Lotus plumule contains alkaloids, which have the effects of clearing away heat, calming the nerves and fixing sperm. Lotus seeds were popular as early as Han and Tang Dynasties. The ancients called the summer of lotus fragrance a beautiful day of "lotus fragrance is full of teeth, lotus is full of surprises" Lotus seeds have been cooked into a variety of dishes in ancient times. Such as "Yujing rice" in Song Dynasty, "lotus seed porridge" in Yuan Dynasty, "osmanthus lotus powder" in Qing Dynasty and "spun lotus seeds". "Lotus seed porridge" in Yuan Dynasty developed into "eight treasures lotus seed porridge" in Ming and Qing Dynasties. Empress Dowager Cixi often eats eight-treasure lotus porridge for breakfast.

Eight kinds of Beijing preserved fruits are selected for Babao lotus seed porridge, which is colorful, cool, sweet, soft and delicious, and eight kinds of fruit materials are colorful and rich in flavor. Babao lotus seed porridge has the effects of cooling and relieving summer heat, moistening and invigorating the spleen, and is suitable for physical weakness such as loss of appetite, indigestion, restless sleep and so on.