The season of falling leaves brings us fruit that is very healthy and valuable when it comes to nutrients, minerals and vitamins. In autumn, chestnuts become one of the most common delicacies and ingredients in dishes.
Like other nuts, chestnuts also contain fat, but in a much smaller amount. It is not fattening and contains vitamins that will have a great effect on the body. A healthy amount of chestnuts per day, so that you can get all its positive properties, is 85 grams.
Nutritive properties of chestnuts
Chestnut contains only one gram of fat and less than 70 calories per 30 grams. It also contains vitamin C, which makes it a special nut. A daily dose of 85 grams of chestnuts contains as much as 45% of the body's daily needs for vitamin C.
Chestnut fruit is rich in folate, which is a characteristic of green leafy vegetables. In addition to vitamin C, you will also find vitamins B1, B2 and B6 and folic acid in it. It is responsible for the formation of red blood cells and DNA synthesis. This food is good for pregnant women, because it prevents the occurrence of anomalies in the fetus.
By eating chestnuts, you will introduce important substances such as fiber, magnesium, copper, manganese, calcium, iron, zinc and potassium into the body.
By consuming chestnuts, fiber will help reduce cholesterol levels. Chestnuts can be used to make flour and puree, because, like hazelnuts and almonds, they are gluten-free. On the other hand, it has a higher percentage of starch, which is why it is more similar to potatoes and corn.
Chestnut as medicine
You can eat this fruit boiled, baked, pureed or prepared in tea. In any form, you will feel its interesting taste and get all the nutritional values.
Chestnut tea
Chestnuts are known to help with digestive and kidney problems. Chestnut tea helps with symptoms of asthma and bronchitis.
Horse chestnut for veins
It is important to know how to distinguish a wild chestnut from a domestic chestnut, because wild chestnuts are not edible. Regardless, various tinctures and creams are made from it, because it is also very medicinal. Horse chestnut as a medicine is used for problems with enlarged veins and broken capillaries, hemorrhoids, painful menstruation and enlarged prostate.
Chestnut protects the heart
Chestnuts contain high levels of monounsaturated fats, such as oleic and palmitic. Damage the cardiovascular system and it will help, along with the fiber in the chestnut, to lower the cholesterol level.
It expels excess water
Chestnut has the ability to expel water from the body, so it helps with kidney and stomach problems. It will help with the circulation and flow of food through the intestines, as well as water.
It has an anti-inflammatory effect
Due to its anti-inflammatory properties, the chestnut is an ideal food for people suffering from arthritis and rheumatism, reports Steele.
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