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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.

water chestnuts volume conversions
VolumeGramsOunces
1 cup124 g4.37 oz
3/4 cup93 g
2/3 cup82.7 g
1/2 cup62 g
1/3 cup41.3 g
1/4 cup31 g
1 tablespoon7.75 g
1 teaspoon2.58 g

Ounces and pounds

The weights an older recipe card is most likely to use.

water chestnuts weight conversions
WeightGramsOunces
1 oz28.3 g
4 oz (1/4 lb)113 g
8 oz (1/2 lb)227 g
1 lb454 g
100 g100 g

Nutrition

Per 100 g of edible portion, transcribed from USDA reference data, and scaled to the measures above.

Nutrition for water chestnuts by measure
MeasureCaloriesProteinFatCarbsFiberSodium
Per 100 g (100 g)971.4 g0.1 g23.9 g3 g14 mg
Per cup (124 g)1201.74 g0.12 g29.6 g3.72 g17 mg
Per tablespoon (7.75 g)80.11 g0.01 g1.85 g0.23 g1 mg
Per 4 oz (113 g)1101.59 g0.11 g27.1 g3.4 g16 mg

If you have run out

  • Celery, the same amount. Loses the sweetness of water chestnuts, but keeps the crunch in a stir-fry.

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.

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