Lychee nutritional values: This is what the little nutrient bombs from Asia contain

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With their spiny skin and glassy flesh, lychees are one of the best-known exotic fruits. They are also extremely he althy.

Previously known only in Asian restaurants, you can now find the "love fruit", as lychees are called in China and Thailand, in many fruit departments of supermarkets throughout Germany. And these small fruits can not only score purely visually - the lychees also have a lot to offer in terms of taste and, above all, in terms of nutritional values. They are full of valuable ingredients and, in addition to the delicious taste, offer everything you need for a he althy diet. In addition, they are also used and valued as medicine in their homeland of China and in other Asian countries. So it pays to ditch the canned lychees and buy fresh lychees because they contain all the flavor and all the nutrients.

It's in lychees

Vitamin C, minerals, trace elements and much more - lychees provide the body with all the important nutrients and offer pleasure without regret, after all 100 grams of lychees have just 77 kcal. The main components of lychees are:

Nutrient	Quantity per 100 grams
Carbohydrates	17 g
Fibre	1.6g
protein	1g
Fat (monosaturated and polysaturated)	0.2g
calories	77 kcak
Minerals and trace elements
Calcium	10mg
iron	0.4mg
Potassium	190mg
Magnesium	10mg
Sodium	2 mg
Phosphorus	35mg
Zinc	0.2mg
Vitamins
Folic acid (vitamin B9)	14 - 25 µg
Vitamin B1	0.05g
Vitamin B2	0.05mg
Vitamin B6	0.01mg
Vitamin C	40 - 71.5mg
Vitamin E	0.03 mg

» Phosphorus:

With 35 mg per 100 g, lychees provide the body with a large amount of this important nutrient. After all, phosphorus is important for a regulated energy metabolism.