What's the difference between hazelnuts and chestnuts
1. Different shapes. Color: Although both hazelnuts and chestnuts are brown, hazelnut shells are slightly lighter in color, like coffee with cream, while chestnut shells are dark in color, like milk chocolate. Texture: hazelnut shell is very hard, like walnut shell, while chestnut shell is soft, so nails can be pinched. Grain: There are vertical grains on hazelnut and chestnut, but the grain on hazelnut is very prominent. Obviously, the grain on chestnut is very thin and not obvious.
2, the taste is different. Hazelnut: Hazelnut has a natural aroma, with a high content of nut oil, crispy and smooth to eat, and a lingering aftertaste. Castanea mollissima: The peeled chestnut does not have the aroma of hazelnut, but it is soft and sweet, and has no greasy feeling.
3, the efficacy is different. Hazelnut: Hazelnut is rich in oil, which is beneficial to the absorption of fat-soluble vitamins in human body and has a good nourishing effect on people who are weak, weak after illness and easy to starve. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that hazelnut has the effects of nourishing spleen and stomach, benefiting qi, improving eyesight and walking, and is beneficial to thirst, night sweats, nocturia and other diseases. Chestnut: Chestnut tastes sweet and cold, and has the functions of nourishing the stomach and strengthening the spleen, tonifying the kidney and strengthening the tendons. Raw chestnut also has the effects of treating sore waist and legs, relaxing muscles and activating collaterals. Chestnuts contain high starch, which can provide high calories, while potassium helps to maintain the normal heartbeat law, while cellulose can strengthen the intestine and keep the excretory system working normally. Chestnuts are also beneficial for adjuvant treatment of kidney deficiency.
Which is more expensive, hazelnut or chestnut?
The market price of hazelnut is about 12-15 yuan kilo, and that of cooked hazelnut is about 25 yuan -25 yuan kilo. At the same time, according to the origin and variety, the price will be different, ranging from 25-35 yuan kilo in Heilongjiang Province to 3-35 yuan kilo in Liaoning Province. In China, hazelnuts are mainly distributed in three northeastern provinces, northern provinces, Hengduan Mountains in the southwest and mountainous areas in Gansu, Shaanxi and Inner Mongolia in the northwest.
The market price of Chinese chestnuts is about 6 ~ 1 kg in 8 yuan, and about 1 kg in 12 yuan. From this point of view, chestnut is cheaper than hazelnut ~
Precautions for hazelnut and chestnut
1. Hazelnut and chestnut are not suitable for raw food, and it is not easy to digest them.
2. hazelnut and chestnut are not suitable for eating too much, which can easily lead to indigestion and constipation. Eating too much hazelnuts can easily affect appetite.
3. hazelnut is not suitable for obese people, because its fat content is too high, and chestnut is not suitable for diabetics, because chestnut contains high sugar, which is easy to aggravate the disease.
which is better, hazelnut or chestnut
depends on personal taste.
hazelnut, also known as mountain chestnut, pointed chestnut, pestle and so on. Its fruit is shaped like chestnut, its shell is hard, its nuts are fat, white and round, it is fragrant, it contains a lot of oil, it tastes particularly delicious and has a lingering aftertaste, so it has become the most popular nut food and is called "the king of nuts". Hazelnut is rich in nutrition. In addition to protein, fat and sugar, the nuts are rich in carotene, vitamin B1, vitamin B2 and vitamin E; Hazelnut contains 8 kinds of amino acids needed by human body, and its content is far higher than that of walnut. The contents of calcium, phosphorus and iron in hazelnut are also higher than those in other nuts.
Chestnut has high nutritional value, sweet and fragrant, containing 51-6% starch, 5.7-1.7% protein, 2-7.4% fat, sugar, starch, crude fiber, carotene, vitamins A, B, B:, C and minerals such as calcium, phosphorus and potassium, which can be absorbed and utilized by human body up to 98%. Calculated by ten grains, the calorie is 24 calories, and the fat content is less than 1 gram, which is the lowest fat content in shelled fruits. Widely used in food processing, cooking banquets and non-staple food. Chestnut is suitable for raw and stir-fried food. Stir-fried chestnut with sugar and roasted chicken are delicious, can be ground into powder, and can also be made into various dishes, cakes, canned food and so on. Chestnut is easy to store and keep fresh, which can prolong the market supply time.