Why is milk jujube not sweet? How to ripen milk dates?

Now this season is the time to eat milk dates. The milk dates that many friends bought home are not sweet and have astringent taste. What is the reason? How should immature milk dates be ripened?

What's wrong with milk dates not being sweet?

If the milk jujube is not sweet and tastes astringent, it may be because the milk jujube is not cooked thoroughly. It can ripen milk dates. The specific method is to put the milk jujube and the ripe apple into a plastic bag, seal it and wait for 3 to 4 days, and the bitter taste of the milk jujube will disappear.

How to ripen milk dates?

1. Put the winter jujube in a bag, tie the bag tightly, and then store it in a cool and ventilated place. Generally, winter jujube will gradually mature after a few days.

2. Put the green winter jujube into a paper bag, add two bananas or ripe apples, and then tie the paper bag tightly. Qingdongzao will ripen the next day, because the ethylene released from the ripe fruit can accelerate ripening and produce fruit, and the use effect is good.

Efficacy and function of milk jujube

1, enhancing immunity

Milk jujube contains a lot of sugar, mainly glucose, but also fructose and sucrose. In addition, milk jujube also contains a lot of vitamins such as vitamin C, riboflavin, thiamine, carotene, etc., which has a strong nourishing effect and can improve human immune function and enhance disease resistance.

2, anti-allergic

The ethanol extract of jujube can inhibit the production of antibodies against specific allergic diseases and the reactive antibodies in mice, suggesting that jujube has antiallergic effect.

3. Calm down and soothe your nerves

Flavonoid diglucoside A contained in milk jujube has sedative, hypnotic and hypotensive effects, and the isolated grapefruit aglycone C glycoside has central inhibitory effect.

Step 4 fight cancer

Jujube contains a variety of three kinds of compounds, among which folic acid and phytic acid have been found to have anti-cancer activity and inhibit sarcoma S- 180.

5. Health care effect

Milk jujube is commonly known as "vitamin C fruit". Vitamin C is an antioxidant, which has the functions of preventing iron deficiency anemia, promoting wound healing, preventing allergies and lowering cholesterol.

How to preserve milk dates?

Milk dates can be put in the freezer, packed in fresh-keeping bags and exhausted, and stored in the refrigerator for one month; Or keep the storage environment constant at 8- 10 degrees, or keep it for 2-3 months.