Lotus seeds: Nutrition Facts

Lotus seeds is one of the few products that contains a wide variety of macro- and micronutrients that our body consumes every day. In our report, each element included in the composition of this product is examined in detail.

Calories (per 100g): 90.4 kcal

Lotus seeds contains 0 grams of total sugars, 0 grams of dietary fiber and 0 grams of starch.
It has 0 milligrams of cholesterol and 0 milligrams of total trans fats.

Lotus seeds — proteins, carbohydrates and fats (PCF)

Every 100 grams of Lotus seeds provides about 5.5% of recommended daily protein intake. It also contents up to 0.6% of the daily intake of fats and 5.6% of carbs.


PCFPercent Daily Value (100g)
Protein4.1 g
5.5%
Fat530 mg
0.6%
Carbs17.3 g
5.6%

Vitamins

The chart below shows the vitamin content of Lotus seeds of recommended daily intake in percent.

VitaminsPercent Daily Value (100g)
Vitamine A0 mg
0.0%
Beta Carotene0 mg
0.0%
Alpha Carotene0 mg
0.0%
Vitamine D0 mg
0.0%
Vitamine D20 mg
0.0%
Vitamine D30 mg
0.0%
Vitamine E0 mg
0.0%
Vitamine K0 mg
0.0%
Vitamine C0 mg
0.0%
Vitamine B10.2 mg
16.7%
Vitamine B20 mg
0.0%
Vitamine B30.4 mg
2.5%
Vitamine B40 mg
0.0%
Vitamine B50.2 mg
4.0%
Vitamine B60.2 mg
15.4%
Vitamine B90 mg
0.0%
Vitamine B120 mg
0.0%

Minerals

The chart below shows the mineral content of Lotus seeds.

MineralsPercent Daily Value (100g)
Calcium44 mg
4.4%
Iron0.9 mg
9.0%
Magnesium56 mg
14.0%
Phosphorus168 mg
24.0%
Potassium367 mg
7.8%
Sodium1 mg
0.1%
Zinc0.3 mg
2.7%
Copper0.1 mg
11.1%
Manganese0.6 mg
26.1%
Selenium0 mg
0.0%
Fluoride0 mg
0.0%

Amino acids

The chart below shows the amino acid content of Lotus seeds.
Amino AcidsPercent Daily Value (100g)
Tryptophan59 mg
0.7%
Threonine200 mg
8.3%
Isoleucine205 mg
10.3%
Leucine326 mg
7.1%
Lysine264 mg
6.4%
Methionine72 mg
4.0%
Cystine54 mg
3.0%
Phenylalanine206 mg
4.7%
Tyrosine100 mg
2.3%
Valine266 mg
10.6%
Arginine338 mg
5.5%
Histidine115 mg
5.5%
Alanine239 mg
3.6%
Aspartic acid505 mg
4.1%
Glutamic acid957 mg
7.0%
Glycine221 mg
6.3%
Proline344 mg
7.6%
Serine252 mg
3.0%

A branched-chain amino acid (BCAA) is a complex of three essential amino acids leucine (0.326 g), isoleucine (0.205 g) and valine (0.266 g).
Lotus seeds contains 0.80 grams of BCAAs per every 100 grams.

Creatine can be synthesized in the body from the three common amino acids glycine (0.221 g), arginine (0.338 g) and methionine (0.072 g).
Lotus seeds contains 0.63 grams of these amino acids per every 100 grams.

Related categories