keto · Not established
A defined serving and sourced carbohydrate data are needed before assessing this dietary pattern.
Paleo · Not established
The ingredient form and processing have not been assessed against this dietary pattern.
Low-carb · Not established
A defined serving and sourced carbohydrate data are needed before assessing this dietary pattern.
Halal · Not established
Sourcing, processing and any applicable certification have not been verified. A food name alone does not establish halal status.
Kosher · Not established
Sourcing, processing and any applicable certification have not been verified. A food name alone does not establish kosher status.

For the plain ingredient · Awaiting review. Diet compatibility is not allergy suitability or halal/kosher certification. Keto and low-carb depend on the portion.

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Sources & review

Nutrition reference: Pacific Nutrient Database 2020 — 01.1.7.4.9_99 ↗. Values are scaled from 100 g of the recorded edible form. Individual portions have no assumed fixed weight.

Expanded overview, name examples and nutrition notes are database drafts awaiting editorial review. Numeric nutrition values, where shown, have their own source and food-form reference.

The ingredient description and dish connections come from the draft catalogue and may change after review.

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