Jianou Chestnut (a specialty of Jianou, Fujian)

Introduction to Jianou Chestnut

Jianou Chestnut is a specialty of Jianou City, Fujian Province. It has a fragrant taste, sweetness without greasiness, rich nutrition, and can nourish the stomach and kidneys. Jianou is the origin and main production area of chestnut, and the people in the production area are accustomed to using chestnut powder instead of rice for children to eat. It is a natural woody grain suitable for all ages, with high economic and medicinal value

Economic Value

Jianou Chestnut has high economic value and is a green food with high nutritional content. The fruit contains 64.22% starch, 7.63% protein, 2.33% fat, and 12.57% water-soluble total sugar. It also contains carotenoids, trace elements, vitamins, and 17 amino acids required for human nutrition, with vitamin content ranging from 30.2 to 40.8 milligrams per hundred grams. What are the product characteristics of Jianou chestnut

The main excellent varieties of Jianou chestnut include black shell long awn, yellow hazelnut, white dew seed, oil hazelnut, etc. After testing, the protein content of Jianou chestnut is above 7.6%, the fat content is below 2.0%, and the water-soluble total sugar content is above 13.1%. It contains various amino acids and trace elements that the human body needs. It has the characteristics of fragrant taste, sweet but not greasy, rich nutrition, and nourishing the stomach and kidneys. The people in the production area are accustomed to using chestnut powder instead of rice for children to eat, which is a natural woody grain suitable for all ages

Awards and honors of Jianou chestnut

In 1996, it was listed as one of the 500 counties in China's famous and excellent economic forest species by the Ministry of Forestry