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Which nutritional value is higher, date palm or jujube?
Compared with protein and fat content, the nutritional value of date palm is higher than that of jujube.

1, nutrient composition analysis table of date palm (100g date palm pulp composition):

15.3g- water, 2.50g- protein; 0.40g- fat, 75.8g- sugar (carbohydrate), 3.90g- fiber, 0. 12g- calcium.

1.98g- Other minerals, such as magnesium, iron, phosphorus, carotene, vitamin C, vitamin B 1, vitamin B2 and other trace vitamins. (The white powder on the date skin is a natural sugar coating and can be eaten directly. )

Dates are almost pure fructose, which is very easy to digest and can even be used as a sugar substitute for diabetics. In addition, fat and cholesterol are extremely low, because its rich vitamins and minerals can improve functions and meet health needs.

2, jujube nutrient composition analysis table? (500g jujube ingredients):

Protein 1.2 (g), fat 0.2 (g), carbohydrate 24 (g), heat 103 (kcal), inorganic salt 0.4 (g), calcium 4 1 (mg), phosphorus 23 (mg), and iron 0.

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Nutrients in Jujube and Jujube

1, the nutrition of dates and jujubes should be said to have their own strengths. They are two different ingredients with different nutrients. Dates contain a lot of plant hormones, which can improve sexual function after eating, but jujube does not have this nutrient.

2. Jujube contains a lot of trace element iron. After the human body absorbs this substance, it can enhance the hematopoietic function of the body and increase the number of red blood cells in the blood. It can replenish blood and promote blood circulation to prevent anemia, and can also be used for the treatment of human anemia in clinic. The treatment effect is particularly good. However, the iron content of date palms is particularly low, and eating them has no obvious blood-enriching effect.

3. Jujube contains nutrients that can stimulate women's uterine contraction. They are called phytooxytocin, which can shorten the delivery time of women. However, red dates do not contain this substance. Jujube contains a lot of vitamins. In this respect, the date is incomparable. People can absorb vitamin C, vitamin A and vitamin E after eating red dates. They can nourish the skin and enhance the body's disease resistance.

Morphological characteristics of date palms

Date palm trees are tree-shaped, up to 35 meters high. Stems have persistent petiole bases. The upper leaves are inclined and the lower leaves droop, forming a sparse crown. The leaves are 6 meters long; Petiole is slender and flat; The pinna is linear-lanceolate, with a length of 18-40 cm, short and sharp at the top, gray-green, with obvious keel-like protrusions, and the lower pinna becomes longer and harder.

The spathe is long, large and thick, and the inflorescence is a dense panicle; Male flowers are oblong or ovoid, short-stalked, white and crisp; Calyx cup-shaped, with 3 blunt teeth at the top; Petals 3, obliquely ovate; Stamens 6, filaments extremely short; Female flowers are subglobose with short stalks.

Edible method of date palm

1, fresh directly

Fresh date palm is a kind of fruit that can be eaten directly. It tastes sweet and crisp. After picking, it can be washed with clear water and eaten directly. This is the simplest and most common way to eat dates, which not only allows people to taste the original flavor of dates, but also allows the human body to absorb the nutrients in dates as much as possible.

Step 2 soak in wine

Jujube can also be used to soak wine. Fresh dates can be washed and pitted, and added with appropriate amount of rock sugar and rice wine for brewing. After jujube fermentation is completed, attractive fruit wine will be obtained. Take it out and filter it, and just drink some every day. Dry jujube can also be directly soaked, that is, jujube is soaked in high-alcohol liquor, and the obtained medicinal liquor can not only regulate qi and promote blood circulation, but also eliminate dampness and relieve pain.

Step 3 cook porridge

Jujube is an excellent raw material for porridge. Usually, when cooking porridge, you can prepare a proper amount of rice, millet and black rice, mung beans and red beans, longan and medlar, and then prepare about ten dates. After washing the jujube, remove the core and pulp, cut into pieces, then wash other ingredients with clear water, put them in a pot with Ye Zong, and cook them with clear water until they are porridge-like.

