Is green jujube the same as milk jujube?
Green jujube is milk jujube, but it is called differently.
Milk Jujube (Taiwan Province Milk Jujube), also known as Apple Jujube, is an excellent tropical and subtropical rare fruit. Different from jujube in Chinese mainland, it has smooth skin and light green color, and the fruit is thin and crisp, sweet and juicy.
The fruit of Taiwan Province Milk Jujube is nutritious, tender and juicy, with high sweetness, good taste and unique flavor. The weight of olive is 50- 150g, and the sweetness 10-20 degrees. According to the determination, every 100g of fresh fruit and meat contains carbohydrate 18-23g, crude protein 0.86g, vitamin C 50-85mg, vitamins A 1, B 1, B2 and K, which are also quite rich. The contents of fructose and glucose are 1 1- 16%, and the soluble solids are 14-20%. In addition, it also contains trace elements such as phosphorus, calcium, iron, potassium and zinc. Known as the "vitamin pill", there is a saying that "three dates in the moon will live forever". Taiwan Province Milk Jujube enjoys the reputation of "tropical apple" because of its beautiful fruit shape and the flavors of apple, pear and jujube.
Milk jujube is rich in fructose and fiber, especially the content of vitamin C is 5 times that of watermelon, 9 times that of water pear and 20 times that of apple, which is called "vitamin C fruit".
When will the milk dates ripen?
The ripening period of jujube in Taiwan Province Province is from165438+/kloc-0 to March of the following year, and the peak harvest period is from New Year's Day to Spring Festival. During this period, the supply of fresh fruit is small and the market demand is huge [1]? The price is also considerable. In addition, there is a great market for candied dates in Taiwan Province Province to be processed into preserved fruits and fruit juice.
How to choose milk dates
Observe the surface of jujube to see if there is any damage.
The first thing to buy milk jujube is to see if there is any injury on the surface of jujube. Sometimes the surface of jujube will be bruised because of handling, so the milk jujube will not last long. The first step to buy milk dates is to pick them up, carefully observe whether the surface is damaged, and give priority to those dates with complete appearance.
Don't buy dates with spots on the surface.
How to choose milk dates in Taiwan Province Province? Although some big green dates are not injured, they have spots on their surfaces, which are caused by pests and diseases. This kind of fruit tastes bad and unsanitary. If there is such a problem with a batch of milk dates when you buy them, you can change them, and you must choose those fruits that are round and smooth without mildew on the surface.
Choose a jujube of moderate size, which is sweeter.
The second step in choosing jujube is to look at its size. Generally speaking, the bigger the jujube, the sweeter it is. This is the principle of jujube selection. When the jujube is big, there will be more meat and better taste. This principle should not be completely followed when choosing green dates. Some green dates are big but also big in stone, and their taste is not as good as that of small ones. Medium-sized ones are suitable for jujube selection.
Look at the color of jujube and choose the tender one.
You must look at the color of jujube when you buy it. If you choose red dates, you must look at the color, not the red ones. For jujube, the color is not to be seen, but mainly depends on the luster of jujube. If it doesn't look so watery, it's been there for a long time.
Press jujube meat, choose a more compact one.
The meat of milk jujube is so tight that it can hardly be pressed. Some milk dates are soft when pressed, indicating that they are not fresh enough. This kind of jujube tastes bad. When buying dates, you must remember to press them and feel the hardness of the pulp before buying.
Lick the appearance of green dates to see if they are sweet.
Another secret of choosing dates is to see if they have been processed. Some dates are not very delicious, so the seller soaked them in sugar. Needless to say, such dates are delicious. Here I teach you the identification method: you can lick the appearance of jujube first. If even the skin is sweet, it means it is soaked in sugar. Don't buy it.