Neem flowers
Neem flowers are small, pale flowers of the neem tree, used fresh or dried in some South Asian cuisines for their distinctive bitterness.
About Neem flowers
Neem flowers are the small flowers of the neem tree, used as a food ingredient in some South Asian regional cuisines. They may be cooked with other ingredients or used in preparations that make use of their distinctive bitter taste; culinary practice varies by region.
The flowers are pale and delicate, and are used fresh or dried. Their bitterness can be pronounced, and dried flowers are more concentrated in flavour than fresh ones. This page refers to the flowers, not neem leaves, fruit, or oil.
- Ingredient type
- whole food
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Neem flowers nutrition & diet
Neem flowers nutritional value
Representative benchmark: Vegetables, not further specified
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.
Fresh and dried flowers differ in water content and concentration, so they should not be compared as equivalent forms. Preparation and the amount used also influence measurements.
Dietary compatibility
- VeganNot established
- VegetarianNot established
- PescatarianNot established
- KetoNot established
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- Low-carbNot established
- HalalNot established
- KosherNot 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
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- 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.
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