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Effects of age on mineral elements, amino acids and fatty acids in Chinese chestnut fruits

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Castanea mollissima BL (chestnut) is a kind of food with a unique flavor and high nutrition, which people pursue worldwide. As China is the birthplace of chestnut, there are many older chestnut trees all over the country. However, the nutritional value of the fruits of these old chestnut trees is not clear now. This study first assessed the nutritional value of old chestnut fruits (10 years, 100 years, 300 years, 500 years, 700 years and 900 years) in an old chestnut garden in Huairou, Beijing, highlighting the calcium, iron, zinc, selenium, amino acids and fatty acids. The age of all chestnut trees sampled was certified by Forestry Bureau of Beijing. These findings have revealed significant differences in the nutrient components of chestnuts with different years. The 10-year and 700-year groups have higher Zn, Se, and amino acid levels. Besides, the 700-year group has relative higher level of Ca and Fe and lower ratio of saturated fatty acid/unsaturated fatty acid. We also demonstrated that 700-year-old chestnuts have the highest nutrient value. This study provided a basis for establishing product quality standards for old chestnut trees and laid the foundation for further developing and protecting old chestnut in Beijing and even in the world.

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Acknowledgements

The project was supported by National Key R&D Program of China (2017YFD0801300, 2017YFD0801103), the NSFC-Guangdong Joint Fund (U1401234), the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 41371471, No. 31501791) and the Key National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 41130526).

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  1. Beijing Key Laboratory of Farmland Soil Pollution Prevention and Remediation, College of Resources and Environmental Sciences, China Agricultural University, Beijing, 100193, China

    Pingfan Zhou, Manlin Guo, Mingshu Li, Muhammad Adeel, Noman Shakoor & Yukui Rui

  2. Key Laboratory of Land Surface Pattern and Simulation, Institute of Geographical Sciences and Natural Resources Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100101, China

    Pingfan Zhou & Lingqing Wang

  3. School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham, B15 2TT, UK

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Zhou, P., Zhang, P., Guo, M. et al. Effects of age on mineral elements, amino acids and fatty acids in Chinese chestnut fruits. Eur Food Res Technol 247, 2079–2086 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00217-021-03773-3

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