Buy Karela at wholesale rates in the UK and Europe from IVY Foods. Bitter gourd is not a vegetable but rather a fruit. Isn’t that an interesting unknown fact? Karela is the fruit of the plant that is used for various medicinal purposes as well as a famous vegetable that is used by South Asians to make dishes like ‘QeemaKarelay’ and ‘Stuffed Karelay.’ It is a very nutritious fruit and a great source of multivitamins, iron, magnesium, fiber, calcium, potassium, and a lot more.