3 ‘taboo’ things to avoid when eating lychees

Summer is the time when lychees are in full bloom. This fruit is rich in vitamin C, which helps protect cells and repair damaged tissues (each serving contains about 52.3 mg). Rich organic acids (such as citric acid, arginine, tryptophan) have the ability to enhance metabolism. In addition, lychees also contain potassium ions (about 184.7 mg per serving), which help relieve stress and soothe feelings of anxiety.

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To enjoy delicious lychees, selection plays an extremely important role. Mr. Cai Jinshu, owner of the “Zhenliyuan” lychee garden in Dai Thu area, Kaohsiung (Taiwan) – who has long persistently pursued environmentally friendly and natural farming methods, shared that his garden specifically applies the “specialized bagging” technique for fruit. This method not only helps protect against ultraviolet rays and prevents insects from biting, but also takes advantage of the temperature difference to make the fruit flesh sweeter and juicier, and at the same time the eater is less likely to feel “hot” and hot inside the body.

Mr. Cai also did not hesitate to share “3 key points” to recognize high quality lychees:

• Look at the fruit stem: Check to see if the stem is still intact. Absolutely do not choose fruits with small holes from worms or dark spots.
• Look at the peel: The color of the outer skin should be “dark red mixed with a little green”, this is evidence of a fresh, just-ripe lychee.
• Smell the scent: Come close and smell it. A qualified lychee must not have an unusually sour or fermented smell.

Expert’s 3 ‘no’ principles when eating lychees

Choosing good lychees is difficult, knowing how to eat them properly is even more important. Nutrition expert Gao Minmin (Taiwan) has concluded the principle of 3 “no”s:

• Do not eat on an empty stomach (hungry): Lychees are foods with a high glycemic index (GI). Eating lychees when hungry will stimulate excessive insulin secretion, causing blood glucose levels to drop deeply. For people with poor blood sugar control, this can easily lead to “lychee sickness” syndrome with dangerous symptoms such as hypoglycemia, body weakness, and cold sweat.
• Don’t eat too much at once: To avoid severe blood sugar fluctuations and high blood fat levels, you must control your diet. Eat 5 to 6 fruits at a time (equivalent to about 16 g of carbohydrates) and should only be eaten 1-2 times a day.
• Do not eat unripe lychees: Underripe lychees easily affect the body’s gluconeogenesis process, inhibiting the glucose metabolism pathway, thereby causing abnormal blood sugar.