What are the benefits and effects of jujube cake? The calories of jujube cake

The raw materials of jujube cake are rich in red dates. As we all know, red dates are a good health product and contain many nutrients needed by the human body. Therefore, they are widely loved by modern consumer groups. There is a saying among the people that "regular consumption of red date cake will keep you healthy and refreshed" and "eating three dates a day will keep you young at the age of 100." Are some friends concerned about the high calories of jujube cake? Let's take a look!

Contents of this article

1. What are the benefits and effects of jujube cake?

2. Calories of Date Cake

3. Date Cake Production Method

What are the benefits and effects of jujube cake

The red date cake has a long-lasting fragrance and is sweet in the mouth. It contains vitamin C, protein, calcium, iron, vitamins and other nutrients that can nourish the spleen and stomach, replenish qi and promote the production of body fluids; it also protects the liver, increases muscle strength, and nourishes the skin and prevents aging. Because the red date cake has an authentic taste and a reasonable price, and red dates contain many nutrients needed by the human body, it is widely loved by modern consumer groups. There is a saying among the people that "regular consumption of red date cakes will keep you healthy and refreshed" and "eating three dates a day will keep you young at the age of 100." Yipin Piaoxiang red date cake has set off a climax of queuing to buy it, and people never get tired of eating it. It can also nourish the spleen and kidneys and replenish qi and blood.

The raw materials of jujube cake are rich in red dates. As we all know, red dates have a good health-preserving effect. Red dates are not only delicious fruits, but also a tonic medicine. They have the effects of strengthening muscles and bones, replenishing blood and promoting qi, and nourishing and moisturizing the face. As early as in the "Compendium of Materia Medica", it was recorded that red dates can "replenish qi and benefit the middle, nourish the spleen and stomach, moisten the heart and lungs, regulate nutrition, slow down yin and blood, produce body fluids, brighten the complexion, open the nine orifices, help the twelve meridians, and harmonize hundreds of medicines." Li Shizhen, a great medical scientist in the Ming Dynasty, wrote in the "Compendium of Materia Medica": "The smell of jujube is sweet and flat, calms the middle and nourishes the spleen, calms the stomach qi, opens the nine orifices, helps the twelve meridians, replenishes less qi,... long-term use makes the body light and prolongs life." Modern medical research shows that red dates are effective for allergic purpura, anemia, hypertension, acute and chronic hepatitis, cirrhosis, and gastrointestinal tumors.

Honey is an important ingredient in some types of date cakes. Honey is a health food with a sweet taste. The monosaccharides it contains can be absorbed by the human body without digestion. Fresh and mature honey contains more than 70% invert sugar (glucose and fructose), a small amount of sucrose (less than 5%), enzymes, proteins, amino acids, vitamins, minerals, and antibiotics.

1. Honey contains more than 70% invert sugar, which can be directly absorbed and utilized by the intestinal wall cells of the human body. It does not need to be digested by the human body. This is especially important for children, the elderly and those recovering from illness. Taking honey regularly can help digestion.

2. Honey contains more than a dozen amino acids, multiple active enzymes and some rich macro and trace elements needed by the human body. Honey is fat-free, which is the best natural food for the elderly, patients with hypertension and heart disease.

3. Honey is rich in calcium and phosphorus, and is the best supplement for children's bone formation and elderly people's calcium deficiency. The heat generated by honey in the human body is equivalent to 15 times that of milk; the VB content is equal to that of eggs, which is equivalent to 16 times that of glucose and apples. Taking honey can quickly recover from fatigue, enhance endurance, delay aging, and prolong life.

4. Honey is rich in minerals, such as potassium which is beneficial to the body and mind, magnesium which has a calming effect, calcium which strengthens muscles and bones, iron and copper which replenish blood, phosphorus which is good for the brain and various vitamins which are beneficial to the body.

Calories of date cake

The calories of jujube cake are about 354 kcal/100g, which is a high-calorie food. Jujube cake is one of the ten major cakes in the palace banquet "Man Han Banquet" during the Qing Dynasty. Although a piece of jujube cake is not too big, it has a high calorie content. People who want to lose weight are not recommended to eat it.

Date cake is a kind of pastry food. It is best to make and eat it immediately. It is best not to store it at room temperature for more than two days. If the date cake is stored for too long, both its taste and nutrition will decline.

You can store the date cake in the refrigerator. This storage method can keep it for a long time, but it needs to be heated before eating it again.

It is best to keep the date cake sealed when storing it, because the smell emitted by the date cake will not only attract insects, but also long-term contact with the air will cause the date cake to become damp.

Date cake production method

Ingredients: Fresh dates, wheat flour

Preparation method:

1. Wash the fresh dates.

2. Put the fresh dates into a pot of water and cook until the water boils.

3. Put an appropriate amount of flour into a dough mixing container, squeeze the cooked dates and put them into the dough (squeezing them can make the flavor of the dates better blend into the dough), and then add a little water used to cook the dates. Mix it until it can be molded into shape.

4. Put the prepared dough into the steamer one by one and steam for about 30 minutes.