2023年7月27日 · Water chestnuts have many uses and are linked to several benefits. Here are five science-backed benefits of water chestnuts, plus ideas for how to eat them.

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.

2023年11月8日 · Water chestnuts are high in fiber, low in calories, and contain no fat. They also contain several vitamins and healthy antioxidants. Water chestnuts are an excellent source of: Raw water...

2022年8月4日 · The name "water chestnut" comes from the fact that it resembles a chestnut in shape and coloring (it has papery brown skin over white flesh), but the water chestnut is actually not a nut at all—it is an aquatic tuber (rootlike part of a plant) that grows in freshwater marshes.

2024年3月18日 · Incorporating water chestnuts into your diet offers several potential health benefits, including improved cardiovascular health through the consumption of a potassium-rich food, improved gut health due to its high fiber content, and the myriad benefits of consuming an antioxidant-rich food.

2019年2月28日 · Water chestnuts are tuber vegetables that grow underwater. They are low in calories and contain antioxidants, and they can be a healthful addition to a balanced diet.

2023年8月3日 · Water chestnuts are high in antioxidants and cancer-fighting properties. They may help promote weight loss, heart health and healthy digestion.

2024年4月30日 · Water chestnuts, scientifically known as Eleocharis dulcis, are aquatic tuber vegetables that grow in marshes, ponds, and wetlands. Also known as Chinese water chestnuts, they're known for...

2023年6月22日 · Despite their name, water chestnuts are not similar to regular chestnuts in anything other than appearance, nor are they a type of nut. Instead, water chestnuts are a kind of tuber that grows in ponds, marshes, and other aquatic environments.

2024年7月26日 · Water chestnuts, also known as Chinese water chestnuts, are tuberous, aquatic vegetables that grow underwater in marshes, ponds, paddy fields, and shallow lakes. Water chestnut is a grass-like sedge plant widely distributed in Southeast Asia, Africa, Australia, and some Pacific and Indian Ocean islands.