Lychee Juice
Traditionally Used For
| Cancer | Anti–Aging |
| Anti–Inflammatory | Anti–Oxidants |
| Digestion | Sore Throats |
A Good Source Of
| Copper | Potassium | Riboflavin |
| Vitamin C |
Freshness Test
Lychee fruit should be red on the outside and white on the inside.
Important
Nothing to report.
General
Lychee fruits are best obtained from an Asian grocery store.
Chinese Herbal Information
Properties:
Energy: warm
5 Elements: wood,earth
5 Flavors: sour,sweet
General Information:
Traditionally, the Chinese have considered the lychee fruit a symbol of love and romance. Giving lychee was often considered a proposal of marriage! So don't blame me if you fall in love with this Asian fruit.
In Chinese, lychee means "gift for a joyful life".
Cautions & Suggestions:
Nothing to report.Benefits:
| Diarrhea | Hiccups |
| Increases Energy | Liver |
| Pain | Produces Fluids |
| Spleen | Stomach Ache |
Picture of Lychees
Photo by Peggy Greb.
Lychee — Nutritional Analysis
| Nutrient | Units | Value per 100 grams |
| Proximates | ||
| Water | g |
81.76 |
| Energy | kcal |
66 |
| Energy | kJ |
276 |
| Protein | g |
0.83 |
| Total lipid (fat) | g |
0.44 |
| Ash | g |
0.44 |
| Carbohydrate, by difference | g |
16.53 |
| Fiber, total dietary | g |
1.3 |
| Sugars, total | g |
15.23 |
| Minerals | ||
| Calcium, Ca | mg |
5 |
| Iron, Fe | mg |
0.31 |
| Magnesium, Mg | mg |
10 |
| Phosphorus, P | mg |
31 |
| Potassium, K | mg |
171 |
| Sodium, Na | mg |
1 |
| Zinc, Zn | mg |
0.07 |
| Copper, Cu | mg |
0.148 |
| Manganese, Mn | mg |
0.055 |
| Selenium, Se | mcg |
0.6 |
| Vitamins | ||
| Vitamin C, total ascorbic acid | mg |
71.5 |
| Thiamin | mg |
0.011 |
| Riboflavin | mg |
0.065 |
| Niacin | mg |
0.603 |
| Vitamin B-6 | mg |
0.100 |
| Folate, total | mcg |
14 |
| Folic acid | mcg |
0 |
| Folate, food | mcg |
14 |
| Folate, DFE | mcg_DFE |
14 |
| Choline, total | mg |
7.1 |
| Vitamin B-12 | mcg |
0.00 |
| Vitamin B-12, added | mcg |
0.00 |
| Vitamin A, RAE | mcg_RAE |
0 |
| Retinol | mcg |
0 |
| Carotene, beta | mcg |
0 |
| Carotene, alpha | mcg |
0 |
| Cryptoxanthin, beta | mcg |
0 |
| Vitamin A, IU | IU |
0 |
| Lycopene | mcg |
0 |
| Lutein + zeaxanthin | mcg |
0 |
| Vitamin E (alpha-tocopherol) | mg |
0.07 |
| Vitamin E, added | mg |
0.00 |
| Vitamin K (phylloquinone) | mcg |
0.4 |
| Lipids | ||
| Fatty acids, total saturated | g |
0.099 |
| 4:0 | g |
0.000 |
| 6:0 | g |
0.000 |
| 8:0 | g |
0.000 |
| 10:0 | g |
0.000 |
| 12:0 | g |
0.000 |
| 14:0 | g |
0.002 |
| 16:0 | g |
0.070 |
| 18:0 | g |
0.024 |
| Fatty acids, total monounsaturated | g |
0.120 |
| 16:1 undifferentiated | g |
0.001 |
| 18:1 undifferentiated | g |
0.119 |
| 20:1 | g |
0.000 |
| 22:1 undifferentiated | g |
0.000 |
| Fatty acids, total polyunsaturated | g |
0.132 |
| 18:2 undifferentiated | g |
0.067 |
| 18:3 undifferentiated | g |
0.065 |
| 18:4 | g |
0.000 |
| 20:4 undifferentiated | g |
0.000 |
| 20:5 n-3 | g |
0.000 |
| 22:5 n-3 | g |
0.000 |
| 22:6 n-3 | g |
0.000 |
| Cholesterol | mg |
0 |
| Amino acids | ||
| Tryptophan | g |
0.007 |
| Lysine | g |
0.041 |
| Methionine | g |
0.009 |
| Other | ||
| Alcohol, ethyl | g |
0.0 |
| Caffeine | mg |
0 |
| Theobromine | mg |
0 |