Can fresh Chinese chestnut be eaten raw?

Chinese chestnut, which originated in China, is one of the earliest famous nuts eaten in China, and its annual output ranks first in the world. The planting history of Chinese chestnut in China is very long, and chestnut has been recorded in many places in the Book of songs, such as "chestnut in the east gate and practicing family" in Zheng Feng of the Book of songs, which shows that chestnut has been cultivated in Shaanxi. So can fresh Chinese chestnut be eaten raw?

Can fresh Chinese chestnut be eaten raw

Fresh Chinese chestnut can be eaten raw, and raw food has a better kidney-tonifying effect. Sun Simiao, a medical scientist, said that Chinese chestnut is the "fruit of the kidney" and pointed out that "raw food" can treat paralysis. But children, spleen and stomach deficiency cold, puerpera, constipation, gastrointestinal dysfunction are not suitable for eating Chinese chestnut raw, in daily life is not suitable for eating too much, it is easy to cause abdominal distension or diarrhea and other indigestion phenomenon.

Eating raw chestnuts tastes sweeter than ripe chestnuts and tastes crisp, not as soft and waxy as ripe chestnuts. The right amount of raw chestnuts can effectively strengthen the spleen and stomach, and promote normal metabolism, can absorb the sugar in raw chestnuts, so as to enhance the immunity of the human body. Normal people can eat 5-10 tablets a day.

II. Storage of Chinese chestnut

Although Chinese chestnut is a nut, it is afraid of freezing, heat, dryness and water in the process of storage. If it is not kept properly, it is easy to cause water loss, germination and decay. In general, in the process of storage, when the temperature in the sack exceeds 20 ℃, cooling measures such as stacking and bag ventilation should be taken immediately.

Chinese chestnut is mainly exported to Japan, and it has a long history of exporting more than 20,000 tons to Japan every year, which is one of the traditional bulk export commodities of our country. In recent years, in addition to selling to Japan, but also sold to South Korea, the Philippines, Singapore and other countries.

With regard to Chinese chestnut, we will stop here. Although Chinese chestnut is nutritious and delicious, we should pay attention to the right amount to avoid going too far and doing harm to our health.