Freeze-Dried Longan Powder
Freeze-dried longan powder is ripe longan (Dimocarpus longan, also called dragon eye) aril, peeled, deseeded, frozen, dried under vacuum and milled into a fine ivory-to-cream powder. Nothing is added: no carrier, no sugar, no sulfites. It carries the honey-floral sweetness of fresh-peeled longan into milk tea, ice cream, bakery fillings and nutrition blends, where whole fruit would soften or settle. FruitBuys supplies it from Vietnam’s Mekong Delta in 5 kg foil bags and private-label pouches. Before you write a specification, read what to specify before buying freeze-dried longan powder in bulk.
One kilogram carries the fruit of about 8–9.5 kg of whole fresh longan, so a small dose does a lot of work: in a milk tea base, a few grams give the cup a clear longan aroma and part of the sweetness your recipe would otherwise take from sugar.
Product specification
| Item | Specification |
|---|---|
| Product | Freeze-dried longan powder |
| Composition | Standard: 100% longan, unsulfured, no carrier, sugar or preservatives · Free-flowing: + silicon dioxide (E551) ≤1%, declared, for auger and stick-pack lines |
| Origin / varieties | Mekong Delta, Vietnam (Vinh Long, Ben Tre, Dong Thap, Tien Giang, Soc Trang): Tieu Da Bo and Xuong Com Vang, harvested every month, peak June–July |
| Raw-fruit Brix (working range) | 18–22 °Brix, fully ripe, hand-sorted |
| Appearance and taste | Fine ivory-to-cream powder; honey-floral aroma, natural sweetness, light caramel finish |
| Particle size | 60–80 mesh standard (≥95% passing); 80–100 mesh for beverages; not finer than 100 mesh |
| Moisture | ≤5.0% contract limit; factory release ≤4.0% |
| Water activity | ≤0.30 contract limit; factory release ≤0.25 |
| Total plate count / yeasts and moulds | ≤10⁴ / ≤10² CFU/g |
| E. coli / Salmonella | <10 CFU/g / not detected in 25 g |
| Sulfite (as SO₂) | <10 mg/kg on every lot COA |
| Fresh-to-powder | About 8–9.5 kg whole fresh longan per kg |
| HS code | 1106.30 (100% powder) |
| Shelf life | 12 months at ≤25 °C, RH ≤60%; 18–24 months in cool storage at ≤18 °C, RH ≤50%; original foil bag with desiccant |
100% fruit is the margin, not just the label. A 100% powder delivers about twice the longan of a 50% carrier powder per kilogram, so you dose less for the same flavour and print one word on the ingredient line. The free-flowing grade adds one declared additive and keeps a high-speed filling line running through a humid shift; choose it only where the line needs it. How to compare quotes on fruit solids rather than powder weight is set out in the longan powder buyer’s guide.
The sweetness is the fruit’s. About 70% of the powder’s dry matter is natural sugar. That is what lets a drink or dessert brand cut added sugar while keeping a fruit-led label, and it is also why the powder is released at aw 0.25 and packed in a dry room.
Nutrition (per 100 g, typical values)
| Nutrient | Amount | % Daily Value* |
|---|---|---|
| Calories | 340 kcal | |
| Total fat | 0.5 g | 1% |
| Saturated fat | 0 g | 0% |
| Trans fat | 0 g | |
| Cholesterol | 0 mg | 0% |
| Sodium | 0 mg | 0% |
| Potassium | 1,500 mg | 32% |
| Total carbohydrate | 85 g | 31% |
| Dietary fiber | 6 g | 21% |
| Total sugars | 70 g (0 g added) | |
| Protein | 7 g | 14% |
*Based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
Typical values for 100% freeze-dried longan powder; values typically move within ±5–10% with season, origin and ripeness. Lot nutrition panel available for label artwork, run by FruitBuys on your commercial lot. Serving sizes and the potassium and no-added-sugar claims these values support are covered in longan calories and sugar, fresh vs dried.
Applications and starting doses
| Application | Mesh | Starting inclusion | Why it works |
|---|---|---|---|
| Milk tea, fruit tea and RTD bases | 80–100 | 3–5% of the base | Disperses fast; whole balls can go on top as garnish |
| Ice cream, gelato, frozen yogurt | 80 | 4–8% | Flavour and natural sweetness without pieces to freeze hard |
| Mooncake and bakery fillings, creams, frostings | 60–80 | 5–10% | Blends evenly into fat and sugar phases |
| Protein, smoothie and nutrition blends | 80–100 | 3–6% | A recognisable fruit on the label, no carrier |
| White-chocolate and compound coatings | 60–80, refined with the sugar | 3–6% | No free water added to the fat |
Doses are starting points for a pilot batch; your base, sweetness target and colour decide the final level. For visible fruit, the freeze-dried longan product page covers whole balls, halves and pieces.
Packaging
| Option | Detail |
|---|---|
| Bulk | 4 × 5 kg PET/AL/LLDPE foil bags, gently de-aerated, heat-sealed with food-grade silica gel; 1 kg bags on request |
| Export carton | 58 × 28 × 34 cm, 5-ply, 20 kg net |
| Retail / private label | 30 g, 50 g, 100 g, 500 g foil zip pouches with desiccant sachet, no nitrogen flush |
| Storage | ≤25 °C, RH ≤60%, dark; open bags in a room below 40% RH |
Bags are sized to one production batch: your team opens one 5 kg bag, empties it into the mix, and the other three stay sealed in the carton until their turn. No iron-based oxygen absorbers are used with powder, and no hard vacuum, which would press the powder into a block.
