A popular Christmas nut, chestnuts are an excellent source of manganese, copper and magnesium. They also contain a percentage of some sort of all the B vitamins while being low in protein and fat than other nuts. Chesnuts are also a great source of fiber which is important and essential for our digestive health.
A rich source of: calcium, iron, B vitamins, vitamin E.
Chestnuts, kernel only, raw
| Energy (kcal) | 170 |
| Energy (kJ) | 719 |
| Water (g) | 51.7 |
| Starch (g) | 29.6 |
| Total sugars (g) | 7 |
| Glucose (g) | 0 |
| Fructose (g) | 0 |
| Sucrose (g) | 7 |
| Maltose (g) | 0 |
| Lactose (g) | 0 |
| Protein (g) | 2 |
| Protein (g)/100kcal | 1.2 |
| Protein % of calories | 4.7 |
| Carbohydrate (g) | 36.6 |
| Carbohydrate (g)/100kcal | 21.5 |
| Carb % of calories | 86.1 |
| Fat (g) | 2.7 |
| Fat (g)/100kcal | 1.6 |
| Fat % of calories | 14.3 |
| Satd FA /100g fd (g) | 0.5 |
| Mono FA /100g food (g) | 1 |
| Poly FA /100g food (g) | 1.1 |
| Trans FAs /100g food (g) | 0 |
| Sodium (mg) | 1 |
| Potassium (mg) | 320 |
| Calcium (mg) | 10 |
| Magnesium (mg) | 31 |
| Phosphorus (mg) | 67 |
| Iron (mg) | 2 |
| Copper (mg) | 0.2 |
| Zinc (mg) | N |
| Chloride (mg) | 12 |
| Manganese (mg) | N |
| Selenium (µg) | N |
| Iodine (µg) | N |
| Vitamin D (µg) | 0 |
| Vitamin E (mg) | N |
| Thiamin (mg) | 0.1 |
| Riboflavin (mg) | 0 |
| Niacin (mg) | 0.3 |
| Tryptophan/60 (mg) | 0.3 |
| Niacin equivalent (mg) | 0.6 |
| Vitamin B6 (mg) | N |
| Vitamin B12 (µg) | 0 |
| Folate (µg) | N |
| Pantothenate (mg) | N |
| Biotin (µg) | N |
| Vitamin C (mg) | 49 |
| Alcohol (g) | 0 |
| NSP (g) Non-starch polysaccharide | 4.1 |
| AOAC fibre (g) | N |
| Cholesterol (mg) | 0 |
| Retinol (µg) | 0 |
| Carotene (µg) | 1430 |
| Retinol Equivalent (µg) | 240 |