A red-to-dark-purple fruit covered in thick, blunt spines, sweeter and richer than its cousin rambutan. The translucent white flesh peels cleanly from the seed and is among the sweetest of the lychee-family fruits.
Pulasan is a discovery fruit alongside rambutan and lychee in diaspora Asian markets — a vitamin-C and iron-absorption helper for families learning the world's fruits.
Pulasan delivers vitamin C for immune support and to enhance non-heme iron absorption — the anemia angle that matters for Black women carrying iron deficiency at elevated rates. It carries iron, potassium, and antioxidant polyphenols. Like other lychee-family fruits, the seed and peel are studied for antioxidant and antimicrobial compounds. The flesh is sweeter than rambutan, so its sugar load is real — a fresh treat, portioned with blood sugar in mind for those with T2D.
Twist or cut the thick leathery rind (the blunt spines do not prick like rambutan) and lift out the translucent flesh, which separates cleanly from the seed. Eat fresh and chilled.
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