Jujube has a history of more than 3,000 years in China. Because of its rich nutrition and good taste, it is deeply loved by consumers.

So what are the varieties of red dates? Where is the origin of jujube? The following small series will introduce the variety and origin distribution of red dates for everyone.

Jujube variety

Hupingzao, Taigu, Shanxi: This variety has strong tree potential and tall tree body.

The fruit weighs 19g, is long and obovate, with thin skin, deep red and thick meat. The quality of Hu Ping jujube is crisp and the juice is sweet.

Jujube fruit is much larger than common jujube fruit, second only to pear jujube, and its yield is large.

Jujube cultivated on both sides of the Yellow River Basin: commonly known as "Tanzao" and scientifically known as "Muzao", is one of the four famous jujubes in Shanxi.

Xinzheng Xinzheng Jujube in Henan Province: It is known as "Lingbao Apple Tongguan Pear, Xinzheng Jujube is as sweet as honey".

Xinzheng is the hometown of jujube, and jujube is the symbol of Xinzheng.

Yongcheng dried jujube: it is a specialty of Yongcheng Zhuang. At the beginning of the new year tomorrow, the state's suggestion and practice is to bring dried jujubes into Beijing and dedicate them to Xizong, who praised it.

Therefore, it is listed as a tribute, and it is not decorated in the Ming and Qing Dynasties. It is a necessary sacrifice for the Temple of Heaven.

Yongcheng jujube is orange in color, soft and slightly tough, sweet as honey, rich in nutrition, and can be used as both food and medicine. It has the functions of caring skin, nourishing the middle energizer, benefiting qi, moistening the lung, resolving phlegm, clearing away heat and promoting fluid production.

Jinsixiaozao: Jinsixiaozao from Laoling, Shandong Province and Cangzhou, Hebei Province has no seeds and high sugar content, which can be pulled out when broken;

Hebei Huanghua winter jujube: sweet and crisp for fresh food, listed in winter and spring;

Banzao in Jishan, Shanxi: Banzao is the first of the four famous dates in China. Source: According to Jishan County Records, this variety was introduced from Shandong in the Ming Dynasty and cultivated for more than 400 years.

The side of the causal form is relatively flat, and the local dialect "flat" sound is "board", so it is called "board making".

Jishan Banzao is one of the top ten famous dates in Shanxi. Banzao is named because of its thin skin, thick meat, small core, sweet meat, oblate shape, slightly wide top and narrow bottom. The sugar content and potassium content of jujube are very high.

Sodium.

Calcium.

Magnesium.

Manganese.

Zinc.

Iron.

Phosphorus and other trace mineral elements.

The contents of vitamins and amino acids in mature fresh jujube are higher than those in fresh jujube, which has high medicinal value and has special effects on hepatitis, treating toxic sores, strengthening brain, strengthening spleen and strengthening body.

Zhanhua Dongzao: Shandong Zhanhua specialty, ripe in late autumn and early winter, with crisp and sweet fruit, but not easy to store.

Ningyang Jujube: The famous jujube in Shandong Province is Geshi Town, Ningyang County, Tai 'an City, Shandong Province, and is known as the hometown of jujube in China.

Ningyang jujube is famous all over the world, and it is famous for its big and extremely sweet jujube. In 2000, it was named "China Famous and Excellent Economic Forest-Hometown of Jujube" by the National Economic Forest Association.

Ge's jujube is famous for its huge fruit, thick pulp, rich nutrition and unique flavor.

1982 was evaluated as a national health jujube by the Ministry of Health.

Zaozhuang Jujube: Zaozhuang is known as the "Holy Land of Nuwa, the Hometown of Jujube of 10,000 mu", and all the jujubes produced in Zaozhuang are produced in hilly areas. No water irrigation, no special person to manage, really organic, naturally mature, pesticide-free high-quality jujube.

Zaozhuang jujube production is not high, but it is famous as "green and pollution-free"!

Fuping Jujube in Hebei Province: Fuping Jujube belongs to Pozao, which is one of the best varieties of dry food in more than 700 varieties in China. Big head (average fruit weight 8 ~ 10g), thin skin and thick flesh, small kernel (kernel-meat ratio 1: 18), high edible rate (98%) and high sugar content in dried dates.

