Every100g of lotus root starch contains about 373 calories, and the carbohydrate content is about 93g. The calorie per100g of white rice is about120th kcal, and the carbohydrate content is 25.9g, which means that100g of lotus root starch is equivalent to 300g of white rice.

Traditional lotus root powder is a powdery lotus root product made from lotus root through grinding, washing, bleaching and roasting. The basic component of lotus root powder is starch. People usually eat lotus root starch as breakfast, and mix it with some raisins, peanuts, walnuts, sesame seeds, brown sugar, etc. in the brewing process to make it taste richer.

Rice is one of the household staple foods. It only needs simple cooking, and its production is simple. It is not processed by a large number of lotus roots like lotus root powder. Therefore, because lotus root powder is refined from lotus root, the starch content is much higher than that of rice without deep processing, so eating one serving of lotus root powder is equivalent to eating several bowls of rice.

Well-known lotus root starch specialty areas

1, West Lake lotus root starch: As a specialty of Hangzhou, its popularity is also very high. It is one of the top ten gourmet snacks in Hangzhou. In ancient times, it was also a royal tribute powder, and its color was white and red. Well-known brands include Caizhizhai and Wanjialong.

2. Baoying lotus root powder: Baoying has the reputation of "the hometown of lotus roots". Many locals will make fresh lotus roots into lotus root powder, which has a long history and is very famous in Yangzhou. The well-known local lotus root powder brands include Lianshun and Hexian.

3, Honghu lotus root powder: Hubei Honghu is also a place rich in lotus root, there are also many brands of lotus root powder, such as Honghu water town, Laocaojia, etc., with high consistency and reddish color, which is loved by many local people.

4. Chengjiang lotus root powder: It is mainly produced in dam area of Chengjiang County, Yuxi, where the climate is mild and the history of planting lotus root is very long. The lotus root powder is characterized by less impurities and low water content. Well-known lotus root powder brands include Xianhu and Laotangzi.