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This is another post in our posting series «Nutritional value of foods» and this time we will talk about the nutritional value of japanese chestnuts, by enumerating in the following sections of our current article, analytically all the nutrients of japanese chestnuts. So without losing any more time, we go directly to the subject of our current post:

  • Japanese chestnuts: nutritional value & information

Japanese chestnuts: Source of calories

See from which macromolecules and at what percentage the calories of this food originate:

  • The 92% comes from carbohydrates
  • The 5% comes from proteins
  • The 2% comes from fat

Japanese chestnuts: Brief Nutritional Analysis

See the chart table with the basic nutritional analysis of this food, so you can get an idea of what it contains per 100 grams:

Nutrition Facts
Seving Size100 g
Amount per serving
Calories 154
% DV
Total Fat 0.5g 1 %
   Saturated Fat 0.1g 0 %
Sodium 14mg 1 %
Total Carbohydrate 35g 12 %
Proteins 2.3g 5 %
Vitamin A 1 % Vitamin C 44 %
Calcium 3 % Iron 8 %
Daily values are based on 2000 calorie diet.

Japanese chestnuts: VITAMINS

See in detail all the vitamins contained in this food, as well as their content per 100 grams:

  DV
    Folate47.00 mcg
Niacin1.500 mg8 %
Pantothenic acid0.206 mg2 %
Riboflavin0.163 mg10 %
Thiamin0.344 mg23 %
Vitamin A37.00 IU1 %
    Vitamin A, RAE2.00 mcg
Vitamin B60.283 mg14 %
Vitamin C26.3 mg44 %

Japanese chestnuts: PROTEINS - AMINO ACIDS

See in detail all amino acids and proteins contained in this food, as well as their content per 100 grams:

  DV
Proteins2.25 g4 %
  Alanine0.203 g
  Arginine0.148 g
  Aspartic acid0.474 g
  Cystine0.065 g
  Glutamic acid0.429 g
  Glycine0.114 g
  Histidine0.056 g
  Isoleucine0.111 g8 %
  Leucine0.139 g5 %
  Lysine0.147 g7 %
  Methionine0.054 g5 %
  Phenylalanine0.088 g5 %
  Proline0.141 g
  Serine0.110 g
  Threonine0.090 g9 %
  Tryptophan0.032 g11 %
  Tyrosine0.064 g4 %
  Valine0.134 g7 %

Japanese chestnuts: MINERALS

See in detail all the minerals contained in this food, as well as their content per 100 grams:

  DV
Calcium, Ca31.00 mg3 %
Copper, Cu0.562 mg28 %
Iron, Fe1.45 mg8 %
Magnesium, Mg49.00 mg12 %
Manganese, Mn1.591 mg80 %
Phosphorus, P72.00 mg7 %
Potassium, K329.00 mg7 %
Sodium, Na14.00 mg1 %
Zinc, Zn1.10 mg7 %

Japanese chestnuts: FAT and FAT ACIDS

See in detail all the types of fat contained in this food, as well as their content per 100 grams:

  DV
Fat0.53 g1 %
  Saturated fatty acids0.078 g0 %
    Hexadecanoic acid0.072 g
    Octadecanoic acid0.005 g
  Monounsaturated fatty acids0.278 g
    Eicosenoic acid0.005 g
    Hexadecenoic acid0.004 g
    Octadecenoic acid0.268 g
  Polyunsaturated fatty acids0.138 g
    Octadecadienoic acid0.123 g
    Octadecatrienoic acid0.013 g

Japanese chestnuts: CARBOHYDRATES

See in detail all the carbohydrates contained in this food, as well as their content per 100 grams:

  DV
Carbohydrate34.91 g12 %

Japanese chestnuts: STEROLS

See in detail all the sterols contained in this food, as well as their content per 100 grams:

This food does not contain any STEROLS.

Japanese chestnuts: OTHER INGREDIENTS

See in detail all other substances contained in this food, as well as their content per 100 grams:

  DV
Ash0.91 g
Water61.41 g

* Do not forget that DV means Daily Value and its prices are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

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