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Frutti Battaglio - Litchi

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Origin:Madagascar

The Litchi Chinensis originally comes from China but is now known all over the western world, often with alternative names such as "chinese cherry" or "desert grape".

Lychees are berries with a hard, creased red shell; inside, the pulp is very similar to that of the grapes we know, both in shape and taste: white-hued, translucent, fleshy and very sweet.

Conservazione

Don't put them in the fridge!

To store your lychees, simply keep them out of the fridge at room temperature, and they can last up to 10 days. If the colour of the shell changes hue, don't throw them away! Open them and check the pulp: if it's white, it's still good.

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Origin and availability

Our lychees come from Madagascar and are mainly available during the winter and during festive periods.

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Nutritional properties in 100g of fruit

  Energy 70 Kcal  
  Carbohydrates 17,2 g  
  of which sugars 17,2 g  
  Fats 0,1 g  
  of which saturated fatty acids tr  
  Fibre 1,3 g  
  Protein 1,1 g  
  Salt 0,003 g  
  Vitamin C 49 mg* (*roughly 50% of R.D.A.)  
  Thiamine (B2) 0,05 mg  
  Riboflavin (B2) 0,07 mg  
  Niacin (B3) 0,5 mg  
  CREA (Council for Agricultural Research and Analysis of the Agricultural Economy) Database - food composition tables, 2018  
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Preparation

Lychees are easy to eat! You can easily peel the skin off with your hands, and then enjoy the pulp with a spoon, but watch out for the large stone! .

They are perfect au naturel for a quick dessert, as well as perfect ingredients for refreshing drinks and desserts.

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Valori nutrizionali

Did you know?

  • Lychees have low amounts of fat and are rich in nutritional properties: the pulp can provide over 50% of the daily recommended dose of vitamin C.

  • This fruit has been cultivated in Cina for over 2000 years, and is still a traditional offering for an auspicious new year. The plant is very long-lived: one specimen in China is over 1200 years old.