author(s)
Susmita Das, Shreyasi Das

abstract
Litchi fruit has\r\nbeen grown commercially throughout tropical and subtropical regions of the\r\nworld for its sweet, juicy, and nutritious arils, litchi fruit is a member of\r\nthe Sapindaceae family. Litchi seeds are discarded as waste when litchi\r\nfruit is processed into jellies, wine, and squash. The phytochemicals\r\n(flavonoids), carbohydrates (starch), oil (high unsaturated fatty acids), and\r\nproteins (bioactive peptides) found in seeds are surprisingly extensive. There\r\nwere five different kinds of polar solvents used to extract the seeds. The\r\nevaluation involved the use of five extracts: water extract (WE), methanol\r\nextract (ME), 50% methanol extract (50% ME), ethanol extract (EE), and 50%\r\nmethanol extract (50% EE). Evaluation of antityrosinase activity, antioxidant\r\ncapacity, and total phenolic content. Litchi seed can be an affordable medical\r\nfood that also functions as a natural alternative treatment for type-2\r\ndiabetes. Litchi seeds have an oblong to concave form, measuring 1-3 cm in\r\nlength and 0.6-1.2 cm in width. They have a dark brown or chocolate colour. For\r\nthe food businesses, the enormous quantity of seeds used in the preparation of\r\nlitchi presents an unsolvable challenge. In Chinese medicine, seeds have\r\ntraditionally been utilized to treat pathogenic cold, discharge stagnant humor,\r\nand relieve pain associated with orchitis, neuralgia and testicular swelling,\r\nhernias, and stomach pain. As a result, litchi seeds may be employed as an\r\nactive component in many pharmaceutical and culinary compositions. A good\r\nsupply of proteins (4.93%), crude fibres (24.5%), oil content (3.2%), starch\r\npolysaccharides (40.7%), and minerals (magnesium: 0.28%, calcium: 0.21%,\r\nphosphorus: 0.11%) is litchi seed. A newer source of starch for culinary\r\napplications is litchi seeds. The development of litchi seeds as a novel and\r\npotential ingredient for its numerous culinary and other application is also\r\nclarified by this thorough systematic review.