Chestnut

Health Benefits:

Aids in digestion
Anti aging
Enhances production of breast milk
Improves hair skin and nails
Pain reliever
Provides energy
Reduces risk of bladder cancer

Nutrition:

Serving size: 10 kernels; Calories: 206; Fat: 1.8g; Cholesterol: 0mg; Sodium: 2mg; Carbs: 44g; Fiber: 8g; Sugars: 9g; Protein: 2.7g; Potassium: 14%DV; Vitamin A: 0%DV; Vitamin C: 36%DV; Calcium: 2%DV; Iron: 4%DV

Did You Know?

• Of all the different kinds of nuts, chestnuts are the only ones that contain vitamin C - it has 45% of the recommended daily amount!
• The caloric intake if chestnuts is  increased once they're boiled.
• Early in the 20th century, the  American-chestnut tree was almost wiped out by pathogenic fungus chestnut blight.

Ways to Eat:

• Raw
• Boiled
• Roasted

Farming Trivia:

• Chestnuts are native to temperate regions of the northern hemisphere. 
• The chestnut was introduced to Europe from Asia around 2,000 BCE.
• Because of the chesnut blight wiping out most of the chestnut trees in America, the United States only accounts for less than 1% of the world production.