Jujubes Chewy Candy Theatre Box 156 g

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However, dried jujubes, which are more commonly eaten and used in cooking in many parts of the world, are much higher in sugar and calories than the fresh fruit.

Decreased levels of inflammation and free radicals can help prevent chronic diseases, such as type 2 diabetes ( 16).Finally, the fiber in jujube may serve as food for your beneficial gut bacteria, allowing them to grow and overtake harmful bacteria ( 24). Summary Sometimes pieces of jujube fruit are preserved by storing them in a jar filled with baijiu (Chinese liquor), which allows them to be kept fresh for a long time, especially through the winter. Such jujubes are called zui zao (醉枣; literally "drunk jujube"). The fruit is also a significant ingredient in a wide variety of Chinese delicacies (e.g. 甑糕 jing gao, a steamed rice cake). Jujube fruits are rich in several antioxidant compounds, primarily flavonoids, polysaccharides, and triterpenic acids. They also contain high levels of vitamin C, which acts as an antioxidant as well ( 4). This section needs additional medical references for verification. Please help improve this article by adding appropriate references. Unsourced or poorly sourced material may be challenged and removed.

The fruit and its seeds are used in Chinese and Korean traditional medicine, where they are believed to alleviate stress, [28] and traditionally for anti-fungal, anti-bacterial, anti-ulcer, anti-inflammatory purposes and sedation, [29] antispastic, antifertility/contraception, hypotensive and antinephritic, cardiotonic, antioxidant, immunostimulant, and wound healing properties. [30] It is among the fruits used in Kampo. Jujube, along with Gan Cao, is used in Chinese medicine to harmonize and moderate other herbs. [ citation needed] There is no connection between the Jujubes candy as we know it today and the Jujubes fruit, although early versions of the jujube candy in the 1850s, called juju drops and juju paste, used the jujubes fruit as an ingredient. In a rat study, jujube extract boosted immune cells called natural killer cells, which can destroy harmful invader cells ( 18). Hoffman's Albany Directory, and City Register, for the Years ..." L. G. Hoffman. 28 August 2018 – via Google Books.At the turn of the century, jujubes were thought good for chest complaints. Those candies originally contained jujube juice, and they may have been popular in theaters because people didn’t want to cough and disturb their neighbors. Now they’re just chewy, gum-based candies with any sort of fruit flavor.”