Litchi Beverage Production. Lychee Fruit Juice. Litchi Drink Manufacturing Industry
Lychee/Litchi is a tropical fruit native to low elevation lands of China, Taiwan and South East Asia. It is a seasonal fruit found in plenty during the summer seasons. It grows on a slow growing medium sized evergreen tree, in clusters and usually has a round or oval shape. This fruit has a close resemblance to longan and other rambutan fruits. The outer surface is covered with a red colored rough textured easily removable rind. Inside it consists of translucent white sweet and juicy fruit. The pulp has a single glossy brown nut like seed.
In India lychee is cultivated in Muzaffarpur, Bihar and in North India. Muzaffarpur produces 75% of India’s total litchi production.
Fruit juices contain a range of minerals, vitamins and bioactive compounds, such as phytochemicals, that are important for good health.
Juice is extracted from the fruit and the water content is reduced (by evaporating off the water naturally present) in the country of origin. The concentrated juice is usually frozen and shipped to the country of use for packing. Fruit juice packers then reconstitute the juice by adding back the water.