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 seeds, by enumerating in the following sections of our current article, analytically all the nutrients of lotus seeds. So without losing any more time, we go directly to the subject of our current post:

  • Lotus seeds: nutritional value & information

Lotus seeds: Source of calories

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

  • The 78% comes from carbohydrates
  • The 16% comes from proteins
  • The 4% comes from fat

Lotus seeds: 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 89
% DV
Total Fat 0.5g 1 %
   Saturated Fat 0.1g 0 %
Sodium 1mg 0 %
Total Carbohydrate 17g 6 %
Proteins 4.1g 8 %
Vitamin A 0 % Vitamin C 0 %
Calcium 4 % Iron 5 %
Daily values are based on 2000 calorie diet.

Lotus seeds: VITAMINS

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

  DV
    Folate28.00 mcg
Niacin0.429 mg2 %
Pantothenic acid0.228 mg2 %
Riboflavin0.040 mg2 %
Thiamin0.171 mg11 %
Vitamin A13.00 IU0 %
    Vitamin A, RAE1.00 mcg
Vitamin B60.168 mg8 %
Vitamin C0.0 mg0 %

Lotus seeds: PROTEINS - AMINO ACIDS

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

  DV
Proteins4.13 g8 %
  Alanine0.239 g
  Arginine0.338 g
  Aspartic acid0.505 g
  Cystine0.054 g
  Glutamic acid0.957 g
  Glycine0.221 g
  Histidine0.115 g
  Isoleucine0.205 g15 %
  Leucine0.326 g12 %
  Lysine0.264 g13 %
  Methionine0.072 g7 %
  Phenylalanine0.206 g12 %
  Proline0.344 g
  Serine0.252 g
  Threonine0.200 g19 %
  Tryptophan0.059 g21 %
  Tyrosine0.100 g6 %
  Valine0.266 g15 %

Lotus seeds: MINERALS

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

  DV
Calcium, Ca44.00 mg4 %
Copper, Cu0.094 mg5 %
Iron, Fe0.95 mg5 %
Magnesium, Mg56.00 mg14 %
Manganese, Mn0.621 mg31 %
Phosphorus, P168.00 mg17 %
Potassium, K367.00 mg8 %
Sodium, Na1.00 mg0 %
Zinc, Zn0.28 mg2 %

Lotus seeds: 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
Fat0.53 g1 %
  Saturated fatty acids0.088 g0 %
    Hexadecanoic acid0.077 g
    Tetradecanoic acid0.001 g
  Monounsaturated fatty acids0.104 g
    Docosenoic acid0.031 g
    Eicosenoic acid0.012 g
    Octadecenoic acid0.062 g
  Polyunsaturated fatty acids0.312 g
    Octadecadienoic acid0.285 g
    Octadecatrienoic acid0.027 g

Lotus seeds: CARBOHYDRATES

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

  DV
Carbohydrate17.28 g6 %

Lotus seeds: 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 seeds: OTHER INGREDIENTS

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

  DV
Ash1.07 g
Water77.00 g

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

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