Efficacy of jujube

1. Jujube can improve human immunity and inhibit cancer cells: Pharmacological studies have found that jujube can promote leukocyte production, reduce serum cholesterol, increase serum albumin and protect the liver. Jujube also contains substances that inhibit cancer cells and even transform cancer cells into normal cells.

People who often eat fresh dates seldom suffer from gallstones. This is because the rich vitamin C in fresh dates converts excess cholesterol into bile acids. With less cholesterol, the probability of stone formation is reduced.

3. It also has a good nourishing effect on people who are weak after illness.

4. Rutin contained in red dates can soften blood vessels, thus lowering blood pressure, which has preventive and therapeutic effects on hypertension.

5. Anti-allergic, deodorizing, calming, brain strengthening, and appetite stimulating.

6. It can enhance muscle strength, eliminate fatigue, dilate blood vessels, increase myocardial contractility, improve myocardial nutrition and improve heart function.

7. Jujube contains a lot of sugars, mainly glucose, but also fructose, sucrose and oligosaccharides, as well as arabinan and galactomannan composed of glucose and fructose. It also contains a lot of vitamins such as vitamin C, riboflavin, thiamine, carotene and nicotinic acid. It has a strong nourishing effect, which can improve human immune function and enhance disease resistance.

8. The weight gain of the experimental mice was significantly higher than that of the control group after three weeks of oral administration of jujube soup every day. In the swimming test, the swimming time is obviously longer than that of the control group, which shows that jujube can enhance muscle strength and gain weight.

9. The experiment confirmed that the rabbits with carbon tetrachloride liver injury were given jujube soup *** 1 week every day. Results: Compared with the control group, the total protein and albumin in serum increased significantly, indicating that jujube has protective effect on liver.

10. the ethanol extract of jujube can inhibit the production of antibodies against specific allergic diseases and also inhibit the reactive antibodies in mice, suggesting that jujube has antiallergic effect.

1 1. The flavone-disaccharide A contained in jujube has sedative, hypnotic and hypotensive effects, and the isolated grapefruit glycoside C has central inhibitory effect, that is, it reduces spontaneous movement, stimulates reflex and rigidity, so jujube has sedative and tranquilizing effects.

The moral of jujube

1, prosperous and sweet.

2. Jujube is homophonic early, and jujube and chestnut mean early fruit; Jujube and longan symbolize early birth and wealth.

According to historical records, jujube is a traditional famous specialty tree species originating in China. Archaeologists found the fossils of jujube pits in Peiligang cultural site in Xinzheng, which proved that jujube has been in China for more than 8,000 years. As early as the Western Zhou Dynasty, people began to brew jujube wine with jujube fermentation as a fine tribute to guests and friends. The nutritional and health-care functions of jujube were discovered and utilized in ancient times.

There is a record of "peeling dates in August" in The Book of Songs. There is a saying in the Book of Rites that "jujube, chestnut and honey are all sweet", which is used for cooking. "Warring States Policy" has "the benefits of jujube and chestnut in the north? Food is the most important thing for the people ",pointing out the important role of red dates in northern China. Han Feizi also recorded the use of jujube chestnuts to save the people during the famine in Qin State.

Folks have always regarded jujube as one of "hardcore crops" and "woody food". Jujube has been used as medicine for a long time, and it has been recorded in Shennong Herbal Classic, which has been recorded in all previous dynasties, and the understanding of its health preservation and treatment has been deepened. Up to now, jujube is still regarded as an important tonic. Li Shizhen said in Compendium of Materia Medica that jujube is sweet in taste and warm in nature, which can tonify the middle warmer, invigorate qi and nourish blood, promote fluid production and quench thirst, and can be used to treat spleen deficiency, anorexia, loose stool and deficiency of qi and blood.

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Reference Baidu Encyclopedia-Jujube

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