Lychee is a tropical fruit native to Southeast Asia. It has a very pleasant and memorable taste. What are the health benefits of lychee fruit?
Lychee grows on trees that can reach a height of 20 meters. Outwardly, this fruit resembles a bunch of strawberries or strawberries. This is due to the fact that lychee fruits grow in clusters of 10-15 pieces. It is also called the Chinese plum. There is a dark large bone inside the fetus. Outside, it is covered with small pimples and has a pink color.
In addition to fresh consumption, lychees are used to prepare various jams, compotes, sweet sauces. This fruit is of great benefit to the body of any person. This is due, first of all, to that. That lychee contains a huge amount of various vitamins and minerals. First of all, these are vitamins B, E, C, H, as well as potassium, sodium, fluorine, iodine, iron, manganese, selenium, pectin, complex carbohydrates, and so on. The presence of all these substances that make up lychee characterizes its main beneficial properties.
Useful properties of lychee
1. Effectively increases the level of hemoglobin in the blood and prevents the appearance of anemia, due to the high content of iron.
2. Increases immunity and prevents colds and viral diseases.
3. Helps people with diseases such as diabetes mellitus, stomach ulcers, gastritis, low sugar levels.
4. Normalizes the functioning of the liver, kidneys and pancreas.
5. It is a prophylactic agent for oncological diseases.
6. Restores the lack of vitamins and minerals in the body.
7. Reduces the level of cholesterol in the blood and removes it from the body.
8. Increases human performance, thanks to which the body is always in good shape.
9. Improves bowel function and fights constipation.
10. Due to its low calorie content (only 70 kcal per 100 g of product) it is used for various diets and the desire to lose weight.
11. Is an excellent natural aphrodisiac.
12. Improves blood circulation, which helps to improve the performance of the brain.
13. Perfectly quenches thirst in all situations due to its high water content.
14. Improves the work of the heart and blood vessels.
15. Is a diuretic.
16. Strengthens bones and teeth in children.
With a huge number of useful properties in lychee, there are practically no contraindications. The only possible occurrence of allergic reactions in cases of overeating and personal intolerance to the body of this fruit.
It is undesirable to consume more than one hundred grams of lychee within one day. This can lead to some unpleasant consequences, such as nausea, fever, and migraines.
How to choose a ripe lychee
To please yourself with tasty and healthy fruit, you need to choose the right lychee in the store. The fruit should have a pronounced pink color and be free from various external damage. In this case, you can shake it in your hands - the fresh fruit will make a quiet sound. The dark skin is due to the fact that the fruit has been stored for a very long time and may be rotten.
Lychee can be purchased in a store or market all year round, although it usually only ripens in the middle or late summer.
For eating and extending the shelf life, lychees are frozen or simply dried, so that they can then be added to baked goods or cooked compotes.
