Water chestnuts: weights & conversions
A US cup of water chestnuts weighs about 124 g. 100 g is 97 calories and 1.4 g of protein.
Also written as: water chestnut.
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1 cup of water chestnuts is about 124 grams.
Cups to grams
What each measure of water chestnuts weighs, from the cup weight above.
| Volume | Grams | Ounces |
|---|---|---|
| 1 cup | 124 g | 4.37 oz |
| 3/4 cup | 93 g | |
| 2/3 cup | 82.7 g | |
| 1/2 cup | 62 g | |
| 1/3 cup | 41.3 g | |
| 1/4 cup | 31 g | |
| 1 tablespoon | 7.75 g | |
| 1 teaspoon | 2.58 g |
Ounces and pounds
The weights an older recipe card is most likely to use.
| Weight | Grams | Ounces |
|---|---|---|
| 1 oz | 28.3 g | |
| 4 oz (1/4 lb) | 113 g | |
| 8 oz (1/2 lb) | 227 g | |
| 1 lb | 454 g | |
| 100 g | 100 g |
Nutrition
Per 100 g of edible portion, transcribed from USDA reference data, and scaled to the measures above.
| Measure | Calories | Protein | Fat | Carbs | Fiber | Sodium |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Per 100 g (100 g) | 97 | 1.4 g | 0.1 g | 23.9 g | 3 g | 14 mg |
| Per cup (124 g) | 120 | 1.74 g | 0.12 g | 29.6 g | 3.72 g | 17 mg |
| Per tablespoon (7.75 g) | 8 | 0.11 g | 0.01 g | 1.85 g | 0.23 g | 1 mg |
| Per 4 oz (113 g) | 110 | 1.59 g | 0.11 g | 27.1 g | 3.4 g | 16 mg |
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Common questions
- How many grams are in a cup of water chestnuts?
- One US cup of water chestnuts weighs about 124 g (4.37 oz). A tablespoon is about 7.75 g and a teaspoon about 2.58 g.
- How many cups is 100 g of water chestnuts?
- 100 g of water chestnuts is about 0.81 cups — near enough to 3/4 of a cup in a measuring cup.
- How many calories are in water chestnuts?
- Water chestnuts has about 97 calories per 100 g, which works out to roughly 120 calories a cup.
- What can I use instead of water chestnuts?
- Celery, the same amount. Loses the sweetness of water chestnuts, but keeps the crunch in a stir-fry.