Readers of fit4art,

This is another post in our posting series «Nutritional value of foods» and this time we will talk about the nutritional value of lotus root, by enumerating in the following sections of our current article, analytically all the nutrients of a lotus root. So without losing any more time, we go directly to the subject of our current post:

  • Lotus root: nutritional value & information

Lotus root: Source of calories

See from which macromolecules and at what percentage the calories of this food originate:

  • The 89% comes from carbohydrates
  • The 9% comes from proteins
  • The 1% comes from fat

Lotus root: Brief Nutritional Analysis

See the chart table with the basic nutritional analysis of this food, so you can get an idea of what it contains per 100 grams:

Nutrition Facts
Seving Size100 g
Amount per serving
Calories 74
% DV
Total Fat 0.1g 0 %
Sodium 40mg 2 %
Total Carbohydrate 17g 6 %
   Dietary Fiber 4.9g 20 %
Proteins 2.6g 5 %
Vitamin A 0 % Vitamin C 73 %
Calcium 4 % Iron 6 %
Daily values are based on 2000 calorie diet.

Lotus root: VITAMINS

See in detail all the vitamins contained in this food, as well as their content per 100 grams:

  DV
    Folate13.00 mcg
Niacin0.400 mg2 %
Pantothenic acid0.377 mg4 %
Riboflavin0.220 mg13 %
Thiamin0.160 mg11 %
Vitamin B60.258 mg13 %
Vitamin C44.0 mg73 %

Lotus root: PROTEINS - AMINO ACIDS

See in detail all amino acids and proteins contained in this food, as well as their content per 100 grams:

  DV
Proteins2.60 g5 %
  Alanine0.054 g
  Arginine0.088 g
  Aspartic acid0.369 g
  Cystine0.022 g
  Glutamic acid0.139 g
  Glycine0.156 g
  Histidine0.038 g
  Isoleucine0.054 g4 %
  Leucine0.069 g3 %
  Lysine0.094 g4 %
  Methionine0.022 g2 %
  Phenylalanine0.047 g3 %
  Proline0.136 g
  Serine0.060 g
  Threonine0.051 g5 %
  Tryptophan0.020 g7 %
  Tyrosine0.029 g2 %
  Valine0.055 g3 %

Lotus root: MINERALS

See in detail all the minerals contained in this food, as well as their content per 100 grams:

  DV
Calcium, Ca45.00 mg4 %
Copper, Cu0.257 mg13 %
Iron, Fe1.16 mg6 %
Magnesium, Mg23.00 mg6 %
Manganese, Mn0.261 mg13 %
Potassium, K556.00 mg12 %
Selenium, Se0.7 mcg1 %
Zinc, Zn0.39 mg3 %

Lotus root: FAT and FAT ACIDS

See in detail all the types of fat contained in this food, as well as their content per 100 grams:

  DV
Fat0.10 g0 %
  Saturated fatty acids0.030 g0 %
    Hexadecanoic acid0.028 g
    Octadecanoic acid0.001 g
  Monounsaturated fatty acids0.020 g
    Eicosenoic acid0.002 g
    Hexadecenoic acid0.002 g
    Octadecenoic acid0.014 g
  Polyunsaturated fatty acids0.020 g
    Octadecadienoic acid0.014 g
    Octadecatrienoic acid0.006 g

Lotus root: CARBOHYDRATES

See in detail all the carbohydrates contained in this food, as well as their content per 100 grams:

  DV
Carbohydrate17.23 g6 %
Fiber4.9 g20 %

Lotus root: STEROLS

See in detail all the sterols contained in this food, as well as their content per 100 grams:

This food does not contain any STEROLS.

Lotus root: OTHER INGREDIENTS

See in detail all other substances contained in this food, as well as their content per 100 grams:

  DV
Ash0.97 g
Water79.10 g

* Do not forget that DV means Daily Value and its prices are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

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