How much is rambutan per jin? Read this article to understand its nutritional value

In the Hainan region there is a fruit with a furry outer shell but flesh resembling lychee that is very popular with consumers, and that is the rambutan, which clears heat and detoxifies. So what other nutritional value does it have? What is the market selling price per jin?

1. What nutritional value does rambutan have?

Rambutan is a fruit native to tropical Asia, also called hairy lychee, shaozi, red-haired fruit, and red-haired gall. At present it is cultivated in Guangdong, Taiwan, China and Hainan in our country. It is a large tropical fruit tree, and its fruit generally ripens in early autumn, in red and green types. Besides having sweet, juicy flesh, rambutan is also very rich in nutritional value.

1. The flesh of rambutan contains glucose and sucrose, and is rich in vitamins, amino acids, carbohydrates and various minerals. Its nature and flavor are sweet and warm, the flesh is fragrant/sweet, thick and juicy, and some people call it the lychee of Lingnan in China, and it has the alternative name hairy lychee.

2. Rambutan flesh is yellow-white, semi-transparent, juicy, crisp and refreshing, with a clear sweet or sweet-and-sour taste, or an aromatic flavor. The flesh accounts for 31-60.2%, total soluble solids 14-22.2%, sugar 3.61-6.25%, citric acid 0.39-1.53%, and vitamin C 0.63-5.5 per 100 grams of flesh. Superior varieties of rambutan have large fruit, thin skin, small seeds and thick flesh, with the flesh separating from the seed, and the flesh is crisp, sweet and delicious.

3. The nutrients contained in rambutan, such as vitamins, trace elements and large amounts of carbohydrates and sugars, have the effect of replenishing energy.

4. Rambutan contains a large amount of vitamin C and has a good antioxidant effect. It can to a certain extent clear free radical components in the human body, can inhibit the deposition of melanin, and can also reduce wrinkles and moisturize the skin, achieving a beautifying and skin-nourishing effect.

5. Rambutan contains a large amount of iron, and regular consumption has a certain preventive effect on iron-deficiency anemia.

6. Long-term consumption of rambutan can clear heat and detoxify, enhance human immunity, and also help improve dizziness, low blood pressure and so on.

In fact, besides the nutritional value introduced above, rambutan is also a good landscape tree species because of its beautiful appearance; apart from being eaten fresh, it can also be processed into canned goods, preserved fruit, jam, jelly and wine, and the fruit shell is also a good dye.

2. How much is rambutan per jin?

At present rambutan has two major categories, red fruit and yellow fruit. The more widely planted varieties include Baoyan No. 1, No. 2, No. 3, No. 4, No. 5 and No. 7, and their prices are all different. In addition, different places of origin and purchase quantities are all factors affecting the price of rambutan.

1. At present the price of fresh rambutan at the Zhougudui Agricultural Products Wholesale Market in Hefei, Anhui is 17.4 yuan/kg;

2. The price of Vietnamese rambutan in Pingxiang City, Chongzuo City, Guangxi is 130 yuan/box;

3. The price of Vietnamese rambutan in Guandu District, Kunming City, Yunnan is 190 yuan/box;

4. The price of Baoyan No. 7 rambutan in Meilan District, Haikou City, Hainan is 30 yuan/jin.

Although rambutan is delicious and juicy and high in nutritional value, people generally suffering from gastritis, peptic ulcers and a yang-deficient constitution should avoid eating it.