Commercial terms
| Item | Detail |
|---|---|
| Supply capacity | 100 tons/year of longan across all formats, from qualified partner facilities |
| Trial order | From 1–2 full export cartons (20–40 kg) |
| Private label / OEM / ODM | From 500 kg per SKU |
| Samples | Dispatched in 3–5 working days |
| Production lead time | 20–30 days for a 20 ft container, after deposit |
| 20 ft container, floor-loaded | About 550 cartons, around 11,000 kg net, confirmed by trial pack |
| 40 ft HC | Set by destination road weight limits; planned with your forwarder |
| Container type | Standard dry container, no reefer |
| Batch consistency | One locked partner facility for the contract year, change-control on any switch, on-site audit access |
| Payment terms | T/T 40% deposit, 60% before shipment or against copy of B/L; L/C at sight |
| Port of loading | Cat Lai Port or Tan Son Nhat Airport |
| Shipping terms | FOB, CIF, DDP (sea and air) |
Powder fills a container by weight. At 20 kg per carton, a 20 ft carries around 11 tonnes, two to three times the weight of whole balls in the same box, so freight per kilogram falls sharply. For drink programmes that buy in tonnes, that is the line that moves the landed cost.
Quality and documents
- Lot COA with every container: moisture, water activity, total plate count, yeasts and moulds, E. coli, Salmonella and sulfite, from an independent ISO/IEC 17025 accredited laboratory; particle size checked at release.
- Contaminant surveillance: periodic third-party testing for lead, arsenic and aflatoxin, with reports in the technical file.
- Destination panels: pesticide multi-residue, chlorate and nutrition panels matched to your market and completed before stuffing.
- Pre-shipment and retained samples: 100–200 g from the packed lot in two sealed foil pouches; a retained sample from every container lot kept for its full shelf life.
- Certifications: HACCP, ISO 22000, BRC (qualified processing facility), US FDA Facility Registration; Halal certification available on request.
- Standard export dossier with every shipment: commercial invoice, packing list, bill of lading, C/O Form EUR.1, phytosanitary certificate and lot COA, so the container clears on arrival without a document chase.
Import and labeling
- European Union: 100% longan powder enters under CN 1106 30 90; with Form EUR.1, Vietnamese origin claims the preferential rate under the EU–Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (EU TARIC). Adding a carrier or anti-caking agent can change the line, so composition and code are fixed together on the specification.
- No increased border checks: longan from Vietnam is not on the EU list of products under increased official controls, so containers clear on standard frequency.
- Sulfite labeling: in the EU and US, sulfite at 10 mg/kg or more must be declared. A lot result below 10 mg/kg lets your pack read “unsulfured” with nothing to declare.
- United Kingdom: same structure, with Form EUR.1 under UKVFTA.
- United States: classified under HTSUS heading 1106.30; the facility holds US FDA Facility Registration, and FruitBuys supplies the data for your FDA Prior Notice and the supplier file your FSVP needs. Duty by market, including the 2026 US tariff picture, is set out in what freeze-dried longan needs to clear US, EU, UK and UAE customs.
- UAE / GCC: importer product registration and Arabic labeling for retail packs.
Verify the sample
- Ingredient line: “longan” only for the standard grade; E551 declared on the free-flowing grade.
- Dispersion: stir 10 g into 100 ml of warm water. Pure longan powder turns the water cloudy cream with fine natural fibre and a strong longan aroma; a carrier blend looks clearer and tastes thinner.
- Free flow: tip the powder from a freshly opened bag; it should pour without hard lumps. Soft lumps that break with a finger are normal for a 100% fruit powder.
- Water activity: read within minutes of opening; ≤0.30 passes, and FruitBuys releases at ≤0.25.
- Mesh: sieve test at your specified mesh; ≥95% should pass.
- Dilution flag: total ash around 3.5–4% points to real fruit solids; a much lower result points to maltodextrin.
FAQ
Is this longan powder 100% fruit?
Yes, the standard grade is 100% longan with no carrier, sugar or sulfites. A free-flowing grade with silicon dioxide at 1% or less is available and declared on the label.
What mesh do you supply?
60–80 mesh as standard and 80–100 mesh for drinks. FruitBuys does not supply finer than 100 mesh, because longan powder sets too fast beyond that.
What is longan powder used for?
Milk tea and fruit tea bases, ice cream and gelato, mooncake and bakery fillings, protein and smoothie blends, and white-chocolate coatings.
How is it different from traditional dried longan ground into powder?
Traditional dried longan is heat-dried, dark and often sulfured. Freeze-dried longan powder keeps the ivory colour and fresh honey-floral aroma, with a sulfite result below 10 mg/kg.
How much powder fits in a container?
About 550 cartons and around 11,000 kg in a 20 ft, confirmed by trial pack. A 40 ft HC is planned to your road weight limits.
Does it need refrigeration?
No. Keep it sealed below 25 °C and 60% RH: 12 months in the original bag, 18–24 months in cool storage.
How do I start?
Most buyers order a sample, then a trial of 1–2 full cartons, then a container programme. Private label starts at 500 kg per SKU.
Request a quote
Send these six details and FruitBuys returns a specification, a loading plan and a sample schedule in one reply:
- Grade: 100% or free-flowing
- Mesh: 60–80, 80–100, or your sieve specification
- Application and target dose
- Packaging: 5 kg or 1 kg bulk bags, or retail pouch sizes
- Volume: trial and annual estimate, with call-off months
- Destination port, Incoterm and any market panels
