Longan is made from dried longan. Generally speaking, it will be dried with a shell in the process of drying, and some of it will be dried without a shell, so if it is dried without a shell, it is recommended to soak it in water directly.

On the one hand, the shell of longan can isolate a lot of microorganisms and dust, so the longan meat can be kept hygienic, so the dirty shell should be removed; On the other hand, it may be difficult to leach the effective components of longan pulp into tea soup by soaking it in water, because the effective components of longan pulp are mainly on longan pulp, so it is recommended to shell it.

2 dried longan with shell or without shell is good for the following reasons:

Shelled longan may be more hygienic. In the process of drying longan, it is inevitable to contact with bacteria and microorganisms in the air. If longan is shelled and dried in the air, the pulp is likely to be attacked by bacteria, thus losing its nutritional value.

The longan with shell may be fresher. Even when the longan is dried, as long as it is fresh and fresh, it can be dried without shelling, while the longan without shell may be forgotten and the shell is broken, so it is shelled.

The longan with shell will be more resistant to storage. With the protection of shell, the chance of dust and bacterial infection in the air can be reduced, so it is not easy to be affected with damp, mildew, corruption and deterioration in the later storage process, and it will be relatively more resistant to storage.

3 Can dried longan be soaked in water? After washing the shell, you can soak it in water.

In addition to the rich nutrition of longan meat, dried longan is actually a kind of dried longan shell, which has the effect of dispelling wind and improving eyesight, and can improve dizziness, dizziness, tinnitus and other symptoms to some extent, so it is ok not to peel longan when soaking it.

However, it is suggested to wash the longan shell before soaking in water, so as to avoid eating some impurities and bacteria by mistake and bringing adverse effects to the body.

Longan can be eaten when it is better.

Generally speaking, there is no specific time to eat dried longan. Generally, it can be eaten at any time of the day, and you can eat it whenever you want.

However, for people with palpitations and insomnia, it is recommended to eat dried longan about 2 hours before going to bed, which will have the effects of nourishing blood and calming the nerves, enriching blood and benefiting qi.