Chicken Beak Lychee (鸡嘴荔枝)

Description

It has large fruit with thick flesh and a small seed. After peeling, the fruit is dry and has a sweet, pleasant taste. It is named for its small seed that resembles a chicken’s beak.

The fruit averages 29.5 grams, with relatively uniform size. It is slightly heart-shaped or oval. The skin is dark red, thin but tough. The flesh is waxy white, crisp, with moderate juiciness and a sweet, slightly fragrant flavor. The shrunken seed rate is 80%.

The fruit contains 18.0% soluble solids, with 22.8 milligrams of vitamin C per 100 milliliters of juice and 0.35 grams of acidity. The edible rate is 79.3%. The quality is excellent.