Chestnuts are the seeds of the chestnut plant in the family Fagaceae, also known as chestnut, chestnut wedge, chestnut fruit, big chestnut. Chestnuts are known as the "king of dried fruits" have high nutritional value. Every 100 grams of chestnuts contain about 5 grams of protein, 2 grams of fat, 40-45 grams of carbohydrates. The content of vitamins in raw chestnuts can reach as high as 40-60 milligrams, the content of vitamins in ripe chestnuts is also around 25 milligrams. Chestnuts also contain some inorganic salts such as calcium, phosphorus, iron, carotenoids B vitamins. Obviously, these are essential nutrients for preventing, fighting cancer, resisting diseases.

The nutritional value of chestnuts has to be praised. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that chestnuts have a sweet taste, warm nature, can enter the spleen, stomach, kidney meridians, nourishing the stomach spleen, tonifying the kidneys strengthening tendons. In the "Bielu", it is recorded that "it is used to nourish qi, thicken the intestines stomach, replenish kidney qi, make people endure hunger." In the "Compendium of Materia Medica", it is said that "chestnut has a sweet warm taste, enters the spleen, stomach, kidney meridians." "chestnut can treat kidney deficiency, waist leg weakness, can clear the kidney, replenish qi, thicken the intestines stomach.

Chestnuts belong to the category of nuts, but their composition is relatively similar to that of grains. It is as rich in oil as other nuts. Ripe chestnuts have a fat content of about 1.5%, while their carbohydrate content is higher, accounting for 46%, which is higher than steamed rice (with carbohydrates accounting for 25.9%).

The potassium content of ripe chestnut kernels is very high, reaching 468 milligrams per 100 grams, which is higher than that of ordinary grains potatoes. The well-known banana is rich in potassium, its content is only 256 milligrams per 100 grams.

Li Taro told you what precautions to take when eating chestnuts?

1. Chestnuts are difficult to digest when eaten raw, can easily stagnate when cooked. Therefore, do consume too much at once, otherwise it will be difficult to digest may damage the spleen stomach.

2. People with diabetes should eat; Infants, those with weak spleen stomach, indigestion, those with rheumatism should eat too much.

3. Chestnuts are prone to mold. Do eat moldy chestnuts, as they may lead to symptoms of poisoning.

4. People with spleen stomach deficiency cold should eat chestnuts raw. They should stew stir fry them. They can also use chestnuts, dates, poria cocos rice to cook Congee.

5. Whether eaten raw, stir fried, simmered, it is necessary to chew carefully swallow body fluids to achieve better tonifying effects.

6. When eating chestnuts for children, it is important to avoid choking. Chestnuts are relatively dry hard, when processing, be sure to cook them soft, muddy, in pieces to avoid choking, sticking, choking on the child.