When should chestnuts be eaten?

Although chestnuts are delicious and nutritious, it is best to eat them between meals, not after meals, so as to avoid excessive calorie intake. At the same time, chestnuts should not be eaten more, too much raw is not easy to digest, and too much cooked is easy to delay eating.

It is worth noting that fresh chestnuts are prone to deterioration and mildew, and eating deteriorated chestnuts will lead to poisoning, so don't eat deteriorated chestnuts.

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Nutritional value of chestnut

Chestnuts are sweet and nutritious. Studies show that chestnuts are rich in carbohydrates, protein, fat, vitamin B 1, vitamin B2, vitamin C, nicotinic acid, carotene, retinol, dietary fiber and minerals such as phosphorus, calcium, potassium, iron, copper, manganese and magnesium.

Among them, protein contains more than 20 kinds of amino acids, including 8 kinds of essential amino acids, which is a high-quality protein. Carbohydrate content is 3 ~ 4 times more than other nuts; The mineral content is much higher than that of ordinary fruits such as apples and pears. The content of vitamin B2 is at least four times that of rice; Vitamin C is more than tomatoes which are recognized to be rich in vitamin C, which is unmatched by ordinary grains.

Chestnut can replace grain, and it is also called "hard-core crop" and "woody grain" with jujube and persimmon, which can ensure the supply of basic nutrients for human body and is a kind of nutritious and nourishing food with low price and good quality. There are many ways to eat chestnuts, such as raw, steamed, fried, boiled, or cakes made of chestnut powder, which can also be combined with other ingredients to make all kinds of delicious food.

Edible tip: The recommended amount is about 50g per person each time, especially when eating raw food.

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