Chestnuts and chestnuts are the same kind of food, to help supplement the body of some nutrients, can achieve good results, so that chestnuts and chestnuts is no difference.

Chestnuts, also known as chestnuts, chestnuts, chestnuts, wind wax, is the shell family chestnut plants, native to China, distributed in Vietnam, Taiwan and mainland China, growing at an altitude of 370-2800 meters in the region, mostly in the mountains, has been widely cultivated by man.

Chestnuts are rich in nutrients, vitamin C content is higher than tomatoes, is more than ten times the apple.

Chestnuts in the minerals are also very comprehensive, there are potassium, zinc, iron, etc., although the content is not as high as hazelnut, but still much higher than apples and other ordinary fruits, especially the potassium content is three times higher than apples.

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National chestnut varieties have been named no less than 300, but can be broadly divided into two major varieties of types, namely, northern chestnut and southern chestnut.

The northern chestnut is mainly distributed in North China in the Yanshan and Taihangshan mountains and neighboring areas.

It is characterized by the shape of the fruit less, glutinous flesh, low starch, high protein content, shiny skin, strong flavor, astringent skin easy to peel, etc., suitable for frying, called sugar fried chestnuts.

Southern chestnuts are mainly distributed in Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Anhui, Hubei, Hunan, southern Henan.

The chestnut nut is large, but low in sugar, starch content is higher, the meat is japonica, more used as a vegetable chestnut.

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