Cotton jujube

Cotton jujube

　　Cotton jujube is mainly produced in Hujang Township, Ganzhou County, Ganzhou Region. With over 300 years of cultivation history, it is an excellent variety for making candied jujube. Over the years, Ganzhou Region has produced large quantities of candied jujubes, which are popular both domestically and internationally and have received high praise. The golden-thread candied jujubes from Ganzhou County Preserved Fruit Factory have been awarded the Quality Product Certificate by the People's Government of Jiangxi Province. Cotton jujube belongs to the large-fruit category; the fruit is medium to large in size, with individual fruits weighing about 14 grams, approximately up to 25 grams. The peel is yellowish-white and oblong in shape, with the sun-exposed side being brownish-red. The skin is crisp and thin, not easy to peel off, and can be eaten together with the flesh. The flesh is white, slightly light green in color, soft and fluffy in texture, resembling cotton, hence the name "cotton jujube." It has relatively little juice, is sweet and pleasant to the taste, and is of high quality, making it most suitable for making candied jujubes. Each 100 grams of the flesh contains over 350 milligrams of vitamin, as well as protein, carbohydrates, fats, and inorganic acids, along with iron, phosphorus, calcium, etc. It also contains special substances such as carotene and thiamine, which help increase serum protein and albumin levels. It has benefits such as nourishing the spleen and liver, treating insomnia, strengthening bones and muscles, improving brain function and memory, and alleviating sweating due to physical weakness. In addition to being processed into candied jujubes, it can also be made into dried jujubes, jujube jam, jujube cakes, or ground into powder after drying and brewed with water as a tea substitute, which is quite beneficial to physical and mental health. (Ganzhou)