Winter jujubes not only have a delicious taste, crispy skin, tender flesh, juicy pulp with no residue, and a sweet and fresh aroma, but they are also extremely nutritious. Winter jujubes contain 20%-36% sugar; 19 types of amino acids required by the human body, such as aspartic acid, threonine, and serine, with a total content of 0.985mg/100g. Winter jujubes contain 1.65% protein, 2.3% dietary fiber, 0.26% total flavonoids, 0.87mg/100g niacin, 1.1mg/kg carotene, 0.1mg/kg Vitamin B1, and 2.2mg/kg Vitamin B2.
Winter jujube is recognized as the best quality among the 261 fresh jujube varieties, and it also has good medicinal and health care value:
Detoxification and Liver Protection
Winter jujubes are rich in sugars, vitamin C, and cyclic adenosine monophosphate, which can reduce liver damage caused by various chemical drugs. They also promote liver protein synthesis, increase serum albumin content, adjust the albumin-to-globulin ratio, and lower serum alanine aminotransferase levels. Clinically, jujubes can be used as an adjuvant treatment for chronic hepatitis and early-stage cirrhosis.
Prevention and Treatment of Cardiovascular Diseases
Winter jujubes are rich in vitamin C and vitamin P, as well as relatively high levels of vitamin A, vitamin E, and various trace elements such as potassium, sodium, iron, and copper. These are very beneficial for strengthening capillaries, maintaining the elasticity of blood vessel walls, and resisting atherosclerosis. Winter jujubes also contain rutin, an effective ingredient for treating hypertension. Therefore, winter jujubes are very helpful in the prevention and treatment of coronary heart disease, hypertension, atherosclerosis, and other diseases.
Immune Regulation
The cyclic adenosine monophosphate (cAMP) abundant in winter jujubes is an important physiologically active substance that participates in various physiological activities in the human body. It can regulate the immune system, enhance myocardial contractility, protect the coronary arteries, lower cholesterol, and inhibit the proliferation of cancer cells.