Water Chestnut is 97 calories per 100g — low for vegetables. A starchy or denser veg — counts more like a side carb than a free veg.
Calories scale with portion. Here's how a typical water chestnut serving translates in your tracker:
Point your iPhone camera at water chestnut and SpotWell's on-device AI estimates the portion and macros in under a second — no manual entry, no barcode hunting.
Download on theApp StoreWater Chestnut has approximately 97 calories per 100g. A typical serving — 3 oz (85g) — comes in at 82 calories.
1.4g of protein per 100g. That puts water chestnut at roughly 1.4g of protein per 100 calories — a useful lens when comparing to other vegetables sources.
The simplest method: weigh it on a kitchen scale, then enter grams in your tracker. With SpotWell, you can skip the scale — point the camera at the plate and the AI estimates the portion in under a second. Adjust the value if it looks off.
It depends on your overall calorie target. Water Chestnut is naturally low-calorie at 97 kcal per 100g, so it's easy to fit into a deficit.