Chestnuts

as eaten · per 100 g: 245 kcal · 3.2 g protein · 5.1 g fiber

satiety per calorie · 0–100 · not a virtue scale

Why this score

easy to overeat

Dense calories with little protein, volume or fiber to fill you up.

Three routes to fullness — one is enough

5% of kcal

42% water

21 g/Mcal

What pulls it down

20%

How scores work

Per

Calories: 245
Protein: (5%); 3 g
Fat: (8%); 2 g
Carbohydrates: (87%); 53 g
of which sugar: 11 g
Fiber: 5 g
Sodium: 2 mg

Percentages are the share of calories from each macronutrient.

Better in this aisle

Nuts & seeds

Higher-scoring nuts & seeds, ranked by fullness per calorie.

100
Psyllium husk1 g protein · 199 cals / 100 g
83
Water chestnuts0.9 g protein · 50 cals / 100 g
78
Sunflower seed flour48 g protein · 326 cals / 100 g
72
Fennel seed16 g protein · 345 cals / 100 g
71
Caraway seed20 g protein · 333 cals / 100 g

Compare Chestnuts with another food

Per 100 g. Source: usda-sr-legacy #170190 — listed by USDA as “Nuts, chestnuts, european, roasted”. Every number is traceable, every score recomputable. The score measures satiety per calorie. It is not a virtue scale, and no food here is forbidden. How the score works.