Chestnut

The chestnut come from the Castanea Sativa chestnut tree. Chesnut could have only one almond in its burr or several ones.

To not be confused with horse chesnut that is the fruit of Aesculus Hippocastanum and is unfit for consumption but used in the pharmacopoeia.

Nutritional Value

This is an energetic food.
It can replace wheat, rye or wheat without allergies to gluten in these foods. It is in the same category as slow sugars: with rice, millet, quinoa and possibly potato.
The table at right shows its constituent in minerals and vitamins.

Medicinal

Medicine by plants and pharmacopoeia make uses of chestnuts and chestnut leaves to cure coughs. In Tuscany, she was prepared for this purpose in the form of polenta made of flour and wine.
In North America, it was part of the Indian medicine.

It is an alternative to foods that cause allergies. This is the case of gluten as has been said, but also of lactose.

For the second case, milk pulp chestnut is produced that can replace cow's milk for babies.

Reference

1. Use of chesnut in the feeding of infants allergic to cow's nulk or intolerant to lactose.
   P. Osvaath.