Chestnut is rich in starch, and also contains monosaccharides and disaccharides, carotene, thiamine, riboflavin, niacin, ascorbic acid, protein, fat, inorganic salts and other nutrients.

Not only can it be eaten raw and cooked, but it can also be processed into canned chestnut chicken, chestnut soup, chocolate, milk powder substitute, preserved chestnut and other flavor foods, as well as stuffing for various cakes.

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Classification of Castanea mollissima

1. Including Hebei, Beijing, northern Henan, Shandong, Shaanxi, parts of Gansu and northern Jiangsu. Its characteristics are small fruit shape, and the average weight of a single grain is about 1 grams; The meat is waxy, and the sugar content is as high as 2%. The pulp has low starch content and high protein content.

2. southern chestnut is mainly distributed in Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Anhui, Hubei, Hunan and southern Henan. In this area, it is hot and rainy, and the nut shape of chestnut is large, with an average weight of about 15 grams and a maximum of 25 grams, but the sugar content is low, the starch content is high, and the meat quality is japonica, so it is mostly used as a vegetable chestnut.

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