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Sweet chestnut

Sweet chestnuts are starchy nuts with brown shells, becoming tender and mildly sweet when cooked, and used roasted, boiled, peeled, or milled into flour.

Sweet chestnut — illustrative ingredient image

About Sweet chestnut

Sweet chestnuts are the edible nuts of the sweet chestnut tree, enclosed in a spiny husk. Their smooth brown shells surround a pale, starchy kernel that becomes tender and mildly sweet when cooked, unlike the crisp, oily texture of many other culinary nuts.

They are commonly roasted, boiled, or used peeled in savoury dishes and sweets. Chestnuts are sold fresh, cooked, peeled, frozen, dried, or as flour; these forms have different moisture and texture, and dried chestnut flour is not equivalent to a whole cooked nut.

Ingredient type
whole food

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English

chestnut

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Sweet chestnut nutrition & diet

Sweet chestnut nutritional value

Sweet chestnut

Per 100 g of 100 g of the recorded edible food form.

Calories
210kcal
Protein
2.9g
Carbs
41.2g
Fat
1.9g

Reference values for the displayed measured form. Recipe, brand, ingredients and preparation can change the values.

Raw, roasted, boiled, dried, and milled chestnuts differ substantially in moisture and edible form; compare like with like and distinguish plain chestnuts from prepared products.

Dietary compatibility

  • Vegan
    Not established
  • Vegetarian
    Not established
  • Pescatarian
    Not established
  • Keto
    Not established
  • Paleo
    Not established
  • Low-carb
    Not established
  • Halal
    Not established
  • Kosher
    Not established
What these diet assessments mean
Vegan · Not established
The available profile does not establish the full composition or processing for this dietary pattern.
Vegetarian · Not established
The available profile does not establish the full composition or processing for this dietary pattern.
Pescatarian · Not established
The available profile does not establish the full composition or processing for this dietary pattern.
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.

Reviewed ingredient entryIngredient reference · Preparations vary

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Sources & review

Nutrition reference: BLS 4.0 — Sweet chestnut (H230100) ↗. 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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