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Red date

Red dates, also called jujubes, are sweet fruits eaten dried or used in soups, teas, and desserts.

Red date — illustrative ingredient image

About Red date

Red date is the mature fruit of the jujube tree, commonly sold fresh, semi-dried, or fully dried with a reddish-brown skin. It is eaten as a snack and used in soups, teas, porridges, sweets, and desserts. The name refers to jujube fruit, not to dates from the date palm.

Dried fruits are usually wrinkled and chewy, with a firm skin and a sweet, apple-like to caramel-like flavour. Fresh fruits are smoother, crisper, and more lightly sweet. The sensory differences reflect the fruit’s form and drying degree rather than a single standard product.

It may be sold whole, with some products pitted and others retaining the stone. Soaking can make the flesh more pliable, while cooking softens dried fruit and allows its flavour to infuse liquids. Fresh fruit remains smoother and crisper before cooking.

Ingredient type
whole food

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English

red date

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Red date nutrition & diet

Red date nutritional value

Reference: Jujube(Daechu), Dried

Per 100 g of the edible portion in the named reference form.

Calories
276kcal
Protein
3.7g
Carbs
72.6g
Fat
0.3g

Per 100 g edible portion. Rural Development Administration, Korean Standard Food Composition Database 10.4 (2026). Original reference food and preparation are shown; product recipes and moisture can differ.

Portions & preparation

Record whether the jujube is fresh, dried, pitted, or cooked in syrup, since these forms differ substantially in water content and edible portion. Remove pits before weighing the edible fruit. Soups, teas, and desserts may include additional sweeteners or ingredients that should be counted separately.

Compare the right form: Match references to jujube fruit in the stated fresh or dried form, with pits, stems, syrup, and cooking additions excluded or specified.

Diet considerations

Red date, or jujube, is a plant fruit. Plain fresh or dried fruit differs from candied, syrup-packed, stuffed, or beverage preparations. Dried fruit is commonly eaten in smaller portions because its sweetness is concentrated; recipes with cereal, dairy, gelatin, or animal-derived additions change compatibility.

AI-authored reading notes · Awaiting editorial review. Measured values, where available, have a separate source above.

Dietary compatibility

  • Vegan
    Not established
  • Vegetarian
    Not established
  • Pescatarian
    Not established
  • Keto
    Not established
  • Paleo
    Not established
  • Low-carb
    Not established
  • Halal
    Not established
  • Kosher
    Not established
What these diet assessments mean
Vegan · Not established
The available profile does not establish the full composition or processing for this dietary pattern.
Vegetarian · Not established
The available profile does not establish the full composition or processing for this dietary pattern.
Pescatarian · Not established
The available profile does not establish the full composition or processing for this dietary pattern.
Keto · Not established
A defined serving and sourced carbohydrate data are needed before assessing this dietary pattern.
Paleo · Not established
The ingredient form and processing have not been assessed against this dietary pattern.
Low-carb · Not established
A defined serving and sourced carbohydrate data are needed before assessing this dietary pattern.
Halal · Not established
Sourcing, processing and any applicable certification have not been verified. A food name alone does not establish halal status.
Kosher · Not established
Sourcing, processing and any applicable certification have not been verified. A food name alone does not establish kosher status.

For the plain ingredient · Awaiting review. Diet compatibility is not allergy suitability or halal/kosher certification. Keto and low-carb depend on the portion.

Reviewed ingredient entryIngredient reference · Preparations vary

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Sources & review

Nutrition reference: Korean Standard Food Composition DB 10.4 — H0160000001a ↗. Values are scaled from 100 g of the recorded edible form. Individual portions have no assumed fixed weight.

Expanded overview, name examples and nutrition notes are database drafts awaiting editorial review. Numeric nutrition values, where shown, have their own source and food-form reference.

The ingredient description and dish connections come from the draft catalogue and may change after review.

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