Nuts
Peeled Kernel
Peeled chestnut kernels are meats already freed of hard shell and bitter inner skin—the labour-saving form pastry chefs and weeknight cooks actually open on a Tuesday. Peeling is the expensive step: factories and patient home cooks do it after cooking so skins slip more willingly. What you buy is ready for pureeing, chopping, or simmering. A good peeled kernel pack smells clean and sweet with minimal broken bits. A bad pack is waterlogged, sour, or freckled with remaining brown skin that will roughen a puree. Use within days of opening; freeze extras flat for later soup or dessert work. Do not confuse “peeled” with “raw edible”—most peeled products are already cooked or blanched for safety and texture.
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Nutrition
Typical values per 100 g edible portion. Nutrient names open the reference page.
Nutrition Facts
Per 100 g edible portion
Amount per 100 g
- Total Fat 50.5 g
- Saturated Fat 6.06 g
- Trans Fat 0 g
- Monounsaturated Fat 25.3 g
- Polyunsaturated Fat 19.2 g
- Cholesterol 0 mg
- Sodium 4.85 mg
- Salt 0.01 g
- Total Carbohydrate 20 g
- Dietary Fibre 16 g
- Total Sugars 3.81 g
- Complex / starch 14 g
- Protein 18 g
- Water 7.48 g
- Energy 607 kcal
- Water 7.48 g
- Carbohydrates 20 g
- Protein 18 g
- Fat 50.5 g
- Saturated Fat 6.06 g
- Monounsaturated Fat 25.3 g
- Polyunsaturated Fat 19.2 g
- Omega-3 2.88 g
- Vitamins 82.1 mg
- Vitamin A 15 µg
- Vitamin B1 — Thiamine 0.2 mg
- Vitamin B2 — Riboflavin 0.15 mg
- Vitamin B3 — Niacin 1.99 mg
- Vitamin B5 — Pantothenic Acid 0.49 mg
- Vitamin B6 0.15 mg
- Vitamin B7 — Biotin 14.5 µg
- Vitamin B9 — Folate 38.3 µg
- Vitamin C 2 mg
- Vitamin E 4.7 mg
- Vitamin K 4.6 µg
- Minerals 318 mg
- Major Minerals 317 mg
- Trace Minerals 1.5 mg
- Iron 1.5 mg
- Salt 0.01 g
Vitamins
vitamin-c: 2 · vitamin-a: 15 · vitamin-b1-thiamine: 0.2 · vitamin-b2-riboflavin: 0.15 · vitamin-b3-niacin: 1.99 · vitamin-b5-pantothenic-acid: 0.49 · vitamin-b6: 0.15 · vitamin-b7-biotin: 14.5 · vitamin-b9-folate: 38.3 · vitamin-e: 4.7 · vitamin-k: 4.6 ·
Minerals
Peel and rind are fibre-rich outer tissues with concentrated pigments.
History
Commercial peeling lines made chestnut meats accessible without household hours of work.
Jarred and vacuum peeled kernels became standard European pantry items.
Global specialty grocers stocked peeled kernels for holiday baking surges.