The vitamin C content of fresh jujube is the highest among fruits, which can reach more than 200mg per100g, and the vitamin D content is more than 70 times higher than that of apples, so it is called "live vitamin pills". The content of flavonoids and rutin in jujube is high, flavonoids can protect blood vessels, and rutin has the effect of lowering blood pressure, so jujube is a health food for cardiovascular patients. Jujube is a traditional tonic in China. According to folk legend, "Eat three jujubes every day, and you will never get old", and "The whole grain plus jujube is better than ganoderma lucidum". Chinese medicine believes that jujube can nourish blood, replenish qi, soothe the nerves, moisten the heart and lungs, replenish the five internal organs and treat deficiency, and it is often used in prescriptions for invigorating qi and enriching blood; Jujube will only hurt your teeth if you eat too much, and it will also hurt your spleen.
Each jujube, green as jade or red as agate, contains 600 ~ 900 mg of vitamin C per 100 g on average. As a result, jujube has the reputation of being the first of all fruits and the king of natural vitamins.
Jujube has strong anti-oxidation and anti-free radical effects, and has anti-aging and cancer prevention effects. In addition, jujube contains more vitamin C, which can turn cholesterol into bile acid, thus preventing the occurrence of gallstones. Because the cause of gallstones is more cholesterol, once cholesterol is dissolved in bile, it will not cause stones. Jujube is also good for the heart. It contains rutin, which is very beneficial to the human body. It can lower cholesterol and blood pressure, and is very beneficial to patients with hyperlipidemia and hypertension. There is a folk formula that "fresh red dates and fresh celery roots are boiled together", which has the effect of lowering blood fat and cholesterol after taking it.
Patients with liver disease and cirrhosis can also eat more dates, because dates can promote the synthesis of albumin in the liver, and the vitamin C contained can reduce the damage of drugs to the liver. People who suffer from deficiency of qi and blood, malnutrition, cardiovascular disease and allergic constitution should eat jujube more often, because jujube is rich in calcium and vitamin C, which has anti-allergic effect. Dried jujube can also prevent constipation and is a good detoxification food. Jujube is a natural food, which is easier to be absorbed than synthetic vitamin C tablets and has no side effects. However, don't decoct with water when eating, because the vitamin C in jujube will be destroyed when the temperature exceeds 80℃. After washing with clear water, eating raw is the most nutritious, and eating 5 ~ 8 jujubes every day is very beneficial to your health.
Don't eat high-protein foods, such as seafood and dairy products, immediately after eating dates. Because vitamin C will make the protein in these two foods hard to be absorbed, we should eat high-protein food after eating jujube1~ 2 hours.