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    Jujube Facts

    Jujube botanically known as Ziziphus jujube is a delicious oval drupe 1.5-3 centimeters (0.59-1.2 in) deep with crispy texture, edible skin, and a sweet-tart, apple-like flavor. Size varies from round to elongate and from cherry-size to plum-size, depending on the cultivar. It has a thin, edible dark red skin surrounding whitish flesh. It is native to China. Actually jujube tree has been cultivated there since 4,000 years ago. In ancient times, it was classified as “The Five Fruits” along with peach, plum, prunus mume, and apricot. Due to its higher nutritional values it is cultivated and consumed throughout the world.

    Name Jujube fruit
    Scientific Name Ziziphus jujuba
    Native China
    Common/English Name Chinese Date, Chinese-Date, Chinese Jujube, Chinese Plum, Chinese Red Date, Common Jujube, Jujube, Jujube Tree, Korean dates, Indian dates
    Name in Other Languages Iraq : Aunnaberhindi
    Afghanistan : Berra ( Pashto )
    Philippines : Manzanas
    Brazil : Jujuba
    Greek : Tzintzola
    Burmese : Hsi
    Pakistan : Baryan
    Chines e: Da Zao
    Tibetan : Gya-Sug
    Korean : Dae-Choo
    Eastonian : Harilik Kreektürn
    Slovašcina : Čičimak Navadni
    Fiji : Ber
    German : Brustbeerbaum
    Bangladesh : Bozoi
    Hungarian : Jujuba (Fa)
    Vietnamese : Táo
    Indonesia : Bidara
    Spanish : Azufaifo
    Iran : Kanar
    Czech : Cicimek Datlový
    Italian : Giuggiole
    Turkish : Hünnap
    Kampuchea : Putrea
    India : Boguri ( Assamese)
    Malaysia : Bedara
    Dutch : Jujubeboom
    Thai : Bhud-Saar
    Nepal : Baer
    French : Circoulier
    Arabic : Annab
    Persian : Annab
    Danish : Almindelig Jujube
    Portuguese : Açofeifeira
    Japanese : Sanebuto Natsume
    Russian : Kitajskij Finik
    Finnish : Kiinanjujuba
    Polish : Chiński Daktyl
    Plant Growth Habit Small, deciduous, erect tree
    Growing Climate Warm, sunny location
    Soil Tolerate many types of soils, but prefer sandy, well-drained soils and do less well in heavy, poorly drained soil. They are able to grow in soils with high salinity or high alkalinity. It does not perform well in heavy, poorly drained soils.
    Plant Size 5–10 m high
    Bark Brown to gray-brown bark
    Branchlets Gray brown or green, flexuose, zig-zag with or without 2 stipular

    spines

    Leaf Alternate, dark green above, pale green below, ovate, ovate-elliptic, or elliptic-oblong, 3–7 × 1.5–4 cm, papery, 3- veined from base, base slightly asymmetric, obtuse, margin crenate-serrate, apex obtuse or rounded, rarely acute
    Flower Yellow-green, fragrant, bisexual, pentamerous, glabrous, solitary or 2–8 clustered in axillary cymes, shortly pedunculate
    Fruit Shape and Size Drupe, sub globose, oblong, ellipsoid, or narrowly ovoid, 2.5–5 cm by 2–3.5(–4.5) cm in diameter
    Fruit Color Green in color, but as it ripens it goes through a yellow-green stage becoming red or red-purple at maturity
    Fruit Skin Thin, edible
    Flesh Color Creamy white fleshy, thick,
    Flavor/Aroma Sweet-tart, apple-like flavor
    Taste Apple-like sweet and tart taste
    Seed Compressed orbicular, 10 × 8 mm.
    Varieties/Types
    • Li jujubes
    • Lang jujubes
    Season September, October
    Major Nutrition Vitamin C (Ascorbic acid) 69 mg (76.67%)
    Carbohydrate 20.23 g (15.56%)
    Copper, Cu 0.073 mg (8.11%)
    Vitamin B6 (Pyridoxine) 0.081 mg (6.23%)
    Iron, Fe 0.48 mg (6.00%)
    Vitamin B3 (Niacin) 0.9 mg (5.63%)
    Potassium, K 250 mg (5.32%)
    Manganese, Mn 0.084 mg (3.65%)
    Phosphorus, P 23 mg (3.29%)
    Vitamin B2 (Riboflavin) 0.04 mg (3.08%)
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    Calories in (100 gm) 79 K cal
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