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(Chestnuts) The chestnut tree is related to the Beech tree and is a native
of the Northeastern United States. The commercial growing of chestnuts in the
United States was wiped out by a blight in the early 1900's. Today, most of the
commercially available chestnuts seem to be imported from Italy. The fruit of
the chestnut tree is prickly and contains two or three chestnuts; the outermost
ones are rounded to the outside of the cluster and flattened to the inside.
Chestnuts that are flat on both sides are the inner nut of a "three cluster".
We have found that store purchased chestnuts are extremely prone to fungus
(mold), especially later in the season. See nutritional chart below.
NDB No: 12101
Nutrient | Units | Value per 100 grams of edible portion |
Sample Count |
Std. Error |
1 oz ------- 28.350 g |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Proximates | |||||
Water |
g
|
68.15
|
0
|
|
19.321
|
Energy |
kcal
|
131
|
0
|
|
37.139
|
Energy |
kj
|
548
|
0
|
|
155.358
|
Protein |
g
|
2.00
|
1
|
|
0.567
|
Total lipid (fat) |
g
|
1.38
|
1
|
|
0.391
|
Carbohydrate, by difference |
g
|
27.76
|
0
|
|
7.870
|
Ash |
g
|
0.71
|
0
|
|
0.201
|
Minerals | |||||
Calcium, Ca |
mg
|
46
|
0
|
|
13.041
|
Iron, Fe |
mg
|
1.73
|
0
|
|
0.490
|
Magnesium, Mg |
mg
|
54
|
0
|
|
15.309
|
Phosphorus, P |
mg
|
99
|
0
|
|
28.067
|
Potassium, K |
mg
|
715
|
0
|
|
202.702
|
Sodium, Na |
mg
|
27
|
0
|
|
7.655
|
Zinc, Zn |
mg
|
0.25
|
0
|
|
0.071
|
Copper, Cu |
mg
|
0.472
|
0
|
|
0.134
|
Manganese, Mn |
mg
|
0.854
|
0
|
|
0.242
|
Vitamins | |||||
Vitamin C, total ascorbic acid |
mg
|
26.7
|
0
|
|
7.569
|
Thiamin |
mg
|
0.148
|
0
|
|
0.042
|
Riboflavin |
mg
|
0.104
|
0
|
|
0.029
|
Niacin |
mg
|
0.731
|
0
|
|
0.207
|
Pantothenic acid |
mg
|
0.316
|
0
|
|
0.090
|
Vitamin B-6 |
mg
|
0.233
|
0
|
|
0.066
|
Folate, total |
mcg
|
38
|
0
|
|
10.773
|
Folic acid |
mcg
|
0
|
0
|
|
0.000
|
Folate, food |
mcg
|
38
|
0
|
|
10.773
|
Folate, DFE |
mcg_DFE
|
38
|
0
|
|
10.773
|
Vitamin B-12 |
mcg
|
0.00
|
0
|
|
0.000
|
Vitamin A, IU |
IU
|
17
|
0
|
|
4.820
|
Vitamin A, RE |
mcg_RE
|
2
|
0
|
|
0.567
|
Lipids | |||||
Fatty acids, total saturated |
g
|
0.260
|
0
|
|
0.074
|
14:0 |
g
|
0.006
|
0
|
|
0.002
|
16:0 |
g
|
0.234
|
0
|
|
0.066
|
18:0 |
g
|
0.013
|
0
|
|
0.004
|
Fatty acids, total monounsaturated |
g
|
0.476
|
0
|
|
0.135
|
16:1 undifferentiated |
g
|
0.013
|
0
|
|
0.004
|
18:1 undifferentiated |
g
|
0.457
|
0
|
|
0.130
|
20:1 |
g
|
0.006
|
0
|
|
0.002
|
Fatty acids, total polyunsaturated |
g
|
0.545
|
0
|
|
0.155
|
18:2 undifferentiated |
g
|
0.487
|
0
|
|
0.138
|
18:3 undifferentiated |
g
|
0.058
|
0
|
|
0.016
|
Cholesterol |
mg
|
0
|
0
|
|
0.000
|
Amino acids | |||||
Tryptophan |
g
|
0.022
|
0
|
|
0.006
|
Threonine |
g
|
0.071
|
0
|
|
0.020
|
Isoleucine |
g
|
0.079
|
0
|
|
0.022
|
Leucine |
g
|
0.118
|
0
|
|
0.033
|
Lysine |
g
|
0.118
|
0
|
|
0.033
|
Methionine |
g
|
0.047
|
0
|
|
0.013
|
Cystine |
g
|
0.063
|
0
|
|
0.018
|
Phenylalanine |
g
|
0.084
|
0
|
|
0.024
|
Tyrosine |
g
|
0.055
|
0
|
|
0.016
|
Valine |
g
|
0.112
|
0
|
|
0.032
|
Arginine |
g
|
0.143
|
0
|
|
0.041
|
Histidine |
g
|
0.055
|
0
|
|
0.016
|
Alanine |
g
|
0.133
|
0
|
|
0.038
|
Aspartic acid |
g
|
0.345
|
0
|
|
0.098
|
Glutamic acid |
g
|
0.258
|
0
|
|
0.073
|
Glycine |
g
|
0.103
|
0
|
|
0.029
|
Proline |
g
|
0.105
|
0
|
|
0.030
|
Serine |
g
|
0.100
|
0
|
|
0.028
|
USDA Nutrient Database for Standard Reference, Release 14 (July 2001)
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The above recipe is in keeping with God's creation intent (Genesis 1:29-31): 'Then God said, "I give you every seed-bearing plant on the face of the whole earth and every tree that has fruit with seed in it. They will be yours for food. And to all the beasts of the earth and all the birds of the air and all the creatures that move on the ground-- everything that has the breath of life in it-- I give every green plant for food." And it was so. God saw all that he had made, and it was very good.' (NIV) Let no animal suffer or die that we may live!