Nutritional value of fresh chestnuts

Chestnuts are produced in many places in my hometown and there are many varieties. Let’s learn about the nutritional value of chestnuts.

Fresh chestnut introduction

Chestnuts are distributed in Liaoning, Beijing, Hebei, Shandong, Henan and other places in my country. The shell is large, spherical, with external thorns, and 2-3 nuts, which grow in the shell. Famous varieties include Liangxiang chestnut, produced in Liangxiang, Fangshan, Beijing, with small fruit, about 5 grams, sweet taste, and mature in mid-October; Qianxi Mingli, also known as "red skin" and "red hair", produced in Qianxi and Xinglong, Hebei, medium-large fruit, 7-9.5 grams, reddish brown skin, bright, sweet taste, mature in mid-September; Laiyang Hongguang chestnut, produced in Zhuangtou, Laiyang, Shandong, medium-large fruit, dark brown skin, shiny, good quality, sweet taste, mature in early September; there is also Castanea henryi, also known as pearl chestnut, distributed in the Yangtze River Basin and various places in the south of the Yangtze River, with an egg-shaped nut hidden in the shell head, and the taste is the same as chestnut.

Nutritional value of fresh chestnuts

1. The rich unsaturated fatty acids, vitamins and minerals contained in chestnuts can prevent and treat hypertension, coronary heart disease, arteriosclerosis, osteoporosis and other diseases. It is a good tonic for anti-aging and longevity.

Fresh chestnuts edible effect

Sweet in taste, warm in nature, enters the spleen, stomach, and kidney meridians;

Fresh chestnuts are suitable for people

It is edible for the general public