Also call: Dragon's eyes,
Lungan. 
 | DESCRIPTION
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Similar to Lychee, which has a yellow-brown leathery skin. It has a small round
transparent flesh with a brown seed.
| HISTORY AND ORIGIN
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The Longan is known as the little brother of the Lychee and is a native to the
Asia country. Longan is the chinese name translated to Dragon's eye.
| BUYING AND STORAGE
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Choose evenly coloured fruit with moist skin, avoid dry and chaff skin.
Refrigerate in vegetable crisper and will keep up to 2 weeks.
| PREPARATION AND USE
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Cracked skin by pressing, eat fresh or in fruit salad. Great for soup, chinese
sweet and sour dishes.
| NUTRITIONAL INFORMATION
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Unavailable.
| MAJOR NUTRIENTS |
SERVING SIZE: 100 grm
| * ENERGY: |
240 kj |
* IRON: |
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* CALCIUM: |
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| * CARBOHYDRATE: |
15
grm |
* VITAMIN A: |
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| * DIETARY FIBRE: |
3 grm |
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* VITAMIN C: |
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