Anyone use chestnuts as carb source?

[Sim882]

Looking to investigate new carb sources, and stumbled on chestnuts. They are actually a low fat nut

Unpealed, a cup (145 grams) has
- 308.85 calories
- 66 grams carbs, of which 12 is fibre
- 3 grams fat and 4 protein

Does anyone use these? What do they taste like? What do you eat them with? I can't find GI data anywhere. Anyone?

Are they are worthy addition to the top tier of bodybuilding carbs (i.e., oats, sweet potatoes, yams, legumes and brown rice; )

 

[Sartene]

LOL! I grew up on chestnuts!

my family from the island of Corsica. Look up corican food. Should be some info. on them.

my people would grind them up into flour and make bread out of it.