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Ingredient dictionary

Lychee on a food label: allergens, diets and other names

Lychee is a kind of fruit. It is not one of the allergens that labels must declare. It is vegan. Open Food Facts finds it in 426 products, most often in sweetened drinks. Per 100 g: about 81 kcal and 1.1 g protein.

By Bravoora teamUpdated 13 October 2026Sources checked 13 October 20265 sourcesHow we check

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Does lychee contain an allergen?

Lychee is not one of the allergens that food labels must declare in the US, the UK, Europe or the Gulf. Open Food Facts does not link it to an allergen, and Bravoora’s label checker does not read the name as one.

Is lychee vegan?

Yes. Lychee is vegan and vegetarian: Open Food Facts records nothing from an animal in it.

VeganFits youNothing from an animal, by the Open Food Facts record.

VegetarianFits youNothing from an animal, by the Open Food Facts record.

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What other names does lychee have on a label?

In English lychee can also read “Litchi” or “Litchis”. On European labels it is “litchi” in French, “Litschi” in German and “Lichis” in Spanish. The other 13 languages are listed below.

In EnglishLitchiLitchis

French: litchi
German: Litschi, lychees
Spanish: Lichis
Italian: Litchi
Dutch: Lychees
Portuguese: Litchi
Polish: Liczi
Swedish: litchi
Danish: litchi
Norwegian: litchi
Finnish: litsi, litsiluumu
Czech: liči
Hungarian: Licsi
Romanian: Lici
Croatian: liči
Turkish: Liçi

Which foods contain lychee?

Open Food Facts lists lychee in the ingredients of 426 products, most often sweetened drinks, unsweetened drinks and fruit. Most of them are sold in France, the United States and Germany.

Sweetened drinks85
Unsweetened drinks67
Fruit63
Sweets35
Ice cream17
Milk and yoghurt15

Products with it, by country of sale: France 228 · United States 80 · Germany 34 · Poland 16.

Counted on 13 October 2026 from the Open Food Facts product database, which volunteers fill from real packs: it shows where lychee turns up, not how much of the market it is.

How many calories are in lychee?

Lychee has about 81 kcal per 100 g, with 1.1 g protein, 16 g carbohydrate and 0.3 g fat. The figures are for the entry “Lychee, pulp, raw” in CIQUAL, the French food composition table published by ANSES.

81kcal per 100 g

1.1g protein

16g carbohydrate

0.3g fat

Also per 100 g: sugars 16 g, saturated fat 0 g, fibre 2 g, salt 0.01 g, energy 344 kJ.

ANSES CIQUAL table, CALNUT 2020 edition, food code 13023. A product’s own nutrition panel is the figure to log.

What kind of ingredient is lychee?

Lychee is a kind of fruit.

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