Fruit
Skin
Longan skin (shell) is the thin, leathery tan-brown outer rind that protects the aril. It is not eaten. Peel by pinching and cracking; it separates more cleanly than lychee’s knobbly shell when fruit is fresh. Dried longans often keep a wrinkled shell until rehydrated or shelled for soup. Compost shells after peeling. Shell colour and slight flexibility help judge freshness—brittle, cracked shells with mould mean discard.
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Nutrition
Typical values per 100 g edible portion. Nutrient names open the reference page.
Nutrition Facts
Per 100 g edible portion
Amount per 100 g
- Total Fat 0.84 g
- Saturated Fat 0.05 g
- Trans Fat 0 g
- Monounsaturated Fat 0.1 g
- Polyunsaturated Fat 0.11 g
- Cholesterol 0 mg
- Sodium 5.09 mg
- Salt 0.01 g
- Total Carbohydrate 12.8 g
- Dietary Fibre 2.11 g
- Total Sugars 10 g
- Complex / starch 0.95 g
- Protein 0.57 g
- Water 83.1 g
- Energy 61.2 kcal
- Water 83.1 g
- Carbohydrates 12.8 g
- Protein 0.57 g
- Fat 0.84 g
- Saturated Fat 0.05 g
- Monounsaturated Fat 0.1 g
- Polyunsaturated Fat 0.11 g
- Omega-3 0.01 g
- Vitamins 42.2 mg
- Vitamin A 15 µg
- Vitamin B1 — Thiamine 0.03 mg
- Vitamin B2 — Riboflavin 0.03 mg
- Vitamin B3 — Niacin 0.34 mg
- Vitamin B5 — Pantothenic Acid 0.17 mg
- Vitamin B6 0.09 mg
- Vitamin B7 — Biotin 1.2 µg
- Vitamin B9 — Folate 17.4 µg
- Vitamin C 2 mg
- Vitamin E 0.34 mg
- Vitamin K 5.6 µg
- Minerals 289 mg
- Major Minerals 287 mg
- Trace Minerals 1.5 mg
- Iron 1.5 mg
- Salt 0.01 g
Vitamins
vitamin-c: 2 · vitamin-a: 15 · vitamin-b1-thiamine: 0.03 · vitamin-b2-riboflavin: 0.03 · vitamin-b3-niacin: 0.34 · vitamin-b5-pantothenic-acid: 0.17 · vitamin-b6: 0.09 · vitamin-b7-biotin: 1.2 · vitamin-b9-folate: 17.4 · vitamin-e: 0.34 · vitamin-k: 5.6 ·
Minerals
Skin carries subcutaneous fat and collagen; crisping concentrates calories.
History
Skins were valued for crackling, gelatin, and protective cookery across cuisines.