Calories in Chestnuts,
Chestnut Nutrition

How many calories in Chestnuts? See below, the Chestnut calories for the different serving sizes. We provide you with the Chestnut nutrition facts and the health benefits of Chestnuts to help you to lose weight and eat a healthy diet.

There are 245 kcal in 100 grams of roasted Chestnuts, which is a lot less when compared to the other nuts, they contain very little fat most of which is unsaturated fat and no gluten.  They do have a high carbohydrate content with 86% of all calories from carbs and twice the amount of starch than potato.  Chestnuts are an exceptionally good source of vitamin C, especially raw Chestnuts with 40 mg per 100 grams, vitamin C in roasted Chestnuts drops to 26 mg per 100 grams. Vitamin C is essential for numerous physiological functions in the human body, it protects our body against oxidative stress, boosts our immune system and is a natural antihistamine.

Chestnuts are rich in folate (folic acid), fiber, potassium, phosphorus, iron, calcium, magnesium, manganese and zinc. Chestnuts contain more potassium than bananas. Potassium neutralizes the hypertensive action of sodium, lowers blood pressure and reduces the risk of heart attacks and stroke. Other Chestnut benefits include preventing Iron deficiency anaemia and neural tube defects in the foetus as it is a good source of folate.

It is considered that if you eat a portion of nuts about twice a week, it was reported in the respected medical journal called "Obesity", that you are less likely to gain weight than those who do not eat nuts.

See our nuts calories comparison chart to compare the Chestnut calories with the other calories in nuts.

There are three different types of Chestnut, European, Chinese and Japanese. We have therefore created three links below to help you navigate through the calorie and nutrition tables, depending on your interest.

Calories in European Chestnuts
Calories in  Chinese Chestnuts
Calories in Chestnuts, Japanese

Chestnut Nutrition

Nuts, chestnuts, European, raw, unpeeled

Refuse: 26% (Shells)
Scientific Name: Castanea sativa

Serving Size	Calories per Serving
100 grams	213 kcal (891 kJ)
1 cup, 145 grams	309 kcal (1292 kJ)
1 oz, 28.35 grams	60 kcal (253 kJ)

Nuts, chestnuts, European, raw, peeled

Refuse: 0%

Serving Size	Calories per Serving
100 grams	196 kcal (820 kJ)
1 oz, 28.35 grams	56 kcal (232 kJ)

Nuts, chestnuts, European, roasted

Refuse: 37% (Shells and skins)

Serving Size	Calories per Serving
100 grams	245 kcal (1025 kJ)
1 cup, 143 grams	350 kcal (1466 kJ)
1 oz, 28.35 grams	69 kcal (291 kJ)
10 kernels, 84 grams	206 kcal (861 kJ)

Nuts, chestnuts, European, dried, unpeeled

Refuse: 20% (Shells)

Serving Size	Calories per Serving
100 grams	374 kcal (1565 kJ)
1 oz, 28.35 grams	106 kcal (444 kJ)

Nuts, chestnuts, European, dried, peeled

Refuse: 0%

Serving Size	Calories per Serving
100 grams	369 kcal (1544 kJ)
1 oz, 28.35 grams	105 kcal (438 kJ)

Nuts, chestnuts, European, boiled and steamed

Refuse: 0%

Serving Size	Calories per Serving
100 grams	131 kcal (548 kJ)
1 oz, 28.35 grams	37 kcal (155 kJ)

Nuts, chestnuts, Chinese, raw

Refuse: 16% (Shells)
Scientific Name: Castanea mollissima

Serving Size	Calories per Serving
100 grams	224 kcal (937 kJ)
1 oz, 28.35 grams	64 kcal (266 kJ)

Nuts, chestnuts, Chinese, roasted

Refuse: 25% (Shells)

Serving Size	Calories per Serving
100 grams	239 kcal (1000 kJ)
1 oz, 28.35 grams	68 kcal (284 kJ)

