Chestnut is also rich in unsaturated fatty acids and vitamins, which can prevent and treat diseases such as hypertension, coronary heart disease, arteriosclerosis, osteoporosis, etc. It is a nourishing product for anti-aging and prolonging life.

Eating chestnut can prevent hypertension.

The content of potassium in chestnut is very prominent. 100g of fresh chestnut contains 442mg of potassium, which is three times higher than that of apples said to be rich in potassium.

So it is very suitable for patients with hypertension. In addition, chestnuts are rich in unsaturated fatty acids and vitamins, which can prevent and treat diseases such as hypertension, coronary heart disease, arteriosclerosis and osteoporosis. It is a nourishing product for anti-aging and prolonging life.

Pay attention when eating, chestnuts are high in calories, and eating too much can easily cause constipation. Eating at most 10 a day is enough. Cooking soup, porridge and rice with chestnut is a good choice.

Also known as chestnut, big chestnut, chestnut fruit, hairy chestnut, chess piece and chestnut wedge. Chestnuts are distributed in Liaoning, Beijing, Hebei, Shandong, Henan and other places in China. They are big, spherical, with thorns outside, and there are 2-3 nuts in the shell bucket. The famous variety is Liangxiang chestnut, which is produced in Fangshan Liangxiang, a suburb of Beijing. The fruit is small, about 5 grams, sweet and ripe in the middle of 10. Qianxi Li Ming, also known as "red skin" and "red hair", is produced in Qianxi, Xinglong and Guo Da, Hebei Province, weighing 7-9.5 grams, with red and brown skin, fresh and sweet taste and maturing in mid-September. Hong Guang chestnut in Laiyang, produced in Zhuangtou, Laiyang, Shandong Province, has large fruit, dark brown skin, bright color, good quality and sweet taste, and ripens in early September. In addition, Castanea henryi, also known as Pearl Chestnut, is distributed in the Yangtze River valley and all parts of the south of the Yangtze River. The shell contains an oval nut, which tastes like chestnut. Chestnut not only contains a lot of starch, but also contains protein, vitamins and other signature nutrients, and is known as the "king of dried fruits". Chestnut can replace grain, and it is called "hard-core crop" and "woody grain" together with jujube and persimmon. It is a cheap and nutritious tonic. Nutritional analysis 1. Chestnut is rich in unsaturated fatty acids, vitamins and minerals, which can prevent and treat hypertension, coronary heart disease, arteriosclerosis, osteoporosis and other diseases, and is a nourishing product for anti-aging and prolonging life. 2. Chestnuts contain riboflavin, and eating chestnuts often is beneficial to children's oral ulcers and adult oral ulcers that are difficult to heal for a long time; 3. Chestnut is a kind of dried fruit with high carbohydrate content, which can provide more heat energy for human body, help fat metabolism, and has the functions of invigorating qi, strengthening spleen and nourishing stomach and intestines; 4. Chestnut is rich in vitamin C, which can maintain the normal functions of teeth, bones and vascular muscles, prevent and treat osteoporosis, waist and leg pain, bone and muscle pain and fatigue, and delay human aging. It is an ideal health fruit for the elderly. Relevant people can eat 1 for the general population. It is suitable for the elderly with kidney deficiency, especially for middle-aged and elderly people with backache and leg pain and frequent urination. Suitable for elderly patients with bronchitis, cough and asthma, and diarrhea due to internal cold; 2. Diabetic people should not eat; Infants, people with weak spleen and stomach, people with dyspepsia and rheumatism should not eat more. Production instruction 1. Chestnuts can be eaten raw, cooked, fried or stewed with meat; 2. Skilled raw chestnut peeling: cut the chestnut into two pieces with a knife, peel off the shell and put it in a pot. Soak in boiling water for a while, stir with chopsticks, and the chestnut skin will be peeled off, but be careful not to soak for too long to avoid nutrient loss. Diet therapy is warm and enters the spleen, stomach and kidney meridians; Nourishing stomach and spleen, tonifying kidney and strengthening tendons, promoting blood circulation and stopping bleeding; Indications: weakness of spleen and stomach, nausea, diarrhea, weakness of waist and legs, hematemesis, epistaxis, hematochezia, bedsore, swelling and pain of fracture, and scrofula. Used for frequent micturition and weakness of waist and legs caused by kidney deficiency: 30g chestnuts, boiled with strong fire, and eaten in the morning and evening 1 time. Chestnut has a nourishing effect on human body comparable to ginseng, astragalus and angelica, and has a good curative effect on kidney deficiency, so it is also called "the fruit of kidney", especially suitable for the elderly with kidney deficiency and diarrhea. Regular consumption can strengthen the body and restore health.