Crunchy, delicate flavored, lotus root is an edible rhizome (root) of lotus plant.
Nevertheless, it composed of several health benefiting phyto-nutrients, minerals, and vitamins.
Lotus rhizome is very good source dietary fiber. Dietary fiber together with slow digesting complex carbohydrates in the lotus root help reduce blood cholesterol, sugar, body weight and constipation conditions.
Dietary fiber together with slow digesting complex carbohydrates in the lotus root help reduce blood cholesterol, sugar, body weight and constipation conditions.
Further, the root provides healthy amounts of some important minerals like copper, iron, zinc, magnesium, and manganese.