Nutrition for Chestnut

Chestnut Nutrition Summary

One cup of chestnut (143 grams or 0.3 lb) contains 350 calories and 4.5 grams of protein. Chestnut consist of 41% water, 53% carbohydrates, 3% protein, and 2% fat.

Chestnut is an excellent source of many nutrients, including carbohydrates, dietary fiber, Vitamin C, calcium, potassium and Vitamin B6. It also contains significant amounts of iron, magnesium, thiamin, riboflavin, folate, manganese, zinc, copper and phosphorus.

In one cup of chestnut:

• Calories: 350
• Protein: 4.5 g
• Sugar: 15.2 g
• Dietary fiber: 7.3 g
• Fat: 3.1 g, (Saturated: 0.6 g)
• Sodium: 2.9 mg

There is no significant amounts of cholesterol in chestnut.

See the Chestnut Nutrition Chart for complete recommended daily values.
The specific nutritional values from USDA is for: Nuts, chestnuts, european, roasted.

Calories in Chestnut

Chestnut has 350 calories per cup or 245 calories for every 100 grams. Most of its calories are from carbohydrates.

87% of calories in chestnut are from carbohydrates, 8% of calories are from fat and 5% of calories are from protein.

Calories from Carbs

Calories from Fat

Omega-3 and Omega-6 in Chestnut

Calories Similar to Chestnut

Some other nuts or seeds with similar calories to chestnut by weight:

• Hedge Mustard Seeds: +104 calories
• Coconut Cream: +122 calories
• Lotus Seeds: +124 calories
• Coconut: +156 calories

Protein in Chestnut

A great source of protein, a single cup of Chestnut contains 9% of recommended daily values or 4.5 grams of protein. In addition, chestnut contains significant amounts of all 9 essential amino acids.

• Protein: 4.53 g
• Tryptophan: 0.05 g
• Threonine: 0.16 g
• Isoleucine: 0.18 g
• Leucine: 0.27 g
• Lysine: 0.27 g
• Methionine: 0.11 g
• Phenylalanine: 0.19 g
• Valine: 0.25 g
• Histidine: 0.13 g

Protein Similar to Chestnut

Some other nuts or seeds with similar amounts of protein to chestnut by weight:

• Coconut: +0.2 grams
• Coconut Cream: +0.7 grams
• Macadamia Nut: +6.6 grams
• Breadfruit Seeds: +7.8 grams

Vitamins and Minerals in Chestnut

An good source of many nutrients, chestnut contains abundant amounts of Vitamin C, calcium, potassium and Vitamin B6. In fact, a single cup of chestnut contains 55% of recommended daily values or 0.7 milligrams of Vitamin B6. Also an excellent source of Vitamin C, a single cup of chestnut contains 50% of recommended daily values or 37.2 milligrams of Vitamin C.

Vitamins in chestnut (1 cup):

• Vitamin a: 1.4 ug
• Thiamin: 0.3 mg
• Riboflavin: 0.3 mg
• Niacin: 1.9 mg
• Vitamin b6: 0.7 mg
• Vitamin c: 37.2 mg
• Vitamin e: 0.7 mg
• Folate: 100.1 ug
• Vitamin k: 11.2 ug

Minerals in chestnut (1 cup):

• Calcium: 41.5 mg
• Potassium: 846.6 mg
• Iron: 1.3 mg
• Magnesium: 47.2 mg
• Zinc: 0.8 mg
• Selenium: 1.7 ug
• Phosphorus: 153 mg
• Copper: 0.7 mg
• Manganese: 1.7 mg
• Choline: 2.1 mg

There is no significant amounts of pantothenic acid or vitamin b12 in chestnut.

Similar to Chestnut for Vitamin B6

Here are some other nuts or seeds with similarly abundant amounts of Vitamin B6 to chestnut:

• Flaxseeds: -0.03 MG
• Walnut: +0.06 MG
• Cashews: -0.11 MG
• Hemp Seeds: +0.15 MG

Flavonoids and Carotenoids in Chestnut ^[3]

Chestnut Nutrition Chart

Chestnut in Cooking

Chestnut is in the top 25% most popular ingredients for recipes. Most recipes call for one or two cups of chestnut.

Friends and Relatives of Chestnut

Foods commonly cooked with chestnut:

• Mushroom
• Parsnip