I was in the local Asian grocery store today to get some dried mushrooms
and they had a packet of water chestnut flour. It was imported so it
didn't have any nutritional information.

Does anyone here know anything about water chestnut flour? How does one
use it? What's the carb info?

TIA,
J
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Janet Wilder
Bad spelling. Bad punctuation
Good Friends. Good Life

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"Janet Wilder" > wrote in message
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:I was in the local Asian grocery store today to get some dried mushrooms
: and they had a packet of water chestnut flour. It was imported so it
: didn't have any nutritional information.
:
: Does anyone here know anything about water chestnut flour? How does one
: use it? What's the carb info?
:
: TIA,
: J
: --
: Janet Wilder
: Bad spelling. Bad punctuation
: Good Friends. Good Life

This was all I could find.

Nutritional Information:
Nutritionally, water chestnuts are a good source of potassium and fiber.
They are low in sodium, and fat is virtually non-existent. Caloriewise, one
cup of water chestnut slices contains about one hundred-thirty calories. Low
carb dieters, bewa water chestnuts are high in carbohydrates. You may try
replacing them with low carb bamboo shoots. For a half cup, you get about 9g
of carbs.
http://www.wegmans.com/kitchen/ingre...erchestnut.asp
http://www.jtcwd.com/vegie/nutrition/waterchestnut.html