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Luche Seaweed

Luche is an edible seaweed traditionally used in coastal South American cooking, including soups and stews.

Luche Seaweed — illustrative ingredient image

About Luche Seaweed

Luche is a regional culinary name for edible seaweed used in coastal South American food traditions. It is added to soups, stews, broths, and other savoury dishes, where it functions as a vegetable or flavourful marine ingredient. The name can refer to different locally recognized seaweed materials, so products may differ.

Depending on the seaweed and preparation, luche can contribute a marine, mineral flavour and a soft, chewy, slippery, or gelatinous texture. Dried material is usually more concentrated and may be saltier than fresh or well-rinsed product. Longer cooking generally makes it more yielding and integrated into a broth.

Luche may be sold fresh, dried, or rehydrated, with colours ranging from olive green to brown or nearly black. Fresh material is flexible and moist; dried pieces are shrunken and brittle until soaked. Rinsing, soaking, chopping, and simmering alter its saltiness, size, tenderness, and texture.

Ingredient type
whole food

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Local names for luche seaweed

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English

Luche Seaweed

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Luche Seaweed nutrition & diet

Luche Seaweed nutritional value

Representative benchmark: Seaweed, kelp (kombu, tangle), raw

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
43kcal
Protein
1.7g
Carbs
9.6g
Fat
0.6g

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 the species identity, edible tissue, harvest form, and processing before selecting a reference, because the local name may cover different seaweeds. Match fresh, dried, rehydrated, salted, or cooked luche, including rinsing and trimming. Soups and stews require separate accounting for broth, salt, and added foods.

Compare the right form: Establish the exact luche species and match fresh, dried, rehydrated, salted, or cooked edible seaweed tissue.

Diet considerations

Luche is a plant-like marine food, but its exact identity and processing should be established before making detailed dietary comparisons. Plain seaweed is not an animal ingredient; soups and stews may add fish, shellfish, meat, dairy, or cereal ingredients. Salted or preserved forms also depend on preparation and rinsing.

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

Dietary compatibility

  • Vegan
    Typically compatible
  • Vegetarian
    Typically compatible
  • Pescatarian
    Typically compatible
  • Keto
    Depends on the version
  • Paleo
    Typically compatible
  • Low-carb
    Depends on the version
  • Halal
    Not established
  • Kosher
    Not established
What these diet assessments mean
Vegan · Typically compatible
The plain ingredient profile is plant, fungal or mineral based. Added ingredients in a prepared product need a separate check.
Vegetarian · Typically compatible
The plain ingredient profile is plant, fungal or mineral based. Added ingredients in a prepared product need a separate check.
Pescatarian · Typically compatible
The plain ingredient profile is plant, fungal or mineral based. Added ingredients in a prepared product need a separate check.
Keto · Depends on the version
Compatibility depends on the portion and preparation. A sourced carbohydrate amount for a defined serving is not available.
Paleo · Typically compatible
The plain form fits the conventional paleo food groups. Added ingredients and individual interpretations can differ.
Low-carb · Depends on the version
Compatibility depends on the portion and preparation. A sourced carbohydrate amount for a defined serving is not available.
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.

Reviewed ingredient entryIngredient reference · Preparations vary

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Sources & review

Nutrition reference: Canadian Nutrient File, 2015 — 2204 ↗. 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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