Canned Lychee in Syrup

Delicious and juicy lychee or "Litchi" heralds the arrival of summer. Besides being sweet and nutritious, these berries bring cooling effect on the human body to beat the scorching summer heat. Botanically, this exotic fruit belongs to the family of Sapindaceae and named scientifically as Litchi chinensis.

Lychee is a native of South China and is also considered to have existed in Viet Nam for a long time. At the foot of Bavi Mountain, wild lychee trees were found by a French scientist in 1942. In 1970 Professor Vu Cong Hau (late director of the Industrial and Fruit Crop Institute) and his colleagues discovered lots of wild lychee trees in Tamdao (Vinhc province) and Tuyenhoa (Quangbinh province) forests.

A Vietnamese legend also recounts that one of Vietnamese Kings of the Mai Dynasty once offered lychee fruits, which were regarded as precious fruit of Viet Nam, to the Emperor of China. This evidence partly shows that lychee can be considered as a native of Viet Nam lychee and that the climate of northern Viet Nam, where winter is short, dry and a little bit cold and summer is long and hot with high rainfall and humidity, is quite suitable for the growth of lychee.

In northern Viet Nam the most popular variety namely ‘vaithieu’ ripens in May to June. Early varieties and accessions can be harvested in late-April and well-selected individuals of these varieties have been paid great attention to prolong the duration of harvesting.

Concerning the problem of consumption, it is estimated that about 70-75 percent of the total production of lychee fruit is consumed in local markets, the rest is exported to China, Hong Kong, ASEAN countries and some European countries such as France and Russia.

Lychee fruits are also processed as syrup and dried fruit. The juice of the latter is mainly exported to China or used for local consumption.

Lychee has got sweet taste and is loaded with minerals, vitamins such as Vitamin C that helps to prevent the flu, colds, sore throats and fevers. It is diuretic and assists digestion. It has high amount of potassium that is exnt for the heart and blood. It also possesses calcium, magnesium, iron, zinc, srus, copper and manganese. Vitamin E, B6, niacin, thiamin, folate and riboflavin is also found in Lychee. Lychee has the ability to reduce the chances of cancer. It is also packed with fatty acids and antioxidants that prevent the body from infections, diseases and health ailments by promoting the immunity power. Polynols are also found in Lychee that counteracts the liver and weight problems.

PRODUCT DESCRIPTION:

    Ingredients: Lychee, water, sugar

    Shelf life: 24 months

    Packaging: 20oz/ 30oz/ A10 canÂ

    Origin: Vietnam

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