Small Seed Lychees

The lychee fruit has a sweet, floral flavour with hints of rose, pear, and strawberry. It has the squishiness of a grape, but it's a little stiffer. They have a leathery and scaly exterior shell that ranges in colour from pink to brownish red. The flesh is semi-translucent, firm, and jelly-like, with a glossy brown seed in the centre. This fruit has a light, juicy, delicate, and water-rich texture. As a result, it's a thirst-quenching fruit that's most satisfying during the summer months when it's in season.

STORAGE

If you purchase lychees fresh, keep them refrigerated once you get them home. Lychees, unlike certain tropical fruits such as avocados, mangoes, and bananas, do not mature after being plucked. It's also a good idea to separate overripe and crushed lychees that are damp, crushed, or have a strong fermented flavour.

FUN FACTS & TIPS

Fresh lychee is a healthy option for meeting the Dietary Guidelines for Adults' recommendation of two cups of fruit per day as one cup of lychee equals 190g of fruit. Consuming lychee canned in syrup, lychee juice, or lychee sweets, on the other hand should be consume in moderation. They may exceed the 10% of daily calories and added sugar advised by experts.

NUTRITION & HEALTH BENEFITS

• Stimulating good blood supply to the hair follicles
• Aid weight loss
• Increase calcium absorption
• Anti-inflammatory agent
• Improve digestion and immunity
• Help remove blemishes
• Neutralizing the growth of free radicals 
• Protect the body from various diseases and afflictions

Fantastic source of vital nutrients such as calcium, phosphate, potassium, and vitamins C, PP, A, B1, B2, B, sodium and iron, minerals calcium, magnesium, potassium, phosphorus, iron


Common Names: Litchi Chinensis, Soapberry Family, Sapinaceae, native to the provinces of Kwangtung and Fukien in southern China lichi, evergreen tree, (Sapindaceae), 荔枝, 糯米糍