name: Lichee

flavor_db_name_variants: lichee

source: foodb

status: draft

food_db_id: Lichee

id: 103

name_scientific: Litchi chinensis

description: The lychee (Litchi chinensis) (Chinese: ??; pinyin: lì zh?) is the sole member of the genus Litchi in the soapberry family, Sapindaceae. It is a tropical and subtropical fruit tree native to the Guangdong and Fujian provinces of China, and now cultivated in many parts of the world. The fresh fruit has a "delicate, whitish pulp" with a floral smell and a fragrant, sweet flavor. Since this perfume-like flavor is lost in the process of canning, the fruit is usually eaten fresh.

itis_id: 503504

wikipedia_id: Lichee

picture_file_name: 103.jpg

picture_content_type: image/jpeg

picture_file_size: 970479

picture_updated_at: 2012-04-20T09:38:37.000Z

legacy_id: 110

food_group: Fruits

food_subgroup: Tropical fruits

food_type: Type 1

created_at: 2011-02-09T00:37:20.000Z

updated_at: 2019-05-14T18:04:16.000Z

creator_id: null

updater_id: null

export_to_afcdb: false

category: specific

ncbi_taxonomy_id: 151069

export_to_foodb: true

public_id: FOOD00103