Fuping jujube has a VC content as high as 600mg/ 100g at the crisp ripe stage, which is called "natural vitamin pill".

In addition, Fuping jujube also contains 17 amino acids, including 8 amino acids necessary for human body.

Hebei Xingtang Jujube: Xingtang Jujube has the characteristics of big head, thin skin, thick meat, small core, fresh color and sweet taste. The content of VC in crisp ripe stage is as high as 600mg/ 100g, which is also called "natural vitamin pill" with Fuping jujube.

Research by Chinese Academy of Sciences shows that Xingtang jujube is rich in 24 trace elements and 18 amino acids, which plays an important role in adult health care, children's development, intelligence improvement and anti-aging.

A handful of dates a day keeps you healthy and prevents you from getting old.

Eat a handful of dates every day and run in small steps.

Aksu jujube: Aksu region in Xinjiang is known as "the south of the Great Wall" and "the hometown of melons and fruits".

Due to the unique climate, the dried jujube is naturally dried on trees, which has the characteristics of thin skin and thick meat, dense texture, bright color, high sugar content, soft taste and pure sweetness.

Ruoqiang jujube: Ruoqiang jujube is big and beautiful, oval, and dark red after drying. When it bears fruit, the meat is crisp and sweet. After air-drying, the meat is soft, sweet and full of aftertaste.

Ruoqiang jujube has a history of 4000 years, and there are few ancient varieties. The local people regard jujube as a precious fruit.

In ancient Ruoqiang, Xinjiang, there is a beautiful legend.

If you want the person you love to be with you, as long as you can find the right person and treat her to a meal, she will accompany you for life.

If you want to be with her all your life, please entertain her on the right date.

Hetian Yuzao: Hetian Jujube in Hetian area of Xinjiang.

Hetian jujube has high nutrition and health care value.

It contains protein, fat, sugar and cellulose; Jujube is very nutritious.

The content of vitamin C is among the best in fruits, with a content of 0. 1 ~ 0.6g per hundred grams, which is about 100 times higher than that of apples and peaches. The content of vitamin P is also the highest among all fruits, and people praise jujube as a "natural vitamin pill".

Goutou Jujube in Qingjian County, Shaanxi Province: Qingjian County in Shaanxi Province was named "Hometown of Jujube in China" on 1995. Jujube produced in Qingjian is large in size, thin in skin, thick in meat, small in stone, sweet and refreshing in taste, and the content of soluble sugar, vitamins and starch is much higher than that in other producing areas in China.

Gansu Linze Jujube: The meat is dense and juicy. The soluble solid content of fresh jujube is 35-43%, the vitamin C content is generally 662.7mg/ 100g, the drying rate is 56%, and the sugar content is 72-80%. The peel is tough and very resistant to storage and transportation.

The fruit is red, thin and thick, with small stone.

Distribution of jujube producing areas in China

Jujube is one of the widely cultivated fruit trees in China. At present, except Heilongjiang, Jilin and Tibet, it is distributed in all provinces and regions of the country.

The main jujube producing areas in China are Hebei, Shandong, Henan, Shanxi, Shaanxi and Xinjiang, and the jujube production in these six main producing areas accounts for more than 90% of the total jujube production in China.

Where can I eat red dates?

The quality of red dates produced in Xinjiang is better.

Due to the local special geographical conditions and large temperature difference between day and night, the jujube produced has high sugar content, good taste and richer nutrition.

In addition to Xinjiang dates, dates in Shimen, Lanzhou also have high altitude geographical characteristics, which are thinner and thicker than Xinjiang dates.

Stored in the shade for several months, it is not easy to dry.

What are the varieties of red dates? Where is the origin of red dates? Let's introduce them here. The prominent feature of fresh jujube is its high content of vitamin C, which is called "natural vitamin pill".

Chinese medicine believes that jujube has the effects of tonifying deficiency and nourishing blood, strengthening spleen and regulating stomach, and has a good nourishing effect on postpartum anemia and chronic diseases.