1 appearance

The surface of litchi and longan are covered with a hard shell, in which litchi is larger and the shell is hard, usually bright red, purple and so on. And the shell is very rough, with obvious gullies and lines; Longan, on the other hand, is relatively small, with soft shell, grayish yellow, yellowish brown and so on. It feels smooth and has no obvious protrusions.

Step 2 taste

Although litchi has a high sugar content, it also contains more organic acids such as citric acid and malic acid, so it tastes sour and sweet. Longan meat contains little organic acid, so it tastes almost sour and very sweet and juicy.

3. efficacy

Litchi and longan belong to two different fruits, so they have different effects on human body. Litchi is sweet, sour and warm, and has the functions of replenishing qi and blood, regulating qi and promoting fluid production, and relieving pain. Longan is sweet in taste and warm in nature, and has the functions of nourishing the heart and spleen, qi and blood, spleen and stomach.