Nutritional value and efficacy of red dates How to eat red dates

Fresh dates contain more vitamins, but are difficult to digest and can cause diarrhea, so do not eat too many of them. Ripe dates are easy to digest and absorb, especially the sugar. Dried dates are used in traditional Chinese medicine, which has the effect of replenishing qi and nourishing blood. Fresh dates are not used, and traditional Chinese medicine is mostly boiled and eaten.

Nutritional value of red dates

Red dates are very nutritious. Fresh dates contain 20%-36% sugar, and dried dates contain 55%-80% sugar. They are high in calories and can replace food. They have been used for disaster relief in history. The content of vitamin C ranks among the best in fruits, reaching 0.1-0.6 grams per 100 grams, which is about 100 times higher than apples and peaches. The content of vitamin P is also the highest among all fruits. People praise red dates as natural vitamin pills. Every 100 grams of fresh dates contains 1.2 grams of protein, which is almost the highest among fresh fruits. Dried red dates have extremely high heat production, about 1200-1300 kilojoules per 100 grams of red dates, which is close to raisins, and the content of protein, calcium, phosphorus, riboflavin and niacin is higher than raisins. Therefore, people have always regarded red dates as an excellent tonic.

The efficacy of red dates

"Eat ten dates a day and you won't need to see a doctor." This proverb shows the great pharmacological effects of dates. Dates can "tonify the middle and replenish qi, nourish the spleen and stomach, moisten the heart and lungs, regulate the Yingwei, slow down the yin and blood, produce body fluids, brighten the complexion, open the nine orifices, help the twelve meridians, and harmonize hundreds of medicines." Red dates are sweet and flat in nature. In traditional Chinese medicine, they are tonic drugs, mainly for replenishing qi, and have the effects of nourishing blood and body fluids, calming the nerves, relieving pain, and harmonizing the properties of drugs. They have certain effects on spleen deficiency and cold, insufficient qi and blood, poor appetite, neurasthenia, qi guest inflammation, hepatitis, anemia, etc., and can alleviate the properties of drugs and reduce certain toxicity and irritation. Therefore, red dates are often added to Chinese medicine prescriptions to alleviate the strong nature of the drugs, so as to achieve the purpose of attacking evil without hurting the righteous qi. In addition, vitamin E in dates can promote human reproductive ability, and vitamin P can prevent and treat cardiovascular diseases and hypertension in the elderly.

The Chinese people have always attached great importance to the therapeutic effect of jujube. Practice has proved that in addition to curing diseases and strengthening the body, eating jujube regularly can also improve brain function, moisturize the skin, and invigorate the spirit.

How to eat red dates:

It is generally better to eat fresh dates. Fresh dates are rich in juice, and the nutrients in the fruit are easier for the human body to absorb and utilize. Dried dates are better to eat cooked. When eating, soak the red dates and wash them, then steam, boil or make soup. For example, add a small amount of ginger to make date ginger soup, or add an equal amount of peanuts and rock sugar to make date soup or porridge.

Ganmai Dazao Soup:

Boil red dates with Huai wheat and licorice. Long-term use has a tonic effect on anemia, thrombocytopenic purpura, menopausal sweating, restlessness and uncontrollable emotions.

Treat chronic hepatitis and liver cirrhosis:

Use 200g of jujube and 90g of Artemisia capillaris to decoct together, eat the jujube and drink the soup, take it in the morning and evening. Or use 50g of jujube, peanuts and rock sugar each, boil the peanuts first, then add the jujube and rock sugar to decoct the soup. Take one dose every night before going to bed, and use it for 30 days to see the effect.

Date paste milk hot drink:

250g red dates, 200g milk, 120g syrup, 25g orange juice, 25g apple juice. First boil the milk, then make the red dates into a paste, add the paste into the milk, and finally add the other three ingredients and mix well. This product is rich in nutrition, rich in milk flavor, and has a unique taste. It is a superior nourishing drink.

Red Date Milk Jelly:

100g jujube sauce, 150g skim milk powder, 1 egg white, 30g sugar, 30ml boiling water, 150g lemon juice. First, mix the jujube sauce and sugar evenly, heat it to dissolve the sugar, and cool it off the heat. Use boiling water to mix the milk powder, add the egg white after cooling, beat the foam with chopsticks, slowly add the jujube sauce and lemon juice, stir evenly, put it into a container, and freeze it in the refrigerator. This product is rich in nutrition, colorful, and high in protein.