Lychee fruit (Litchi chinensis Sonn) is derived from Kwantung and Fukien province in Southern China. In 1873 the plant was spread to Hawaii, then to Florida, USA in 1883. Kwantung and Fukien province in China known as the largest manufacturer of lychee fruit, followed by India and other countries.
In Indonesia, the plant has not been so popular lychees. However, because it has a unique taste and high economic value, this plant has also started to try cultivated in Bali (Gianyar, Tabanan, Badung) and Cianjur.
Lychee is a subtropical plant belonging to the family Sapindaceae or soapberry. Known by several terms, such as lichi, Litchi, lichee, laichi, leechee, or lychee. Lychee fruit has a high selling price, both in fresh and in processed form.
Solid Sugar
Lychee fruit's water content is quite high, which is about 77-83 percent, the energy levels of about 66 kcal per 100 grams. Most of the energy comes from carbohydrates (sugars), amounting to 59.5 kcal, the rest from protein and fat in a row by 2.8 kcal and 3.7 kcal. Carbohydrate content on lychee fruit is quite high (16.53 g per 100 g of fruit), which consists of various types of sugars.
Lychees contain sucrose and glucose is abundant, so eat lychee fruit at night can increase energy reserves for the next day. The content of sugars contained in the lychees varies depending on the variety, but generally reaches 10-13 percent. Lychee is also a source of fiber (dietary fiber) is pretty, which is about 1.3 g per 100 g of fruit flesh.
Fat content of the lychee fruit is very low, so it is good to be consumed by all age groups, including those who are dieting to maintain or lose weight. Therefore, there is no limit how many lychees should be consumed per day.
Vitamin C and Potassium
Vitamins are the most prominent on the lychee fruit is vitamin C content of 71.5 mg per 100 grams of fruit flesh. With 100 grams of fruit lychees, was able to meet more than 100 percent of vitamin C a day.
Vitamin C is a very useful natural antioxidants to fight free radical attacks, cause premature aging, cancer and other diseases. Based on these beliefs, today vitamin C added to many processed food products.
Minerals are prominent in lychee fruit is 171 mg potassium, phosphorus 31 mg, 10 mg magnesium, and calcium 5 mg. Even with low levels, lychees also contains iron, zinc, copper, sodium, selenium, and other minerals.
Calcium, phosphorus, and magnesium is a triad of important minerals for bone formation and normal body frame, so it is required of children who are in a period of growth and also by adults to inhibit the rate of osteoporosis.
Copper is a mineral antioxidant. Deficiency of this mineral can interfere with the body's normal mechanisms in eliminating the free radicals that are constantly being formed in the body.
Mineral copper (Cu) can form a complex with antioxidant enzyme system Superoxide Dismutase (SOD) that play a role in neutralizing superoxide radicals.
It is very interesting from the mineral composition of lychee is the ratio between potassium (K) and sodium (Na) is very high, ie 171:1. This is very beneficial for processed foods we consume daily are generally contains high Na, but very low K. This is exactly what led to the increasing number of hypertensive patients in Indonesia.
Potassium (also known as potassium) play an important role in increasing the regularity of heart rate, activating muscle contractions, regulating the delivery of other nutrients to body cells, control fluid balance in the body tissue, as well as lowering high blood pressure (hypertension). Accordingly, lamentable if the food processing often lead to low ratio of potassium to sodium, resulting from the use table salt and MSG (flavor) is excessive.
Consumption of high food materials are expected to offset the high K Na due to consumption of foods that contain lots of MSG and salt. The ratio of Na and K in the daily diet is highly recommended is 1:1. Complete nutritional composition of lychee fruit can be seen in Table 1.
Acid levels on lychee fruit reaches .20 to .64 percent. The most dominant type of acid is malic acid which reached 80 percent, while the remaining 20 percent consists of citric acid, succinic, levulinat, phosphate, glutarat, malonic, and lactic acid. The combination of sugar and various types of acid causes the lychee has a taste that is sweet and refreshing.
Treat Cough and Stomach Injury
In the history of medicine, lychee fruit is believed to cure coughs and has a beneficial effect on healing gastralgia, tumor, and enlargement of the gland.
It has been reported that administration of fresh lychees in Florida, can heal ulcers, so patients who previously disturbed can again enjoy a delicious meal. The exact cause of it is not known scientifically.
Like the longan fruit and apricots, lychees are also classified into pieces that are hot (as most mature in the cold), so it is suitable to be consumed group of people that are withered cold.
Vital energy and spleen they were mostly weak, low basic metabolism, the body produces less energy, feet and hands also feel cold on a hot day though. Their faces were whiter than ordinary people, and rarely feel thirsty, and do not like to eat cold food. Fruits that are very beneficial for their heat.
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