How many calories are on the label? Some weight loss dishes from longan

Longan is a tropical fruit familiar to Vietnamese people, with a very sweet and delicious taste. Around June - July, longan begins to be sold everywhere. But for those who are on a diet, in front of this delicious fruit, the special question is still "How many calories are on the label?".

Longan is a favorite fruit of many people with a reasonable price. With a particularly delicious taste, longan can not only be eaten directly, but also used to make longan tea, cook tea,... But how many calories are in longan? Does eating a lot of longan make people fat and hot?

How many calories are on the label? 

According to scientific studies, the calorie content in 1 longan only weighs about 2 - 3 grams. In which, each longan contains about 1.44 calories. From this number, according to the information from the calorie table of the National Institute of Nutrition, 100g of longan has about 45 - 60 calories. In addition to calories, 100g longan also adds about 11 kcal of starch, 0.9 kcal of protein and no fat . Overall, longan is high in carbs and vitamin C along with other nutrients that are good for your health.

How many calories are on the label?

How many calories are in dried labels?

Longan is usually only available in the summer, to preserve it longer, people have to dry it. Dried longan has the natural sweetness of longan, used to make many dishes such as dried longan tea, stewed chicken with dried lotus seeds, ... Dried longan still retains the full content of vitamins and nutrients in it. Fresh longan has many good uses for health such as blood tonic, sedative, reducing body weakness , so it is also often used.

100 grams of dried longan has about 80 calories, which is a safe number of calories that are unlikely to make you gain weight.

How many calories are in dried labels?

Does eating longan cause weight gain?

If each longan has only about 1.44 calories, if you eat about 10 - 20 fruits at a time, the total calorie intake will only range from 14 to 28 calories. This number of calories can be said to be very low and cannot make you gain weight.

In addition, longan also contains saturated fat, which reduces cholesterol levels and reduces the risk of weight gain. 

Is it hot to eat longan?

According to Oriental medicine, longan has warm properties, so it has the effect of improving memory, nervous weakness, insomnia, fatigue, etc. 

With modern medicine, longan contains vitamin A , vitamin C and many other essential minerals that are useful for the prevention of flu, anemia , stomach pain, etc.

However, also because of this sweetness and warmth, longan causes a hot condition, pimples on the face, even an uncomfortable rash. Especially, pregnant women should not eat too much longan because it is easy to cause abdominal pain and bleeding during pregnancy, affecting the fetus.  Does eating longan cause body heat?

Some recipes for weight loss dishes from longan

Although longan does not cause weight gain, it can cause body heat. To enjoy the cool sweetness of longan without having to worry about weight gain or breakouts, SignsSymptomsList suggests you some low-calorie longan-made dishes that are suitable for weight loss diets.

Longan tea with lotus seeds

Ingredients to be prepared

30g fresh longan, 30g fresh lotus seeds, 20g red apple and some filtered water.

Doing

• Step 1: First you peel the label and separate the seeds for meat. Wash lotus seeds (pay attention to buy lotus seeds that have been hearted to avoid bitterness).
• Step 2: Put some filtered water in the pot and boil the lotus seeds until soft.
• Step 3: Add red apples, then 5 minutes later, put the longan into the pot.
• Step 4: Cook for about 10 minutes, then turn off the heat. You will immediately have a bowl of delicious lotus seed longan tea.

Longan tea with lotus seeds cools the heat

Stewed chicken breast with longan

Ingredients to be prepared

100g chicken breast, 15g dried longan, 10g fresh lotus seeds and other spices.

Doing

• Step 1: Wash chicken breasts, drain and cut into small pieces. Note that breast meat should only be used for people on a weight loss diet. 
• Step 2: Put the chicken and lotus seeds into the pot and simmer.
• Step 3: After boiling for about 15-20 minutes, add the longan and continue to cook for about 15 more minutes.
• Step 4: Season to taste and then turn off the stove.

So through the article, you know how many calories are labeled and the concerns related to this fruit. Besides, SignsSymptomsList also introduces you to some delicious weight loss dishes cooked from longan. Hopefully you will have new dishes to make your weight loss menu more diverse. Try it now!