Water chestnuts are packed full of nutritional benefits yet are low in calories, satured fat, cholesterol and sodium. They're a brilliant source fo fibre and vitamins and minerals including vitamin B6, riboflavin, potassium, manganese and copper. They also contain a good amount of antioxidants too which help protect the body against potentially harmful molecules called free radicals.
A rich source of: vitamin B6, riboflavin, potassium, manganese, copperr.
Water Chestnut
| Energy (kcal) | 46 |
| Energy (kJ) | 198 |
| Water (g) | 79.8 |
| Starch (g) | 5.6 |
| Total sugars (g) | 4.8 |
| Glucose (g) | N |
| Galactose (g) | 0 |
| Fructose (g) | N |
| Sucrose (g) | N |
| Maltose (g) | 0 |
| Lactose (g) | 0 |
| Protein (g) | 1.4 |
| Protein (g)/100kcal | 3 |
| Protein % of calories | 12.2 |
| Carbohydrate (g) | 10.4 |
| Carbohydrate (g)/100kcal | 22.6 |
| Carb % of calories | 90.4 |
| Fat (g) | 0.2 |
| Fat (g)/100kcal | 0.4 |
| Fat % of calories | 3.9 |
| Satd FA /100g fd (g) | N |
| Mono FA /100g food (g) | N |
| Poly FA /100g food (g) | N |
| Sodium (mg) | 488 |
| Potassium (mg) | 48 |
| Calcium (mg) | 9 |
| Magnesium (mg) | 1 |
| Phosphorus (mg) | 6 |
| Iron (mg) | 0 |
| Copper (mg) | 0 |
| Zinc (mg) | 0 |
| Chloride (mg) | 690 |
| Manganese (mg) | 0 |
| Selenium (µg) | 0 |
| Iodine (µg) | N |
| Vitamin D (µg) | 4.5 |
| Vitamin E (mg) | 13 |
| Thiamin (mg) | 0 |
| Riboflavin (mg) | 0 |
| Niacin (mg) | 0 |
| Tryptophan/60 (mg) | 0 |
| Niacin equivalent (mg) | 0 |
| Vitamin B6 (mg) | 0 |
| Vitamin B12 (µg) | 0 |
| Folate (µg) | 0 |
| Pantothenate (mg) | 0 |
| Biotin (µg) | 0 |
| Vitamin C (mg) | 0 |
| NSP (g) Non-starch polysaccharide | N |
| Cholesterol (mg) | 0 |
| Retinol (µg) | 787 |
| Carotene (µg) | 630 |
| Retinol Equivalent (µg) | 892 |