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Longans
Calories & nutrition facts
dried
Nutrition facts
Per 100 g% DV- Calories 286 kcal —
- Protein 4.9 g 10%
- Carbohydrate 74 g 27%
- Fat 0.4 g 1%
- Sodium 48 mg 2%
- Cholesterol 0 mg 0%
Vitamins & minerals
Per 100 g% DVVitamins
- Vitamin C 28 mg 31%
- Thiamin (B1) 0.04 mg 3%
- Riboflavin (B2) 0.5 mg 38%
- Niacin (B3) 1 mg 6%
- Vitamin B12 0 µg 0%
Minerals
- Calcium 45 mg 3%
- Iron 5.4 mg 30%
- Magnesium 46 mg 11%
- Phosphorus 196 mg 16%
- Potassium 658 mg 14%
- Zinc 0.22 mg 2%
- Copper 0.81 mg 90%
- Manganese 0.25 mg 11%
Calories by portion
| Portion | Weight | Calories | Protein | Carbs | Fat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 g | 100 g | 286 | 4.9 g | 74 g | 0.4 g |
| 1 × fruit | 1.7 g | 5 | 0.1 g | 1.3 g | 0 g |
| 2 × fruit | 3.4 g | 10 | 0.2 g | 2.5 g | 0 g |
| ½ × fruit | 0.9 g | 2 | 0 g | 0.6 g | 0 g |
| 3 × fruit | 5.1 g | 15 | 0.2 g | 3.8 g | 0 g |
| 4 × fruit | 6.8 g | 19 | 0.3 g | 5 g | 0 g |
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Questions about Longans
How do you peel and eat a longan?
Pinch or split the brittle shell and lift it off; eat the translucent flesh around the large, glossy seed, but don’t eat the seed.
How can you tell if fresh longans are ripe?
Choose fruit with intact, tan-brown shells that feel firm and look plump. Avoid cracked shells, damp patches or fruit that feels unusually soft.
How should you store fresh longans?
Keep them unpeeled in a bag in the fridge and eat them within about a week. Peel and stone them just before eating, as the flesh can dry out once exposed.
Can you freeze longans?
Yes. Peel and stone them, freeze the flesh in a single layer on a tray, then transfer it to a sealed container; use it frozen in drinks or desserts, or thaw it in the fridge.
What can you make with longans?
Add peeled fresh longans to fruit salad, or simmer them briefly in syrup for a dessert topping. Dried longans are often simmered in sweet soups or steeped in tea.
What can you use instead of longans?
Fresh lychees make the closest swap in fruit salads and desserts: they have a similar floral sweetness and juicy flesh. Peeled grapes can work when you want a milder, less aromatic substitute.
Are longans related to lychees?
Yes. Longans and lychees are closely related tropical fruits; both have a single large seed surrounded by sweet, translucent flesh, but longans have a smooth, tan shell rather than a red, bumpy one.
Source: USDA FoodData Central 169907 · per 100 g · carbohydrate per EU label, fibre excluded
