What is the nutrition of freeze-dried rambutan per 100 g?
Per 100 g, freeze-dried rambutan at 3–5% moisture delivers about 380 kcal, 88 g carbohydrate of which 81 g are natural sugars, 6 g fibre, 5 g protein, 800 mg potassium and almost no fat or sodium. Nothing is added: the ingredient line is 100% Rambutan (Nephelium lappaceum L.), and every gram of sugar is the fruit’s own, concentrated by drying.
Use these figures to design your product and cost your recipe. Before you print a pack, put them through the three checks below, because the rambutan labels already on the market show how easily a nutrition panel goes wrong.
How many calories, sugars, fibre and potassium?
| Nutrient | Per 100 g | % DV | Per 30 g pouch (10–12 halves) | % DV |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calories | 380 kcal | 110 kcal | ||
| Total fat | 0.5 g | 1% | 0 g | 0% |
| Saturated fat | 0 g | 0% | 0 g | 0% |
| Sodium | 15 mg | 1% | 0 mg | 0% |
| Total carbohydrate | 88 g | 32% | 26 g | 9% |
| Dietary fibre | 6 g | 21% | 2 g | 7% |
| Total sugars | 81 g | 24 g | ||
| Includes added sugars | 0 g | 0% | 0 g | 0% |
| Protein | 5 g | 10% | 2 g | |
| Calcium | 80–90 mg | 6–7% | 20–30 mg | 2% |
| Potassium | 800 mg | 17% | 240 mg | 5% |
| Vitamin C | 30 mg | 33% | 9 mg | 10% |
Typical values for 100% freeze-dried rambutan; natural variation by origin, season and ripeness applies. Lot nutrition panel available for label artwork.
The season moves these numbers in a predictable direction. Main-crop Rongrien and Java fruit, picked May to August at 18–22° Brix, dries to the top of the sugar range at about 81–83 g per 100 g with a full, rounded sweetness. Lots run on fruit picked after heavy rain or off-season, at 15–16° Brix, come in a few grams lower on sugar and noticeably sharper on acidity.
What the numbers mean on shelf: a 30 g single-serve pouch holds 10–12 crisp halves for 110 kcal, with no added sugar, 2 g of fibre and 240 mg of potassium. “110 kcal per pack” is a front-of-pack line most snack brands would be glad to print. The 81 g of sugar is also why the fruit tastes so intensely sweet and floral after drying: freeze-drying removes the water and leaves everything else in place, which is why the figures sit about 4.8 times above fresh fruit, the same concentration factor explained in how many kilos of fresh rambutan make 1 kg of freeze-dried.
At the US reference amount of 40 g, the figures are 150 kcal, 2 g fibre, 320 mg potassium and 12 mg vitamin C (13% DV). US nutrient content claims are judged on that 40 g basis, whatever the pouch size.
Per 100 g or per serving: which one goes on your pack?
It depends on where you sell.
- United States: the Nutrition Facts panel is declared per serving, with %DV. The FDA reference amount for dried fruit is 40 g. Any package holding less than twice that, so anything under 80 g, is a single-serving container and is labelled as one serving for the whole pack. That makes the FruitBuys 30 g and 50 g retail pouches simple: one column, one serving, 110 kcal or about 190 kcal per pack.
- EU and UK: the nutrition declaration is mandatory per 100 g, with energy in both kJ and kcal. Per-portion figures are optional extras.
- UAE and GCC: follow the destination’s labelling standard, including Arabic text; per 100 g is the common base.
Why the EU number is lower. EU rules count carbohydrate without fibre, and count fibre at 2 kcal/g. The same 100 g of rambutan therefore declares about 1,545 kJ / 365 kcal in the EU, against 380 kcal on a US panel. Neither is wrong; they are different calculation rules. Put the right one on the right pack and your QA team will not be asked to explain a 15 kcal gap.
Is any sugar added?
No. FruitBuys freeze-dried rambutan is 100% fruit; no sugar, syrup, preservative or sulfite goes into the process. That gives you a clean-label line and, in most markets, a no-added-sugar claim:
- EU and UK: “with no added sugars” is permitted when no mono- or disaccharides or sugar-based foods are added. Because the fruit is naturally sweet, the label must also state “contains naturally occurring sugars”.
- United States: “no sugar added” is available when no sugar is added in processing and the food it replaces normally contains added sugar. That is where freeze-dried rambutan wins: most chewy dried fruit on US shelves, from cranberries to soft-dried mango and sugar-infused rambutan, is sweetened to hold its texture. FruitBuys rambutan reaches its sweetness from 18–22° Brix fruit and nothing else. Unless the pack also meets the low-calorie criteria, add the statement “not a low calorie food” next to the claim.
Is rambutan good for you?
As a fruit snack, freeze-dried rambutan is 100% fruit with no added sugar, almost no fat or sodium, 6 g fibre, 800 mg potassium and typically 30 mg vitamin C per 100 g. It is also dense in natural sugar, 81 g per 100 g, so it fits a clean, indulgent fruit snack or a fruit inclusion rather than a low-sugar product. If your line needs a low-sugar message, use rambutan as a 3–8% inclusion in a lower-sugar base, or as powder in a drink, and let the floral flavour do the work.
