Every 100 grams of cooked chestnuts, containing 180 kilocalories, equivalent to 50 grams of rice contains calories. Dry chestnut carbohydrates reach 77%, with 75% of cereals and grains comparable; fresh chestnuts are also as much as 40%, is 2.4 times that of potatoes.

Chestnuts are rich in vitamin B1, B2, vitamin B2 content is at least 4 times that of rice, per 100 grams also contains 24 mg of vitamin C, which is not comparable to food. People are afraid that it is difficult to think of, fresh chestnuts contain more vitamin C than recognized vitamin C-rich tomatoes, more than ten times the apple! Chestnuts contain minerals are also very comprehensive, potassium, magnesium, iron, zinc, manganese, etc., although not up to hazelnut, melon seeds so high content, but still much higher than apples, pears and other common fruits, especially with potassium prominence, than claimed to be rich in potassium apples are also four times higher.