Health Benefits
Anti-oxidant properties, Anti-aging benefits, Maintains healthy cholesterol level, Weight loss properties
Cancer prevention, Diarrhea treatment, Improves muscular strength, Liver health, Maintains hormonal balance, Reduces nervous tension, Reduces blood circulation problems, Reduces stress, Regulation of heart rate, Treatment of hysteria
General Benefits
Helps in weight loss, Suppresses Arthritis
Anti oxidant properties, Digestive aid, Flu treatment, Helps in weight loss, Strengthens bones, Treatment of common cold
Skin Benefits
Anti-aging benefits, Heals sunburn, Treatment of acne
Heals sunburn, Hydrates skin, Reduces wrinkles, Skin rejuvenation, Skin revitalization
Hair Benefits
Treatment of colored hair
Promotes longer and healthier hair, Protects hair
Allergy Symptoms
NA
Abdominal pains, Breathing difficulty, Diarrhea, Hives, Itching in eyes, Itching of nose, Nasal congestion, Redness of eyes, Runny nose, Sneezing, Wheezing
Side Effects
NA
Decrease in blood sugar levels, Intense headache
Lactating Women
Not Available
Not Available
Best Time to Eat
Any time except an hour after meal, Don't consume at night and before bed
As a snack in the late afternoon, Don't consume at night and before bed, Morning time (before lunch), Strictly avoid empty stomach
Vitamin A (Retinol)
Not Available
Vitamin B6 (Pyridoxin)
Not Available
Vitamin C (Ascorbic Acid)
Calories in Fresh Fruit with Peel
Calories in Fresh Fruit without Peel
Not Available
Not Available
Calories in Frozen Form
Not Available
Not Available
Calories in Dried Form
Not Available
Calories in Canned Form
Not Available
Not Available
Calories in Juice
Not Available
Calories in Jam
Not Available
Type
Berry, Citrus, Fruit vegetable, Melon, Tree fruit, Tropical
Tree fruit
Season
Early fall, Summer
Autumn, Summer
Varieties
Selenicereus megalanthus and Hylocereus polyrhizus
Honey Jar, Sugar Cane, Li, Shanxi Li, Sherwood, Chico, Silverhill, Tigertooth, Winter Delight and Lang
Color
Magenta, Pink
Green, Red, Yellow
Origin
Central America, Mexico
Syria
Soil Type
NA
Sandy, Well-drained
Climatic Conditions
NA
Warm to hot climate
Facts about
NA
- Pigment extracted from Indian jujube is used for silk dyeing in Burma.
- In Korea, jujube wood is used to make wind instrument taepyeongso.
- Fresh jujube is known as Chinese apple & dried form is called as Chinese date.
Other Countries
NA
Bangladesh, India, Iran, Korea, Lebanon, Pakistan
Top Importer
China
United States of America
Top Exporter
Vietnam
China
Botanical Name
Hylocereus undatus
Ziziphus zizyphus
Synonym
Pitaya, Red Pitahaya, Night blooming Cereus, Strawberry Pear, Belle of the Night, Conderella plant
Ziziphus jujuba or Ziziphus mauritania or Zizyphus jujuba
Subkingdom
Tracheobionta
Tracheobionta
Division
NA
Magnoliophyta
Class
Not Available
Magnoliopsida
Subclass
Liliidae
Rosidae
Order
Caryophyllales
Rosales
Family
Cactaceae
Rhamnaceae
Genus
Hylocereus
Ziziphus
Species
H. undatus
Z. zizyphus
Generic Group
Cactus
Not Available
Difference Between Dragonfruit and Jujube
We might think that Dragonfruit and Jujube are similar with respect to nutritional value and health benefits. But the nutrient content of both fruits is different. Dragonfruit and Jujube Facts such as their taste, shape, color, and size are also distinct. The difference between Dragonfruit and Jujube is explained here.
The amount of calories in 100 gm of fresh Dragonfruit and Jujube with peel is 60.00 kcal and 79.00 kcal and the amount of calories without peel is Not Available and Not Available respectively. Thus, Dragonfruit and Jujube belong to Low Calorie Fruits and High Calorie Fruits category.These fruits might or might not differ with respect to their scientific classification. The order of Dragonfruit and Jujube is Caryophyllales and Rosales respectively. Dragonfruit belongs to Cactaceae family and Jujube belongs to Rhamnaceae family. Dragonfruit belongs to Hylocereus genus of H. undatus species and Jujube belongs to Ziziphus genus of Z. zizyphus species. Beings plants, both fruits belong to Plantae Kingdom.