Dried Red Dates
Common Names: Jujube, Chinese dates
Chinese Name: 红枣
What are Red dates?
Red dates are from the Buckthorn botanical family. They have been cultivated in China for more than 4,000 years.
There are at least 400 varieties from fresh to dry that attain a chewy texture. They have been labeled as “the king
of nuts” for the rich nutrition volume that contains seventy to eighty times higher in Vitamin C than grapes and apples.
Red dates can transfer the excess cholesterol into bile acids, thus reducing the probability of gallstone formation.
Are there any health benefits?
Research has shown that they can reduce high cholesterol.
How do I prepare it?
Tonifying blood:
Red dates can strengthen the spleen and stomach “qi” that helps to digest food, tonify blood and tranquilize the mind.
Improving insomnia:
Red dates are good for people who have insomnia from lack of “qi” and blood such as the blood being unable to moisturize the liver and heart causing a “yin” and “yang” disorder.
How do I store it?
Dried prawn can be kept for months, keep it in the refrigerator or in a cool dry place.
Stale ones turn gray and become flavorless.
Store in a cool dry place.
Additional Information
Though the red dates have high nutritional value, it is recommended not to eat too much a time due to it is rich in fructose and indigestible.
Red dates contain a lot of sugar that makes unfavorable for diabetics.




