Per 100 grams of longan, the calorie is about 313 calories. Longan's calories in similar fruits is relatively high, per 100 grams of longan calories is 313 calories, per 100 grams of longan meat calories accounted for about 13% of the Chinese Nutrition Society recommended by the average adult to maintain the health of the total daily calorie intake required. In addition, the flesh of longan contains 17% sugar, eating more will cause the body to produce a lot of fat.

The longan fruit is subglobose, usually yellowish brown or sometimes grayish yellow, slightly rough outside, or rarely slightly convex tubercles; the seeds are tea-brown, shiny, all wrapped in fleshy aril. Flowering in spring and summer, fruiting in summer. The fruit is rich in nutrition, is a valuable high-level tonic, mainly for fruit, the seeds contain starch, after appropriate treatment, can be brewed; wood is solid, very heavy, dark reddish-brown, resistant to water and moisture, is shipbuilding, furniture, joinery and other fine wood.

Longan meat can be made into longan red dates porridge. Put 10 red dates and longan meat, 100 grams of rice together in a pot to cook into porridge, and finally add sugar and mix well. This is a very healthy food, the taste is relatively light, longan meat with a strong fragrance, after adding red dates, the taste is sweet, delicious and healthy.

The calorie content of longan meat is not low, so people who are dieting should eat less. In fact, when the general public eats longan, they will not be particularly restrained or deliberately calculate the calorie content. In fact, 24 longan is equivalent to a day of fruit intake, if the day to eat longan, it is recommended not to eat other fruits.