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Chestnut flour

Chestnut flour is a sweet, nutty flour used in breads, cakes, pasta, and other baked preparations.

Chestnut flour — illustrative ingredient image

About Chestnut flour

Chestnut flour is a finely milled powder made from dried edible chestnuts. It is used in breads, cakes, cookies, pasta, pancakes, batters, and thickening or flavoring mixtures, where it contributes its characteristic chestnut flavor and color.

The flour is naturally sweet and distinctly nutty, with a soft, sometimes slightly dense texture in finished foods. Its behavior is not interchangeable with wheat flour or starch; roasting, milling fineness, and residual moisture can affect aroma, sweetness, color, and the texture of batters or doughs.

Chestnut flour is usually tan to brown and sold as a dry powder. It may be milled from roasted or unroasted chestnuts and may be pure or part of a blend; hydration into batter or dough, baking, and mixing with other flours change its appearance and texture.

Ingredient type
flour

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chestnut flour

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Chestnut flour nutrition & diet

Chestnut flour nutritional value

Reference: Chestnut flour

Per 100 g of the edible portion of the explicitly named reference food.

Calories
362kcal
Protein
6.1g
Carbs
70.4g
Fat
3.4g

Per 100 g edible portion. ANSES Ciqual 2025; energy and protein follow EU Regulation 1169/2011 (protein = nitrogen × 6.25); carbohydrate excludes fibre. Values describe this food form, not every brand or recipe. Reused under the Etalab Open Licence 2.0: https://www.etalab.gouv.fr/licence-ouverte-open-licence/.

Portions & preparation

Use chestnut flour as a milled product rather than whole chestnut, and match the reference to the flour’s moisture, milling, and any added ingredients. It is commonly measured as part of a recipe, where hydration, baking, frying, and combination with other flours change the finished portion and texture.

Compare the right form: Match references to plain milled chestnut flour, identifying roasted or unroasted processing and excluding blends, premixes, starches, or added sweeteners.

Diet considerations

Chestnut flour is plant-origin and can replace part of the flour in breads, cakes, pasta, and batters. Compatibility changes when recipes add eggs, dairy, fats, honey, or cereal flours, and when coatings or premixes are used. Its carbohydrate pattern is portion-dependent and also reflects the other flours or starches in the preparation.

AI-authored reading notes · Awaiting editorial review. Measured values, where available, have a separate source above.

Dietary compatibility

  • Vegan
    Typically compatible
  • Vegetarian
    Typically compatible
  • Pescatarian
    Typically compatible
  • Keto
    Not established
  • Paleo
    Not established
  • Low-carb
    Not established
  • Halal
    Not established
  • Kosher
    Not established
What these diet assessments mean
Vegan · Typically compatible
The plain ingredient profile is plant, fungal or mineral based. Added ingredients in a prepared product need a separate check.
Vegetarian · Typically compatible
The plain ingredient profile is plant, fungal or mineral based. Added ingredients in a prepared product need a separate check.
Pescatarian · Typically compatible
The plain ingredient profile is plant, fungal or mineral based. Added ingredients in a prepared product need a separate check.
Keto · Not established
A defined serving and sourced carbohydrate data are needed before assessing this dietary pattern.
Paleo · Not established
The ingredient form and processing have not been assessed against this dietary pattern.
Low-carb · Not established
A defined serving and sourced carbohydrate data are needed before assessing this dietary pattern.
Halal · Not established
Sourcing, processing and any applicable certification have not been verified. A food name alone does not establish halal status.
Kosher · Not established
Sourcing, processing and any applicable certification have not been verified. A food name alone does not establish kosher status.

For the plain ingredient · Awaiting review. Diet compatibility is not allergy suitability or halal/kosher certification. Keto and low-carb depend on the portion.

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Sources & review

Nutrition reference: ANSES Ciqual 2025 — Farine de châtaigne ↗. Values are scaled from 100 g of the recorded edible form. Individual portions have no assumed fixed weight.

Expanded overview, name examples and nutrition notes are database drafts awaiting editorial review. Numeric nutrition values, where shown, have their own source and food-form reference.

The ingredient description and dish connections come from the draft catalogue and may change after review.

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