Autumn breeze, chestnut fragrance. Every year after autumn, nuts such as chestnuts, peanuts, and macadamia nuts become a hot spot for consumption; especially in winter, a hot stir-fried chestnut is appetizing.
The reporter learned that the price of chestnuts and macadamia nuts this year has dropped slightly compared with previous years; in contrast, peanuts as oil crops have risen slightly, driving the price of peanut oil to a certain extent. Nutrition experts said that the calories of nuts are not small, it is recommended that everyone manage their "appetite", eat snacks to control the amount.
A citizen is scanning the code to buy fried chestnuts.
This year the chestnut harvest has been bumper and the price has dropped
On the afternoon of November 6, Jianzheng Road had not yet entered a busy period, and the owner, Mr. Wang, had already opened the mode of "stir-frying". In the large iron pot of fried chestnuts, the black sand and chestnuts, in the process of continuous stir-frying, slowly emit aromas, attracting a bunch of foodies. The sweet chestnut flesh is a taste that cannot be discarded in winter.
"After the autumn, the chestnuts will be fried, and the chestnuts in Hebei will be moved to the west a month later." Mr. Wang introduced that the first pot is the local Donglan chestnut, and the Qianxi chestnut needs to be refrigerated for half a month to a month after the tree is laid down in early September, and the concentration of sugar will become sweeter after it rises.
Mr. Wang, who has 15 years of experience in roasting chestnuts, said that when he went to Qianxi to buy chestnuts this year, the local people told him that this year was a bumper harvest year for chestnuts, and the purchase price fell by 2 yuan / kg year-on-year. To this end, last year's 40 yuan / kg of fried chestnuts, Mr. Wang's stall sales price this year is 36 yuan / kg, and the local chestnuts have also been reduced to 30 yuan / kg.
The reporter visited Guantang, Feifeng, Beihu and other farmers' markets and found that raw chestnuts are basically divided into two kinds: chubby chestnuts, the price is between 12 and 16 yuan / kg; small and pointed, called cone chestnuts, the price is between 24 ~ 32 yuan / kg. In terms of taste, the flesh of the cone chestnut is more tender and sweet, and it is more suitable for raw eating or sugar stir-frying than chestnut.
Peanut oil rose by 10% due to higher peanut prices
Also popular in autumn are a variety of peanuts, which are generally sold as a snack in a boiled fashion.
Contrary to chestnuts, the purchase price of peanuts rose by 1 yuan / kg compared with last year. In Jianzheng Road Market, peanuts with mud are 10 yuan / kg, sun-dried original peanuts are 16 yuan / kg, and garlic peanuts are 20 yuan / kg.
A citizen is picking peanuts.
It is understood that affected by the weather and the reduction of farmers' cultivated area, there has been an unequal reduction in peanut production in various places, which directly leads to an increase in peanut prices and has a significant impact on peanut products. According to data released by the National Bureau of Statistics, peanuts (oil peanut rice) rose by 2% in early October 2020 alone compared with late September.
A peanut oil brand dealer in Nanning city said that the price of peanut oil this year rose by 10% year-on-year. Among them, 5L of Luhua peanut oil rose from the original 139.6 yuan / barrel to 159.9 yuan; 5L Arowana peanut oil rose from 109 yuan / barrel to 120 yuan / barrel.
Locally grown macadamias are on a large scale
Macadamia nuts are a tree nut native to Australia, also known as macadamia nuts. In recent years, the consumption of macadamia nuts has become more and more prosperous, and a macadamia nut with a processed opening can be eaten by unscrewing the shell like an open key with a fruit opener.
To the surprise of foodies, in recent years, all parts of Guangxi have begun to develop the cultivation of macadamia nuts, to achieve fruit picking from the field, processing, and quickly reach the retail end.
It is reported that at present, Cen Xi, Fangchenggang, Heshan, Fusui, Longzhou, Tianyang and other places in Guangxi have formed a large-scale planting industry, and formed an industrial chain covering seedling cultivation, large-scale planting, product purchase and sales, and primary processing. Liang Guodong, first secretary of Luohui Village, Shuikou Town, Longzhou County, Chongzuo City, told reporters that since 2017, Shuikou Town has vigorously developed the nut industry, and the current nut planting area has reached 22,000 mu.
On the e-commerce platform, a pack of 250 grams of macadamia nuts costs about 25 yuan. The reporter learned that the price of macadamia nuts this year is 12 yuan / kg, and the price is relatively stable. It is understood that this year, Tan Jianyou, secretary of The Kangning Village Branch of Shuikou Town, planted more than 300 macadamia nuts and earned more than 100,000 yuan.
How much is the right amount of nuts to eat?
The "Chinese Food Composition Table" shows that nuts are rich in unsaturated fatty acids and dietary fiber, and nuts should be consumed in an appropriate amount in the daily diet. Lu Guangcheng, deputy director of the Nutrition Department of the People's Hospital of the Autonomous Region, introduced that there are many types of nuts, among which tree nuts include: walnuts, chestnuts, cashews, pistachios, almonds, almonds, pine nuts, hazelnuts, white fruits, etc.; seed nuts include: peanuts, pumpkin seeds, watermelon seeds, etc.
"Distinguished by nutritional characteristics, these nuts can be divided into starch-rich and fatty-rich categories." Lu Guangcheng said that chestnuts, lotus seeds and white fruits have a higher starch content, and the others are basically rich in oil. In addition to chestnuts, other nuts contain relatively high protein, and are rich in B vitamins and calcium, phosphorus, iron, zinc and other mineral elements. In short, the nutritional value of nuts is higher.
Among them, the fat content of oily nuts is between 40% and 70%. Peanuts are the most common tree nut, with an oil content of up to 40% and are an important edible oil. Sunflower seeds and walnuts contain more than 50% oil; pine nuts have an oil content of up to 70%. Cooked chestnuts contain 46% starch and a calorie of 214 kcal/100 g, which is higher than that of rice of the same weight (100 g of cooked rice has a calorie of 118 kcal).
Lu Guangcheng believes that nuts belong to high-caloric foods, and their nutritional value is relatively rich, and moderate intake is beneficial to health. The dietary guidelines for Chinese residents recommend eating 50 to 70 grams per person per week (only the nut part is counted), and it is best to choose the original flavor.
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