Cook with Chinese chestnut
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About
Castanea mollissima, also known as the Chinese chestnut, is an Asian species of chestnut tree in the family Fagaceae.
Aroma profile
Derived from flavor compounds · verified measured labels + GNN ensemble predictions
0×50
1×19
2×13
3×4
minty×4
mint×3
sweet×3
woody×3
Flavor compounds
60 compounds identified — FoodAtlas / FooDB verified
carbohydratesglutamic-acidashfiberprotein(+)-cis-abscisic aldehyde(+)-marmesin(+)-neomenthol(-)-vestitol(-)-maackiain(-)-menthone(+)-7-iso-jasmonate(-)-medicarpin-3-o-glucoside(+)-1(10),4-cadinadiene(-)-matairesinol
Molecular pairings
Pairs well with — computed from shared flavor compounds
Source & License
Source
Wikidata
License
CC0
Source page
Imported
6/3/2026, 3:51:43 AM
Verification
Multi-layer verified