Lychees has an outer, thin-shelled skin (red changing to brown as the fruit ripens) which, when peeled away, reveals white, succulent flesh of a grape-like texture. A hard seed is at the core of the fruit. Like citrus fruits and black currants, lychees are high in vitamin "C" (five grape-sized fruit are enough for your daily needs) and also natural sugars. It is this natural and refreshing sweetness, combined with the firm texture "bite" that makes lychees so "more-ish".
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