Job's Tears
* Calorie value is measured per serving weight shown
Nutrition (per 100g)
Common Serving Sizes
How long to burn 352 kcal
Approximate exercise time to burn the 352 kcal in each 100g:
About Job's Tears
A traditional medicinal-and-food grain, often used in porridge and soups.
Health Benefits of Job's Tears
Better-than-average grain protein
Job's tears (yi ren) is a traditional grain used in Chinese food therapy. 100g has about 12.8g protein - high among grains. It is commonly cooked in porridge or soups; red-bean and job's-tears porridge is a classic pairing.
High potassium, low sodium
In traditional diet culture, job's tears is thought to promote fluid excretion, a common food in humid southern regions. Nutritionally, its high-potassium, low-sodium profile supports fluid and salt balance.
Cooking notes
Job's tears is fairly hard, so soak it 4-6 hours before cooking. Use a 1:1 ratio with red beans and a little rock sugar. It is calorie-dense raw (352 kcal/100g) but drops greatly in porridge (about 100-150 kcal per 300g bowl).