Eleocharis dulcis

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  • Eleocharis equisetina
  • Eleocharis indica
  • Eleocharis plantaginea,
  • Eleocharis plantaginoides
  • Eleocharis tuberosa
  • Eleocharis tumida
  • and several more

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Eleocharis dulcis
Traditional Chinese荸薺
Simplified Chinese荸荠
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyinbíqí
IPA[pǐ.tɕʰǐ]
Cantonese name
Traditional Chinese馬蹄
Simplified Chinese马蹄
Transcriptions
Yue: Cantonese
Yale Romanizationmáah-tàih
Jyutpingmaa5-tai4
IPA[ma˩˧ tʰɐj˩]
Chinese water chestnut
Nutritional value per 100 g (3.5 oz)
Energy406 kJ (97 kcal)
23.94 g
Sugars4.8 g
Dietary fiber3 g
0.1 g
1.4 g
Vitamins and minerals
VitaminsQuantity
%DV
Thiamine (B1)
12%
0.14 mg
Riboflavin (B2)
15%
0.2 mg
Niacin (B3)
6%
1 mg
Pantothenic acid (B5)
10%
0.479 mg
Vitamin B6
19%
0.328 mg
Folate (B9)
4%
16 μg
Vitamin C
4%
4 mg
Vitamin E
8%
1.2 mg
MineralsQuantity
%DV
Calcium
1%
11 mg
Iron
0%
0.06 mg
Magnesium
5%
22 mg
Manganese
14%
0.331 mg
Phosphorus
5%
63 mg
Potassium
19%
584 mg
Zinc
5%
0.5 mg
Other constituentsQuantity
Water73.5 g

Percentages estimated using US recommendations for adults,[3] except for potassium, which is estimated based on expert recommendation from the National Academies.[4]

Eleocharis dulcis, the Chinese water chestnut or water chestnut, is a grass-like sedge native to Asia, tropical Africa, and Oceania. It is grown in many countries for its edible corms, but if eaten uncooked, the surface of the plants may transmit fasciolopsiasis.

The water caltrop, which also is referred to by the same name, is unrelated and often confused with the water chestnut.

  1. ^ Francisco Manuel Blanco (O.S.A.) (c. 1880s). Flora de Filipinas [...] Gran edicion [...] [Atlas I].
  2. ^ Mesterházy, A. (2020). "Eleocharis dulcis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T169077A1270989. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-2.RLTS.T169077A1270989.en. Retrieved 31 October 2022.
  3. ^ United States Food and Drug Administration (2024). "Daily Value on the Nutrition and Supplement Facts Labels". FDA. Archived from the original on 2024-03-27. Retrieved 2024-03-28.
  4. ^ National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine; Health and Medicine Division; Food and Nutrition Board; Committee to Review the Dietary Reference Intakes for Sodium and Potassium (2019). Oria, Maria; Harrison, Meghan; Stallings, Virginia A. (eds.). Dietary Reference Intakes for Sodium and Potassium. The National Academies Collection: Reports funded by National Institutes of Health. Washington, DC: National Academies Press (US). ISBN 978-0-309-48834-1. PMID 30844154. Archived from the original on 2024-05-09. Retrieved 2024-06-21.