Litchi or Litchi from Madagascar

The litchi fruit is edible. It is produced by Litchi chinensis, a tropical tree of the Sapindaceae family. This is the only currently accepted species of the genus Litchi. The name comes from Chinese pinyin or Lizhi. The tree is native to China, where culture is certified for more than 2 100 years . The species has been introduced to fruit production in other tropical regions, including India, Madagascar, Thailand, Hawaii and also at La Reunion, where the fruit is known as l litchi and litchi tree walk. The fruit The delicious fruit is a small sphere of 3 to 4 cm in diameter, sometimes a little heartshaped, surrounded by an envelope pretty tough appearance that makes a scaly pink to red when ripe. Awareness It is true that the taste of litchi, pink mixing and Muscat, is incomparable. Most litchi marketed in Europe (November-March) from Madagascar. But one can also find this fruit in delicatessen, from May to August, imports from Thailand. You can also meet, among other exotic fruit, a cousin of the litchi: rambutan. It is still called hairy litchi due to long eyelashes red-orange, with hints of green covering the bark.

Nutritional knowledge Refreshing, litchi is rich in vitamin C. It also contains B vitamins, many minerals and micro-nutrients.

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Marketing Calendar: This fruit is imported from Madagascar, Australia, Reunion, Mauritius and South Africa from November 15 to January 15. It also happens in June, July and August in Thailand and Israel. The quantities sold have increased since 10 years by improving its conservation, allowing transport by ship (986 tonnes in 1986, about 7000 tonnes in 1995). How to choose Flee fruit whose skin cracks or too soft but ignore the color of litchi. The litchis are always picked ripe and are very fragile: in 3 days, their bark may turn brown and become brittle if the fruits do not know fumigated with a natural substance: the flower of sulfur. It acts only on the bark, giving it a yellow color disappears within hours upon exposure to light. How to Keep Store litchi to 15 days in the crisper of the refrigerator but consume it quickly: after more than 2 days at room temperature, bark brown. Suggestions for use The litchi is delightfully picks, but freed of its bark, it decorates Norwegian shellfish dishes, and slices of smoked duck breast. Mixed, it gives a very delicate juices. Its flesh, dipped in caramel, turns it into candy.

History Native to China, the litchi is cultivated for over 4000 years. Offered to the emperors as the finest fruit of the Celestial Empire, this "Cherry China" was praised by many poets.

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Litchi production in Madagascar

Litchi production in Madagascar has been good this year (2009 season), thanks to the weather. The early harvest of litchi has allowed the island to increase its exports to the European market. It plans to export up to 29,000 tonnes this year, mainly to Europe. Mauritius, South Africa and Reunion are the major competitors of the island Madagascar on the export of litchi. However, Madagascar has a major advantage over other competitors, it can produce the lychees in a timely period when the fruit is very popular, that is to say during the Christmas and end of year. The litchi industry provides more than 80% of income of a farmer each year. It holds and sustains thousands of families in rural areas east and Analanjirofo and thousands of collectors and transporters not to mention vendors banana leaves and "Garaba" baskets of litchi, conveying this fruit. A foot of litchi can produce up to 400kg. Madagascar Litchis Exporting offers:

Of fresh litchis: they are harvested, sorted and packed in cartons of 2 kg. They are guaranteed 100% natural. Litchis sulfur: the fruits are treated with sulfur dioxide. It is a means of preservation to maintain fruit quality during transportation. This process then allows the products to be kept longer. It is the only treatment possible and validated by the standards of the European Union. These are the fruits that you enjoy when you eat litchi from Madagascar. They are the perfect companions quickly refined your fruit salads or your pastries, flavored gently bring your champagne or a tropical touch to your skewers of chicken.

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Its translucent white flesh does indeed develops the exquisite taste of pink if the fruit is picked at perfect ripeness. Otherwise, its flesh turns gray and glassy and loses its delicate flavor. Very refreshing, the lychee fruit is sweet but very low in calories. Rich in vitamin C (39 mg/100g) and potassium (185 mg/100g) it also contains phosphorus and magnesium. Ses fibres douces et peu t. Its soft fibers are scarce and well tolerated by young children and people with delicate digestive system. He was ready even analgesic cons osteoarthritis! Undoubtedly, it is eaten fresh it best reveals its subtlety Eastern. For all these reasons, we bring all the attention, care and treatment necessary to ensure consumer satisfaction. We are working on the study of different parameters to improve the shelf life of litchi, interviews of local health, protection, safety and health of workers. We are particularly interested in the packaging line of lychees on the transport, packaging and sorting, as well as various aspects of the treatment of fruit after harvest. We are working on the study of different parameters to improve the shelf life of litchi, interviews of local health, protection, safety and health of workers. We are able to support the traceability of our products and increase our quality year after year, with fresher than fresh we have chosen to share with you their original flavor but also all their nutritional qualities.

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Harvesting and processing for export Litchis

Our products are carefully picked for the harvest in a state of perfect maturity, thus withstand handling, transportation and time to market. To meet the market requirements in terms of quality, Madagascar Litchis Exporting introduced a traceability system based on the identification of products in each step: receiving grading, post-harvesting, sorting, packaging , transportation to retail. The post-harvest litchi: improving the technique of treatment with sulfur dioxide.

The lychee fruit is fragile whose shelf life is short. Stored at room temperature, it loses a few days in his pink and red brown very quickly. This browning is revealed by relocation of cells. The cold only improve modestly over time keeping the color red and it is necessary to use adjuvants to cold to keep the color original. The method was validated by the standards of the European Union the most widely used to prevent browning is the use of sulfur few hours after harvest. A monitoring technique is provided by specialized services of sulfur treatment.

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Infrastructure for the export of litchis from Madagascar

Madagascar Litchis Exporting makes several technical solutions for conditioning and conservation, particularly at the primary packaging for processed products.

Madagascar Litchis Exporting is as a company of competence in favor of the profession, able to initiate innovative activities on the litchi industry, structuring and improving the technical workers. Madagascar Litchis Exporting provides the standards and framework for independent certification of production of the receipt to finished product. This guarantees compliance with the standards of hygiene and quality of fruits for export. In achieving its objectives, the company has human and technical resources: A central processing, sorting and storage of products to standards. The local storage products Various materials and buildings that can accommodate hundreds of people during the harvest period Refrigerated containers preserving fresh produce during transport to export -

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