Elephant Garlic
"A leek relative"
Elephant garlic is Allium ampeloprasum, a leek relative rather than true garlic (Allium sativum).
Also known as
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Botanical name
Allium ampeloprasum
Product Details
PLU Code
4609
4-digit conventional code
Category
Vegetables
Garlic › All Sizes
Origin
Macaronesia, Mediterranean region, Central Asia
Temperature
Cool, dry storage after curing
Shelf Life
Not established
Status
Approved
About Elephant Garlic
No precise cultivar or definitive origin is established by the supplied evidence.
Nutrition Information
A verified nutrition profile matching this product identity and edible form is not established. No other food, species, maturity or processing form is substituted.
Storage & Handling
University of Georgia guidance explicitly covers cured elephant garlic bulbs as well as garlic: dry the bulbs after harvest, then use cool, dry storage.
Temperature
Cool, dry storage after curing
Humidity
Dry conditions; no elephant-specific RH target verified
Storage Notes: Do not maintain high humidity or apply fresh-leek handling to cured bulbs. Exact temperature, RH and quality duration require a confirmed bulb-storage protocol.
Conditional guidance
Source: University of Georgia: Garlic, elephant garlic and leek production.
Applies to: harvested and properly cured elephant garlic bulbs.
The shared cool/dry handling is supported; no numerical optimum or universal shelf life is assigned.
Do not use seed-stock or fresh-leek parameters for edible cured bulbs.
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PLU Reference
4-digit codes: Conventional produce
93000-94999: Organic form of an assigned 3000-4999 code
83000 series: Future conventional assignments
84000 series: Corresponding future organic assignments
Prefix 8: Has no standalone GMO significance
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