Which one is better for replenishing blood, gray dates or red dates?

Jujube is a seasonal fruit and is very famous in people's lives because of its high nutritional value and wide range of applications. It can be used in almost any cooking and can provide high nutritional supplements for dishes. There are many types of jujubes, mainly gray dates and red dates. Everyone knows that jujubes have the effect of nourishing blood, but which one is better for nourishing blood, gray dates or red dates?

Gray dates and red dates are the dates we usually eat more. They are rich in nutritional value and medicinal value, but which one is more nutritious?

1. Nutritional value of gray dates:

1. Ruoqiang gray dates are small and beautiful, oval in shape, with crisp flesh and round and full fruit. They turn dark red after drying, leaving a lingering fragrance in your mouth. Ruoqiang dates are rich in vitamins A, B1, B2, B6, B12, CP, etc. and are known as "natural vitamin pills". They are also rich in 18 essential amino acids and various mineral elements such as calcium, zinc, iron, potassium, phosphorus, and copper.

2. Nutritional value of red dates:

1. Strengthen the spleen and stomach: People with weak spleen and stomach, diarrhea, fatigue and weakness can eat seven red dates a day, or use them together with Codonopsis pilosula and Atractylodes macrocephala. It can replenish Qi, strengthen the spleen and stomach, increase appetite and stop diarrhea. Red dates, ginger and Pinellia ternata can be used together to treat gastritis caused by careless diet, such as bloating, vomiting and other symptoms.

2. Tonify Qi and nourish blood: Red dates are an excellent tonic and are often added to dietary therapy and medicinal food to nourish the body and moisturize Qi and blood. Dr. Andy Sun from the Department of Immunology at National Taiwan University strongly advocates eating more red dates, astragalus, and wolfberry to enhance the body's vitality and strengthen immunity.

3. Nourishing blood and calming the mind: For women with bipolar disorder, crying disorder, restlessness, etc., use red dates, licorice and wheat together in the "Ganmai Dazao Decoction", which can nourish blood and calm the mind, soothe the liver and relieve depression.

4. Alleviate the medicinal properties: Red dates are often used in prescriptions with strong medicinal properties to reduce the side effects of strong drugs and protect the positive energy. 5. Red dates are warm in nature and sweet in taste. They contain protein, multiple amino acids, carotene, vitamins, iron, calcium, and phosphorus. They can not only promote the secretion of female hormones and enhance breast development, but also have the effects of nourishing the spleen and stomach, harmonizing the properties of medicine, nourishing blood and calming the mind. Red dates are a holy product for replenishing qi and nourishing blood. They are also inexpensive and of good quality. People do not need to buy expensive folk supplements. They can achieve the effect of health care by making good use of red dates. It is best for diabetics to eat less as it contains too much sugar.