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Red Date
Dried jujube fruits with a deep, caramel sweetness — used in broths, tea and desserts.
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Red Date
| Nutrient | Per 100 g |
|---|---|
| Protein | 4.7 g |
| Fibre | 6 g |
| Iron | 5.1 mg |
| Potassium | 217 mg |
| Vitamin C | 217.6 mg |
Not a common allergen. It is not on the UK list of 14 foods that must be declared on labels.
How to serve Red Date to babies
No published guidance covers preparing Red date by age yet. See the NHS weaning guide for textures in general.
Per 100 g from USDA FDC (168152). Not medical advice.
TCM benefits of Red Date
紅棗 · hóng zǎo
How red date is seen in traditional Chinese food therapy. Traditional context, not medical advice.
- Classed as sweet and warm, and associated with the Spleen, the Stomach and the Heart.
- The earliest materia medica, the Shennong Bencao Jing, ranks jujube among its top-grade substances, long before it became an everyday soup ingredient.
- In the classic Han-dynasty formulas it is paired mainly with ginger, and the same pair survives in the kitchen as ginger tea; split the dates first so the sweetness reaches the water.
- Older texts say too many sit heavily on the Spleen, so they are traditionally eaten in moderation by people with a phlegmy, heavy feeling or poor teeth.
Sources: Chinese Pharmacopoeia 2020, 大枣 monograph; A Review of Edible Jujube, the Ziziphus jujuba Fruit (PMC)
