Know what’s on your plate
Chestnut
Calories & nutrition facts
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Nutrition facts
Per 100 g% DV- Calories 182 kcal —
- Protein 2 g 4%
- Carbohydrate 34 g 12%
- Fat 2.7 g 3%
- Saturated fat 0.4 g 2%
- Fibre 6.8 g 24%
- Sugars 7 g —
- Sodium 4 mg 0%
- Cholesterol 0 mg 0%
Vitamins & minerals
Per 100 g% DVVitamins
- Vitamin A 10 µg 1%
- Vitamin C 0 mg 0%
- Vitamin D 0 µg 0%
- Vitamin E 0.5 mg 3%
- Thiamin (B1) 0.24 mg 20%
- Riboflavin (B2) 0.11 mg 8%
- Niacin (B3) 1.8 mg 11%
- Pantothenic acid (B5) 0.47 mg 9%
- Vitamin B6 0.33 mg 19%
- Biotin (B7) 1.3 µg 4%
- Folate (B9) 62 µg 16%
- Vitamin B12 0 µg 0%
- Choline 1.5 mg 0%
Minerals
- Calcium 31 mg 2%
- Iron 0.9 mg 5%
- Magnesium 38 mg 9%
- Phosphorus 74 mg 6%
- Potassium 599 mg 13%
- Zinc 0.5 mg 5%
- Copper 0.23 mg 26%
- Manganese 3.7 mg 160%
- Selenium 2 µg 4%
- Iodine 0.1 µg 0%
Similar foods
- European chestnutsraw, peeled196 kcal / 100 g
- Chinese chestnutsraw224 kcal / 100 g
- Japanese chestnutsraw154 kcal / 100 g
- Chestnut kernelraw170 kcal / 100 g
- Roasted chestnutwith salt222 kcal / 100 g
- Nutraw649 kcal / 100 g
- Cashew nutsraw553 kcal / 100 g
- Cashewsraw582 kcal / 100 g
- Coconutraw390 kcal / 100 g
- Acornraw387 kcal / 100 g
Questions about Chestnut
How do you roast chestnuts in the oven?
Cut a cross through the shell on the rounded side of each chestnut, then roast at 200 °C for about 20–30 minutes, until the cuts curl back and the flesh is tender. Wrap them in a clean tea towel for a few minutes after roasting; the steam helps loosen the shells.
What is the easiest way to peel chestnuts?
Peel them while they are still warm, removing both the hard outer shell and the thin, papery skin beneath it. If they cool before you finish, warm them briefly again; the inner skin is much harder to remove once cold.
How should you store fresh chestnuts?
Keep fresh chestnuts in a breathable bag in the fridge and use them within a week or two; they dry out quickly at room temperature. For longer storage, peel cooked chestnuts and freeze them in a sealed container.
What can you make with chestnuts?
Add cooked chestnuts to stuffing, soups or Brussels sprouts, or mash them for a savoury side dish. They are also used in chestnut purée and desserts such as Mont Blanc.
Can you use chestnut flour instead of wheat flour?
Chestnut flour has a naturally sweet, earthy flavour and works well in pancakes, cakes and pasta. It has no gluten, so in bread or other recipes that rely on gluten, replace only part of the wheat flour unless the recipe is designed for chestnut flour.
Are chestnuts the same as water chestnuts?
No. Chestnuts are the sweet, starchy nuts that are often roasted; water chestnuts are aquatic corms with a crisp texture, commonly sliced into stir-fries. They are not interchangeable in recipes.
Are chestnuts lower in fat than most nuts?
Yes. Chestnuts contain 2.7 g of fat per 100 g, compared with 59.4 g in generic nuts; they are also much starchier than most nuts.
Source: Frida (Denmark) 116 · per 100 g · carbohydrate per EU label, fibre excluded