Nuts, chestnuts, Chinese, dried

Refuse: 0%

Serving Size	Calories per Serving
100 grams	363 kcal (1519 kJ)
1 oz, 28.35 grams	103 kcal (431 kJ)

Nuts, chestnuts, Chinese, boiled and steamed

Refuse: 0%

Serving Size	Calories per Serving
100 grams	153 kcal (640 kJ)
1 oz, 28.35 grams	43 kcal (181 kJ)

Nuts, chestnuts, Japanese, raw

Refuse: 34% (Shells)
Scientific Name: Castanea crenata

Serving Size	Calories per Serving
100 grams	154 kcal (644 kJ)
1 oz, 28.35 grams	44 kcal (183 kJ)

Calories in Chestnuts, Japanese, roasted

Refuse: 0%

Serving Size	Calories per Serving
100 grams	201 kcal (841 kJ)
1 oz, 28.35 grams	57 kcal (238 kJ)

Calories in Chestnuts, Japanese, dried

Refuse: 34%

Serving Size	Calories per Serving
100 grams	360 kcal (1506 kJ)
1 cup, 155 grams	558 kcal (2334 kJ)
1 oz, 28.35 grams	102 kcal (427 kJ)

Calories in Chestnuts, Japanese, boiled and steamed

Refuse: 0%

Serving Size	Calories per Serving
100 grams	56 kcal (234 kJ)
1 oz, 28.35 grams	16 kcal (66 kJ)

Source: USDA National Nutrient Database for Standard Reference

Chestnut Nutrition

Chestnut nutritional value per 100 g (3.5 oz) Scientific Name: Castanea sativa
Proximates:
Chestnut Nutrients	Chestnut, European, roasted	Chestnut, European, boiled and steamed
Water	40.48 g	68.15 g
Energy	1025 kJ (245 kcal)	548 kJ (131 kcal)
Protein	3.17 g	2 g
Carbohydrates	52.96 g	27.76 g
TOTAL FAT:	2.2 g	1.38 g
Saturated Fat:	0.414 g	0.26 g
Monounsaturated Fat:	0.759 g	0.476 g
Polyunsaturated Fat:	0.869 g	0.545 g
Fiber	5.1 g	-
Sugars, total	10.6 g	-
Minerals:
Calcium, Ca	29 mg (2.9%)	46 mg (4.6%)
Iron, Fe	0.91 mg (5.06%)	1.73 mg (9.6%)
Magnesium, Mg	33 mg (8.25%)	54 mg (13.5%)
Phosphorus, P	107 mg (10.7%)	99 mg (9.9%)
Potassium, K	592 mg (13%)	715 mg (15%)
Sodium, Na	2 mg (0.08%)	27 mg (1.13%)
Zinc, Zn	0.57 mg (3.8%)	0.25 mg (1.67%)
Copper, Cu	0.507 mg (25%)	0.472 mg (24%)
Manganese, Mn	1.18 mg (59%)	0.854 mg (43%)
Selenium, Se	1.2 mcg (1.71%)	- mcg (-%)
Vitamins:
Vitamin C	26 mg (43%)	26.7 mg (45%)
Thiamin (Vit. B1)	0.243 mg (16%)	0.148 mg (9.87%)
Riboflavin (Vit. B2)	0.175 mg (10%)	0.104 mg (6.12%)
Niacin (Vit. B3)	1.342 mg (6.71%)	0.731 mg (3.66%)
Pantothenic acid (B5)	0.554 mg (5.54%)	0.316 mg (3.16%)
Vitamin B6	0.497 mg (25%)	0.233 mg (12%)
Folate (Vit. B9)	70 mcg (18%)	38 mcg (9.5%)
Vitamin A	24 iu (0.48%)	17 iu (0.34%)
Vitamin E	0.5 mg (4.17%)	- mg (-%)
Vitamin K	7.8 mcg (9.75%)	- mcg (-%)
Percentages are relative to US Recommended Daily Intake (RDI) for adults.

Source: USDA National Nutrient Database for Standard Reference

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