You said the appearance, in fact, there are differences,

First of all, the color, their color is brown, hazelnut shells slightly lighter in color, like a coffee with cream, and chestnut shells are darker in color, like a milk chocolate kind of color.

The second is the texture, hazelnut shells are very hard, like walnut shells, while chestnut shells are soft, fingernail can be pinched.

And then there is the grain, hazelnut and chestnut above the vertical lines, but the hazelnut grain is very prominent, very obvious, chestnut on the grain is very fine, and not obvious. Hazelnut,

also known as mountain chestnut, its fruit shape is a little smaller than the chestnut, the shell is hard, the kernel is fragrant, containing a large amount of oil, eat sweet and powder smooth.

Effects: Hazelnut is rich in fat, is conducive to the absorption of fat-soluble vitamins in the body, on the weak, after the illness of the weak win, easy to starve people have a very good role in nourishment. Chinese medicine believes that hazelnuts have the effect of tonifying the spleen and stomach, benefiting qi, bright eyes and healthy behavior, and is beneficial to thirst, night sweats, nocturnal enuresis and other conditions.

Chestnut,

Sweet and aromatic, its fat content is the lowest in the shelled fruit. Chestnut raw food, fried food are suitable, can also be made into a variety of dishes, pastries, canned food.

Effects: Chestnuts are sweet and cold in nature, have the function of nourishing the stomach and spleen, tonic kidney and strong tendons, raw chestnuts and treatment of lumbar and leg aches and pains, the effect of relaxing the tendons and activating the muscles. Chestnuts contain high starch can provide high calories, while potassium helps to maintain a normal heartbeat, fiber can strengthen the intestinal tract, to maintain the normal functioning of the excretory system. Chestnuts are also useful in aiding the treatment of kidney deficiency.

Taboo: Hazelnut and chestnut should not eat too much, too much raw food is not easy to digest, too much cooked food is easy to stagnate, diabetic patients should be eaten sparingly or not eaten, because of their extremely high sugar content.