Water chestnuts

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• Nutrition value per 100 g 1 Piece 1 Cup, sliced All links open in new tab
• Alcohol, ethyl 0 g
• Caffeine 0 mg
• Theobromine 0 mg
• Proteins and Amino Acids 1.4 g
• Carbohydrates (By Difference) 23.94 g
  • Sugars, total 4.8 g
  • Fiber, total dietary 3 g
• Ash (Minerals) 1.1 g
  • Calcium, Ca 11 mg
  • Iron, Fe 0.06 mg
  • Magnesium, Mg 22 mg
  • Phosphorus, P 63 mg
  • Potassium, K 584 mg
  • Sodium, Na 14 mg
  • Zinc, Zn 0.5 mg
  • Copper, Cu 0.326 mg
  • Manganese, Mn 0.331 mg
  • Selenium, Se 0.7 µg
• Vitamins 43.5633 mg*
  • Vitamin A (total, IU) 0 iu
  • Vitamin A (total, RAE) 0 µg
    • Vitamin A1 (retinol) 0 µg
    • Provitamin A (beta-carotene) 0 µg
    • Provitamin A (alpha-carotene) 0 µg
    • Provitamin A (beta-cryptoxanthin) 0 µg
  • Vitamin E (alpha-tocopherol) 1.2 mg
  • Vitamin D, total, IU 0 iu
  • Vitamin D, total (D2 + D3) 0 µg
  • Lycopene (bright red carotenoid) 0 µg
  • Lutein + Zeaxanthin (yellow-red carotenoid) 0 µg
  • Vitamin C (ascorbic acid) 4 mg
  • Vitamin B1 (thiamin) 0.14 mg
  • Vitamin B2 (riboflavin) 0.2 mg
  • Vitamin B3 (niacin) 1 mg
  • Vitamin B5 (pantothenic acid) 0.479 mg
  • Vitamin B6 (pyridoxine) 0.328 mg
  • Vitamin B12 (cobalamin) 0 µg
  • Vitamin B4 (choline) 36.2 mg
  • Vitamin K1 (phylloquinone) 0.3 µg
  • Vitamin B9 (folate, DFE) 16 µg
    • Vitamin B9, total (folate) 16 µg
      • Vitamin B9 (folic acid) 0 µg
      • Vitamin B9 (folate, food) 16 µg
  • Vitamin E, added 0 mg
  • Vitamin B12, added 0 µg
• Fat (Lipids) 0.1 g
  • Fatty acids, total polyunsaturated 0.043 g
    • Linoleic acid (LA), undifferentiated 0.032 g
    • Linolenic acid, undifferentiated 0.01 g
    • Eicosatetraenoic acid (ETA), undifferentiated 0 g
    • Docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) 0 g
    • Stearidonic acid (SDA) 0 g
    • Eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) 0 g
    • Docosapentaenoic acid (DPA), undifferentiated 0 g
  • Fatty acids, total trans 0 g
  • Fatty acids, total saturated 0.026 g
    • Butyric acid 0 g
    • Caproic acid 0 g
    • Caprylic acid 0 g
    • Capric acid 0.001 g
    • Lauric acid 0.003 g
    • Myristic acid 0.001 g
    • Palmitic acid 0.016 g
    • Stearic acid 0.004 g
  • Fatty acids, total monounsaturated 0.002 g
    • Oleic acid, undifferentiated 0.001 g
    • Palmitoleic acid, undifferentiated 0.001 g
    • Eicosenoic acid, undifferentiated 0 g
    • Erucic acid, undifferentiated 0 g
  • Sterols 0 g*
    • Cholesterol 0 mg
• Water 73.46 g
• Energy 97 kcal
• Energy 406 kj

They are a popular ingredient in Chinese dishes. In China, they are most often eaten raw, sometimes sweetened. They can also be ground into a flour form used for making water chestnut cake, which is common as part of dim sum cuisine. They are unusual among vegetables for remaining crisp even after being cooked or canned, because their cell walls are cross-linked and strengthened by certain phenolic compounds. This property is shared by other vegetables that remain crisp in this manner, including the tiger nut and lotus root.

Raw water chestnuts are slightly sweet and very crunchy. Boiled water chestnuts have a firm, and slightly crunchy texture, with a flavor that is very mild, slightly nutty in taste, so it is easily overpowered by any seasonings or sauces the water chestnut is served or cooked with. Water chestnut are often combined with bamboo shoots, cilantro, ginger, sesame oil, and snow peas. It is often used in pasta or rice dishes.

Water chestnuts Nutrition Facts: Calories, Carbs, and Health Benefits

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The composition of water chestnuts is 73.46% water, 23.94% carbohydrates, 1.4% protein, 3% dietary fiber, and 0.1% fat. One water chestnuts will give you with 8.618 grams of carbohydrates. It is equal to 6.63 percent of the 130 grams of carbohydrates you need on a daily basis. That same in an amount measuring 100 grams (3.5 Oz), water chestnuts provide 406 kilojoules (97 kilocalories) of energy and are a good dietary source of Vitamin B6 (pyridoxine) (25.23% of the Daily Value). This means that if you add water chestnuts in your diet it will help your body to produce red blood cells (RBCs) and neurotransmitters, maintain metabolism of fats and carbohydrates into monosaccharides, decrease symptoms of premenstrual syndrome (PMS) (in females) and will be effective against mood disorders like depression, because vitamin B6 is responsible for creating neurotransmitters and regulates emotions through hormones like serotonin and dopamineAlzheimer’s disease with the help of other vitaminsmorning sickness during pregnancy in women. Furthermore they contain a large amount of Copper attaining 36.22% of the Daily Value in a 100 g (3.5 Oz).