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Beech nut

Latin Fagus sylvatica · EN Beech nut · beechnut · fagus · beechmast · SK Beech nut

Edible parts

Nuts / seeds as sold

Nutrition per 100 g

Food data (CoFID / USDA). % NRV is UK where a reference exists. Curiosity about the plant — not a diary score.

NutrientPer 100 g% NRV (UK)
Energy2410 kJ / 576 kcal29%
Protein6.2 g12%
Carbohydrate33.5 g13%
Fibre5.2 g
Natural sugars3.8 g
Fat50 g71%
Omega-3 (ALA)0.8 g
Vitamin A2 µg RE
Vitamin C4 mg5%
Vitamin E8.2 mg68%
Vitamin K12 µg16%
Folate28 µg14%
Vitamin B60.22 mg16%
Calcium22 mg3%
Iron2.5 mg18%
Magnesium82 mg22%
Potassium498 mg25%
Zinc1.5 mg15%
Selenium4 µg7%
Sodium3 mg

Per 100 g · CoFID / USDA · % NRV UK · not medical advice

Prep notes

Tiny three-sided nuts after a mast year. Oily, vitamin E. A few raw; more should be peeled and toasted — the inner skin is tannic, and large raw handfuls disagree with people.

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Grocery / shop food data only. Not a wild forage guide. Thrive shows composition curiosity — not medical advice.

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Beech nut (Fagus sylvatica; SK Beech nut) is listed in Thrive’s plant atlas under nut-seed. Nutrition below is per 100 g with % NRV (UK) where a reference exists — food data for curiosity, not a diary score or medical claim. Edible part covered here: Nuts / seeds as sold.

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Not medical advice. Figures are food data (CoFID / USDA), % NRV.