Quercus Oak

[HICHAM_T2]

Hi
I looking about Quercus carbs
How many carbs it's has ?

 

[Mr_Pot]

Quercus is a family of trees, not edible by humans as far as I know.

 

[HICHAM_T2]

Hi
I mean fruit

 

[Bluetit1802]

I have no idea! I have never heard of it.

 

[woodywhippet61]

That's an acorn. Acorns contain tannins that can cause upset stomachs. They are very bitter tasting. Personally I wouldn't eat them.

Edited to say that dogs, cattle and horses can get really ill eating them.

 

[Resurgam]

Acorns are edible if they are chopped, the brown skin taken off first, and the tannins leached out of them. That is best done using a gently running tap over a container in which the nuts are held in a mesh bag - a couple of layers of old net curtain used to work well.
Once the chopped acorns taste sweet they should be dried in a slow oven - low temperature, that is, spread on a baking sheet and turned over several times, then they can be stored or frozen. The chopped nuts can be prepared for use as a flour by using a coffee grinder or a Bamix accessory, and eaten as pancakes or in buns and cakes, but it is unlikely to be low carb as it caramelizes easily due to the sugars.

 

[Guzzler]

I read somewhere that this is used in Ayurvedic medicine as an astringent but as to its use for T2 or its carb value, sorry, I am at a loss.

 

[HICHAM_T2]

That's an acorn. Acorns contain tannins that can cause upset stomachs. They are very bitter tasting. Personally I wouldn't eat them.

Edited to say that dogs, cattle and horses can get really ill eating them.

Hey woman there are kinds of which are sweet
Dogs sometimes even eat bread and meat

Lol

 

[paulus1]

acorns are 40.7 g of carb per 100. maybe if you can detox them they are rather high. hazel nuts are 17g. maybe a better option.

 

[Deleted member 308541]

I had to Google that Quercus name, it's just a Acorn which pigs like to have a munch on if I remember rightly from my younger years living in the UK.

Best of luck eating them as they were bitter as all sh*t from my attempts at trying them as a kid.

https://www.healthbenefitstimes.com/oak-nuts/

 

[paulus1]

I had to Google that Quercus name, it's just a Acorn which pigs like to have a munch on if I remember rightly from my younger years living in the UK.

Best of luck eating them as they were bitter as all sh*t from my attempts at trying them as a kid.

https://www.healthbenefitstimes.com/oak-nuts/

its why the new foresters put pigs out into the forest. the ponies would eat them and get sick. plus it was free food. they are eaten if processed usual in times of famine. which may be a warning. there according to the web are nicer tasting ones. the bit i found interesting and may be wise to remember if going foraging 95% are infested with insects. so extra protean. still not sure what you would want to eat them for.

 

[Deleted member 308541]

still not sure what you would want to eat them for.

I remember reading somewhere or other, that people made ersatz coffee out of acorns during the second world war in Germany.

 

[LittleGreyCat]

If I remember correctly they used to be collected and roasted during the last (two?) war(s) then ground up to make an imitation (ersatz) coffee.

Allegedly not a very good imitation

Edit: snap @Tipetoo .

 

[paulus1]

and strangely stopped when there was a choice. if i remember the germans added saw dust to there bread. would that be added fibre.

 

[Resurgam]

Yes - the ponies and other livestock would be rounded up and taken out of danger just before the acorns began to fall, and then pigs would be let loose to eat the acorns and other foods in the forest - if there were no storms to shake down the acorns they would be brought down with sticks on loops of rope thrown up into the branches - when you finished shaking the loop of rope was pulled out and put onto another stick to do the other side of the tree. Once the acorns were gone then the pigs were rounded up and taken away to become bacon, and the livestock released again.

 

[Deleted member 308541]

Once the acorns were gone then the pigs were rounded up and taken away to become bacon,

Pigs were good at sniffing out and eating Truffles as well, so the bacon would have been real tasty in the "olde" days.

 

[HICHAM_T2]

With all respect for us Muslims we do not eat pork

Our oak is very tasty and humid

Meals may vary for each one

 

[woodywhippet61]

Hey woman there are kinds of which are sweet
Dogs sometimes even eat bread and meat

Lol

Enjoy eating them.

 

[HICHAM_T2]

Enjoy eating them.

Thanks so much better

 

[HICHAM_T2]

https://www.organicfacts.net/health-benefits/seed-and-nut/acorns.html