Main Characteristics and Advantages Rich Flavor: Retains the unique sweet taste of red dates; even without added sugar, it has a natural sweetness, making it suitable for replacing part of sucrose in low-sugar foods.
Nutrient Concentration: After removing moisture, the nutrient density is higher, especially suitable for scenarios where convenient nutrient supplementation is needed.
Easy to Dissolve and Mix: The powdery texture allows it to dissolve quickly in water or other liquids, and it is also easy to mix with flour, grain flour, etc.
Long Shelf Life: With low moisture content after drying, it can be stored for 12-24 months when sealed, much longer than fresh red dates.
Application Scenarios
Food Processing:
Baking: Added to the dough of bread, cakes, biscuits, and mooncakes to enhance jujube flavor and sweetness, and improve nutritional value.
Beverage Preparation: Mixed with warm water, milk, soy milk, or yogurt for drinking, made into jujube-flavored beverages; can also be added to milk tea or grain paste for flavoring.
Staple Food Matching: Mixed into flour to make jujube cakes or jujube buns, or added to porridge, rice paste, or oatmeal to enhance flavor.
Snack Production: Used as an additive in energy bars, protein bars, jelly, etc., to improve taste and nutrition. Healthy Diets:
Meal Replacement Assistance: Can be added to meal replacement powders as a nutritional supplement, providing carbohydrates and vitamins.
Baby Food Supplements: Appropriate amount added to infant rice flour or puree to increase natural sweetness and nutrition (attention should be paid to the baby's age and consumption amount).
Traditional Nourishment: In Chinese health-preserving formulas, jujube powder can replace whole jujubes, making it convenient to prepare medicinal meals, ointments, etc.
Purchase and Storage Purchase Tips:
Check Ingredients: Prioritize pure jujube powder with only "red dates" in the ingredient list, avoiding products with added sucrose, flavorings, or preservatives.
Observe Color: High-quality jujube powder is naturally reddish-brown or dark brown with uniform color; if the color is too light or black, it may be improperly processed.
Smell Odor: It should have a pure jujube aroma, without burnt, musty, or other peculiar smells.
Taste Test: When brewed or tasted, it should have a delicate texture, natural sweetness, and no obvious granular (unless coarse powder texture is intentionally retained).
Storage Method: Seal and place in a cool, dry place, avoiding direct sunlight and moisture; after opening, it is recommended to store in the refrigerator and consume within 1-2 months.
