Watermelon should be the most representative fruit of summer, and it can be called "the king of summer". Eating watermelon in summer is refreshing and thirst-quenching, and it tastes sweet and juicy. Watermelon contains a lot of glucose, malic acid, fructose, protein amino acids, lycopene and rich vitamin C besides fat and cholesterol.
2. Litchi
The fruit season of litchi is in summer, and litchi is a good fruit in Lingnan. Su Shi once praised it: "There are 300 lychees a day, so you don't hesitate to grow up to be a Lingnan person", which shows its delicacy. Modern research has found that litchi can nourish brain cells, improve insomnia, forgetfulness and dreaminess, promote skin metabolism and delay aging. However, accidents may occur when people who eat lychee excessively or some special physique eat lychee.
3. Grapes
Grapes are on the market in July, August and September. Grapes are not only delicious, but also have high nutritional value. The sugar content of grapes in mature berries is as high as 10%-30%, mainly glucose. A variety of fruit acids in grapes help digestion. Eating more grapes properly can strengthen the stomach.
4. Peach
Peach has the effects of beautifying skin, clearing stomach, moistening lung and eliminating phlegm. Its protein content is twice that of apples and grapes, seven times that of pears, three times that of apples and five times that of pears. Peach skin is very thin, pulp is rich, suitable for raw food, just ripe peaches are hard and sweet, ripe peaches are soft and juicy.
5. Myrica rubra
Myrica rubra has moderate sweet and sour taste, which can be eaten directly, processed into dried Myrica rubra, sauce, candied fruit, etc., and can also be used to make wine, which has the functions of quenching thirst, promoting fluid production and helping digestion.