Longan

2024 Author: Rachel Wainwright | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-15 07:39

Longan is an evergreen tree and its small round fruits with delicate pinkish or white flesh and a musky taste. Longan cultivation is practiced mainly in Indonesia, Vietnam, China, on the island of Taiwan. Harvested all summer - from June to August. The seasonal yield of the Longan tree is about 200 kg of fruit. The taste of the fruits may differ from each other - they are sweet and sour. Longan is used to prepare liquor, snacks, and desserts.

The nutritional value Serving Longan 100 g Amount per serving Calories 60 Calories from Fat 0.9 % Daily value ^* Total Fat 0.1 g 0% Cholesterol 0 mg 0% Sodium 0 mg 0% Potassium 266 mg 8% Total Carbohydrates 15.14g 5% Dietary fiber 1.1 g 4% Proteins 1.31 g 3% Vitamin C 140% Niacin 2% Thiamine 2% Magnesium 3% Phosphorus 2% * Calculation for a daily diet of 2000 kcal

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Useful properties of longan

The fruits of the longan tree contain vitamins B1, B2, PP, C, zinc, potassium, copper, phosphorus, manganese, magnesium, iron, calcium, polysaccharides.

The well-known properties of the fruit are antioxidant, tonic, immunostimulating.

The calorie content of longan is 60 calories per 100 grams of pulp.

Medical use of longan

Longan is recommended for use in case of exhaustion, manifested by dizziness, fatigue, pallor, increased heart rate, and visual impairment.

Fruit also helps with poor sleep, causeless anxiety, increased excitement.

Longan pulp is used for disorders of the gastrointestinal tract, for colds - it effectively relieves fever.

With the regular use of longan, general well-being, memory, and concentration of attention are noticeably improved.

The relatively low calorie content of longan makes it possible to include it in the diet of diets that allow the use of fruits.

Contraindications

Longan has no serious contraindications, only an allergy to the fruits.

To buy a fresh and really healthy product, when choosing, you should pay attention to its appearance - the skin of the fruit should be whole, dense.

There is no need to be afraid to take a longan that has lain for some time in the market or in the store - freshly picked fruits are not as tasty as those that have ripened after they have been removed from the tree. The only thing to consider is that fruits cannot be stored for more than three days without a refrigerator, and in the cold they can only be kept for about a week.

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