2. The content of vitamin C in lotus root is not bad ~ every100g of lotus root contains 44 mg of vitamin C. In the north, in winter when there are few vegetables, you can get a lot of vitamin C by eating lotus root.
3. The calcium content of lotus root is also very rich. 100g lotus root contains about 40mg of calcium.
However, these characteristics do not make lotus root in a special "healthy" position, nor are they particularly prominent. Only listen to the benefits of those so-called lotus roots!
Seven-hole lotus root = glutinous? Powder? Nine-hole lotus root = crisp I have seen this statement before and discussed it with my family. In fact, the main reason affecting the taste is the starch content, which has nothing to do with the number of holes. In addition, young lotus roots are usually brittle, while old lotus roots are usually pink and waxy.
Lotus root and black-bone chicken soup share one I often cook at home, lotus root and black-bone chicken, corn, American ginseng and carrot, which can be cooked 1 hour. Remember to eat soup residue at the same time ~
Red bean and lotus root purple rice porridge (suitable for eating in the next month) 30g of purple rice, 30g of red bean, 30g of lotus root, 800ml of water, and 30g of brown sugar (brown sugar is not needed for people with three highs).
Practice: Wash red beans and purple rice and soak them in a bowl (remember to put them in the refrigerator in summer); Peel and clean lotus root, slice it, put the soaked red beans, purple rice and soaked bean water into a pot, add water to boil, and simmer for about 1 hour. Add brown sugar and mix well.
This kind of porridge can stimulate appetite, relax bowels and is nutritious. It can not only improve the physical fitness of lying-in women, but also make them soft and glutinous, and is also suitable for the elderly and children.
Lotus root ribs soup: 500g lotus root is washed and peeled, and then cut into pieces with a hob. Wash pork chop 500g, add appropriate amount of ginger slices, blanch in boiling water to remove blood foam, remove and control drying. Put the lotus root and pig into the soup pot, add appropriate amount of water and ginger, and simmer until soft and rotten after the fire is boiled.