Is freeze-dried rambutan high in vitamin C?
On typical values, yes. Freeze-dried rambutan carries typically 30 mg of vitamin C per 100 g. That clears the EU threshold for “high in vitamin C” (at least 24 mg per 100 g) and, at 12 mg per 40 g, the US “good source” level of 10–19% DV. Freeze-drying under vacuum at low temperature holds on to heat-sensitive vitamins, the floral aroma and the pale blush colour far better than hot-air drying or vacuum frying, so the figure is a fair part of your brand story.
Before the claim goes on a pack, two facts matter. Vitamin C moves with ripeness and weather, and it declines slowly in storage, while an EU claim must still be true at the end of the best-before period. FruitBuys therefore runs the vitamin C test on your commercial lot and, for programmes that print the claim, can add a check on retained pouches later in shelf life or an accelerated shelf-life study, so the claim on your artwork rests on your own product.
What do the new US label rules mean for a single-ingredient fruit?
Two US label changes favour a one-ingredient fruit. FDA’s updated “healthy” claim, mandatory from 25 February 2028, is built around food groups such as fruit, and a product made only of fruit with nothing added is the simplest case to qualify; final eligibility is confirmed on your finished label. FDA has also proposed a front-of-pack Nutrition Info box rating saturated fat, sodium and added sugars as Low, Medium or High. Freeze-dried rambutan carries 0 g, 15 mg and 0 g per 100 g, so it would read Low on all three if the rule is adopted as proposed. Brands redesigning packs before 2028 have a reason to choose a single-ingredient fruit now.
Why do market labels disagree so much?
Because many are copied from fresh-fruit databases, competitor packs or a product with a different recipe, and nobody checks the arithmetic. The most common trap: a freeze-dried spec showing 75–85 kcal and 16–18 g sugar per 100 g. Those are fresh rambutan figures, still carrying 80% water, never multiplied by the 4.8 concentration factor. Every buyer should run three checks on any freeze-dried rambutan label, including ours:
| Check | The rule | A failing label looks like |
|---|---|---|
| Sugars inside carbohydrate | Total sugars ≤ total carbohydrate | 65 g sugars on 60 g carbohydrate |
| Mass inside the serving | Carbohydrate + fat + protein + moisture ≤ serving weight | 30 g carbohydrate + 1.8 g fat and protein in a 30 g serving |
| Calories add up | ≈ 4 × carbohydrate + 4 × protein + 9 × fat (US) | 60 g carbohydrate declared at 210 kcal |
Two more red flags: fat above 1 g per 100 g on a “100% fruit” label usually means vacuum-fried fruit or an oil spray sold as freeze-dried. Beyond the wrong label, that oil goes stale and rancid within months in the warehouse, while true freeze-dried rambutan at 0.5 g fat keeps its clean taste through its shelf life. And potassium at 0 mg is impossible for any dried fruit. If a sample label fails any of these, the problem is not rounding; the panel was never measured.
Can you print these numbers on your label?
Use them to design and cost. Print from your own lot. A nutrition panel on a retail pack is a legal declaration for that product, and the honest basis is a laboratory analysis of the fruit that goes into your bags.
FruitBuys makes that step part of the order, for every retail format on the freeze-dried rambutan product page; the sourcing checklist is in what to check before buying freeze-dried rambutan in bulk. On your commercial run, we draw samples from your production lot and arrange the full nutrition panel at an ISO/IEC 17025 accredited laboratory: moisture, energy, protein, fat, carbohydrate, sugars, fibre, sodium and the minerals and vitamins you want to declare. The report is formatted for your destination, US per serving or EU per 100 g, so your artwork team can drop the numbers straight into the panel.
FAQ
How many calories are in 100 g of freeze-dried rambutan?
About 380 kcal on a US label, or about 365 kcal (1,545 kJ) under EU calculation rules.
How much vitamin C is in freeze-dried rambutan?
Typically 30 mg per 100 g, or 12 mg per 40 g serving. For a “high in vitamin C” or “good source” claim, confirm it on the panel for your commercial lot.
How much sugar does freeze-dried rambutan contain?
About 81 g per 100 g, all naturally occurring. No sugar is added.
How many calories are in a 30 g pouch?
110 kcal, with 24 g natural sugars, 2 g fibre and 0 g added sugar. Under FDA rules a 30 g pouch is labelled as one serving.
Can I claim “no added sugar”?
In the EU and UK, yes, with the statement “contains naturally occurring sugars”. In the US, yes, because the dried fruit it replaces is normally sweetened; add “not a low calorie food” unless the pack meets low-calorie criteria.
Can FruitBuys provide a lab nutrition panel for my label?
Yes. On a commercial run we sample your lot and arrange the panel at an ISO/IEC 17025 laboratory, formatted for US or EU labelling.
Get the label-ready numbers
Send us your target market and pouch size. We return the specification and nutrition baseline for your format now, and arrange the lab panel on your first commercial lot.
