snakeyjane's Journal, 27 July 2017

Is that lychee 

Sorry, just looked up rambutan on google. Similar to lychee but not the same. Enjoy.. 

Saw these the other day at Trader Joes...what are they like? 

what do they taste like? How do you pick good ones? 

I had these when I was in Hawaii. Yum!! 

So good! Wonder what net carbs are. 

The taste like a honey dew melon had a baby with a pineapple gummy bear. 1.8 g net carbs. As far as good ones... They are too old if the hairs are black and matted down. I don't know what they look like under ripe. With shipping from Malaysia, I doubt it's often an issue. Thanks for the comments, all!  

What does that taste like? 

These things are delicious I tried one from a guy at work and they are good 

Nutrient Unit 1 Value per 100.0g 1.0 cup, drained 150g 1.0 cup 214g 1.0 fruit 9g Proximates Water g 78.04 117.06 167.01 7.02 Energy kcal 82 123 175 7 Protein g 0.65 0.98 1.39 0.06 Total lipid(fat) g 0.21 0.32 0.45 0.02 Carbohydrate, by difference(fat) g 20.87 31.30 44.66 1.88 Fiber, total dietary g 0.9 1.4 1.9 0.1 Minerals Calcium, Ca mg 22 33 47 2 Iron, Fe mg 0.35 0.52 0.75 0.03 Magnesium, Mg mg 7 10 15 1 Phosphorus, P mg 9 14 19 1 Potassium, K mg 42 63 90 4 Sodium, Na mg 11 16 24 1 Zinc, Zn mg 0.08 0.12 0.17 0.01 Vitamins Vitamin C, total ascorbic acid mg 4.9 7.4 10.5 0.4 Thiamin mg 0.013 0.020 0.028 0.001 Niacin mg 1.352 2.028 2.893 0.122 Vitamin B-6 mg 0.020 0.030 0.043 0.002 Folate, DFE µg 8 12 17 1 Vitamin B-12 µg 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 Vitamin A, RAE µg 0 0 0 0 Vitamin A, IU IU 3 4 6 0 Lipids Cholesterol mg 0 0 0 0 So these are the benefits of the rambutan fruit. What’s your verdict? Is this going to become a part of your diet?  

Never heard of them before and supposedly good for diabetes too  

In latinoamerica they are very popular, they call them " mamones chinos". I miss those 

They are very tasty! They are not technically alive, I guess; they are a stone fruit. I will eat them whenever I get a chance! They're allowed on the diet I'm transitioning to. Availability is the limiting factor.  

So you peel and eat the interior flesh I assume?🙋🏻 

Yeah, SM. I score the skin with a paring knife and it peels off easily. You're not supposed to eat the pit, though.  

Where's the pit? How much of the center is pit? Your picture doesn't make it clear and I have never seen these before. They sound absolutely intriguing!🙋🏻