Taiwan Green Jujube: Price per Jin, Whether It Is Cooling or Warming, Ripening Months, and Benefits

Taiwan green jujube, also known as Indian jujube, downy-leaf jujube, Burmese jujube, and sour jujube, is a superior fruit variety developed through multiple generations of improved breeding. So is it cooling or warming in nature? In which month does it ripen and hit the market? What is the price per jin? What are its benefits and effects? It is understood that the quality of green jujubes currently sold on the market varies greatly. Among them, the wholesale price of Yunnan large green jujubes is around 8.5 yuan per kilogram, while the slightly better-quality Fujian and Hainan green honey jujubes sell for 12—14 yuan/kg, but the most expensive are the “milk green jujubes” from Taiwan, with an average wholesale price of 15 yuan per kilogram, and the 5kg/box packaging selling for as much as 95 yuan. In the fruit counters of major supermarkets, Taiwan green jujubes are priced at around 18 yuan per kilogram. Although Taiwan green jujubes are not as sweet as ordinary green jujubes, they have a crisp and refreshing texture, a very unique taste, and a hint of milk flavor.

Is Taiwan green jujube cooling or warming?

Green jujube is neutral in nature, neither cold nor hot, and has effects such as cooling, detoxifying, and calming.

Green jujubes should not be eaten in large amounts, because eating too many jujubes may cause abdominal bloating, and excessive consumption of green jujubes can easily lead to diarrhea and harm the “spleen.” In addition, green jujubes have a sugar content as high as 20% to 30%, the highest among all kinds of fresh fruits, so after eating jujubes one should appropriately reduce a few bites of staple food to avoid excess energy. Diabetics should pay even more attention to this, ensuring that the daily amount of carbohydrates does not exceed the limit. Although both have nourishing effects on the human body, the nature and flavor of large green jujubes differ from the relatively warming and tonifying red dates. They are neither cold nor drying, and regular consumption not only makes one less prone to internal heat, but even helps clear heat, detoxify, and calm. They are especially suitable for children and the elderly.

In which month do Taiwan green jujubes ripen and hit the market?

Green jujubes ripen from November each year to March of the following year, right in time for the harvest period from New Year's Day to the Spring Festival. Those who like eating jujubes might as well buy some fresh green jujubes at this time; they will certainly not be disappointed.

What are the benefits and effects of Taiwan green jujubes?

1. Enhancing human immunity. Jujubes contain a large amount of carbohydrate substances, mainly glucose, and also contain fructose, sucrose, as well as oligosaccharides composed of glucose and fructose, arabinan, and galacturonan; they also contain large amounts of vitamin C, riboflavin, thiamine, carotene, niacin, and other vitamins, with a strong nourishing effect that can improve human immune function and enhance disease resistance.

2. Enhancing muscle strength and increasing body weight. Experimental mice were orally administered jujube decoction daily for 3 weeks, and their weight gain was significantly higher than that of the control group, and in a swimming test, their swimming time was significantly longer than that of the control group, indicating that jujubes have the effect of enhancing muscle strength and increasing body weight.

3. Protecting the liver. Experiments have confirmed that in rabbits with carbon tetrachloride-induced liver injury, feeding jujube decoction daily for 1 week resulted in a significant increase in serum total protein and albumin compared with the control group, indicating that jujubes have a liver-protecting effect.