Corylus heterophylla

Hazelnut is also called mountain chestnut, pointed chestnut, pestle, etc. Hazelnut is called "king of nuts" because of its rich nutrition, and Hazelnut belongs to wild shrubs. The fruit of hazel tree can be divided into two kinds: flat hazel and hairy hazel. Flat hazel is oblate, with thick skin and smooth appearance, and sweet nuts; Hazelnut is cone-shaped, with thin skin and fine fuzz, and the nuts are sweet and fragrant. It belongs to Corylus in corylaceae. Its fruit is shaped like chestnut, its shell is hard, its nuts are fat, white and round, it is fragrant, it contains a lot of oil, it tastes particularly delicious and has a lingering aftertaste, so it has become the most popular nut food, and it is called "four big nuts" with almonds, walnuts and cashews. Hazelnut is rich in nutrition, and besides protein, fat and sugar, the contents of carotene, vitamin B1, vitamin B2 and vitamin E are also very rich. Hazelnut contains 8 kinds of amino acids needed by human body, and its content is far higher than that of walnut. The contents of various trace elements such as calcium, phosphorus and iron in hazelnut are also higher than those in other nuts.
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