Lychee Nut

Scientific Binomial Name: Litchi chinensis

Selection Information

Usage: Eaten raw, out of hand or with other fruits like pineapples, bananas & mangoes. Peeled and pitted lychees make a great addition to fruit cups and fruit salads.

Selection: Also called litchi nuts or leechee, good-quality lychee nuts will be firm, rough-skinned and have deep-red to brown colored skin. Peel the skin to reveal a fruit that resembles a peeled grape. The fruit covers a smooth brown seed.

Storage: Once picked lychee nuts retain their color and quality only 3 to 5 days when stored at room temperature.

Avoid: Avoid product that is soft, split or black.

Seasonal Information

Available June through July from Florida and Mexico.

Lychee Nut Nutritional Information

Serving Size: 1 cup, raw (190g)
Amount Per Serving
Calories 125	Calories from Fat 7
	% Daily Value*
Total Fat 1	1%
Cholesterol 0mg	0%
Sodium 2mg	0%
Total Carbohydrate 31g	10%
Dietary Fiber 2g	10%
Sugars 29g
Protein 2g
Vitamin A 0%	Vitamin C 226%
Calcium 1%	Iron 3%
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs. Source: PMA's Labeling Facts

Lychee is low in Saturated Fat, and very low in Cholesterol and Sodium. It's also a good source of Copper, and a great source of Vitamin C.

Lychee Nut Tips & Trivia

Lychees hail from the provinces of Kwangtung and Fukien in southern China and are grown on a small scale in Hawaii, California and Florida.
Lychee means "gift for a joyful life" in Chinese.