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:
Balanced — water chestnut sits in a moderate range and fits weight loss, maintenance, or muscle gain when portioned to your daily target.
How water chestnut stacks up on calories and protein against foods people commonly compare it to:
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.