Difference between dates and red dates

Dates are the fruit of the date palm tree. Also known as jujube, jujube, Iraqi honey dates, the berry is shaped like jujube, and the seeds are long and have a groove in the center. The flesh is sweet and nutritious, and can be used as both food and fruit.

Jujube, also known as red jujube, dry jujube, jujube, originated in China, has been planted in China for more than 4,000 years of history, since ancient times has been listed as one of the "five fruits" (peaches, plums, plums, apricots, jujube). Jujube is one of China's unique fruit, the size of the fruit can be divided into large jujube and small jujube, according to the shape of the fruit and long jujube, round jujube.

Jujube and jujube which nutrition is good

Jujube efficacy and function

Tonify the middle and benefit the qi, cough and lung, phlegm and asthma. The fiber it contains is very soft, will not cause harm to the sensitive stomach and intestines, can treat gastric ulcers, with whole raw milk and peeled honey dates can be soaked; date coconut seeds contain in rich testosterone ingredients. Dates stimulate the uterus by regulating and loosening the contractions, which in turn facilitates labor. The uterus is a relatively large muscular organ that requires a lot of sugar during labor. This is why it is very beneficial for a woman during pregnancy to take dates, at least during labor, to cleanse the bowels and add power to the woman for a smooth delivery.

The efficacy and role of jujube

Jujube is rich in protein, fat, sugar, carotene, B vitamins, vitamin C, vitamin P, as well as calcium, phosphorus, iron and cyclic adenosine phosphate and other nutrients. Among them, the content of vitamin C is among the best in fruits, and it is known as the king of vitamins. Drupe ovate to oblong, 1.5 ~ 5 cm long, deep red when ripe, sweet flesh flavor, the core is sharp at both ends. Vitamin C content in the fruit ranks first, per 100 grams of content of 0.1 to 0.6 grams, than apples, peaches, etc. 100 times higher than the content of vitamin P is also the crown of all fruits, people praise jujube is "natural vitamin pills". People have always regarded jujube as an excellent tonic. Jujube is not only a delicious fruit, or nourishing medicine, have strong muscles and bones, blood line gas, nourishing Yi Run Yan effect.

Precautions for eating jujube

1: when pregnant women eat raw jujube, the skin of jujube is easy to stay in the intestines is not easy to discharge, so eat jujube should be spit jujube skin.

2: When eating raw jujube, it must be sterilized and washed, or else pesticide residues may remain on the jujube, which may adversely affect the body.

3: Children's spleen and stomach functions are weak, dates are sticky and not easy to digest, more food hinders the stomach, easily affecting children's appetite and digestive function. And dates have too much sugar, which can easily lead to dental caries.

4: After eating jujube, don't eat high protein food, such as seafood and dairy products. Because Vitamin C will make the protein in these two kinds of food coagulate into lumps not easy to absorb, so eat dates 1 to 2 hours later, and then eat high protein food.

5: should not be eaten at the same time and animal liver. Animal liver is rich in copper, iron and other elements, copper and iron ions are very easy to oxidize the vitamins contained in other foods and lose their effectiveness.

6: Take antipyretic drugs are prohibited to eat. Taking antipyretic drugs at the same time consume food containing high sugar content is easy to form an insoluble complex, reduce the initial absorption rate. Dates are foods with high sugar content, so they are contraindicated.

7: bitter stomach medicine and driving wind and stomach medicine should not be eaten. Bitter and wind and stomach medicine is to rely on the bitter taste of the drug to stimulate the taste organs, reflexively increase the excitability of food on the central nervous system, in order to help digestion, improve appetite. If you take the above drugs with dates, it will obviously affect the efficacy of the drugs.

8: as with other foods, eating dates should not be excessive. The Compendium of Materia Medica says: "Eating more makes people cold and hot, all lean people can not eat." It should not be eaten by those who have fullness in the stomach and abdomen and loss of appetite. Because of its high sugar content, diabetics should not eat. Eating dates should also pay attention to the protection of teeth. Eating dates to no more than 50 grams per day is appropriate.

9: should not be eaten at the same time with vitamins. Vitamins in food can make vitamin K solution destruction, so that the therapeutic effect is reduced; should not be eaten with cucumber or radish. Radish will have antipyretic acid enzyme, cucumber contains vitaminolytic enzyme, both components can destroy the vitamins in other foods.