The difference between red lotus seeds and white lotus seeds

Lotus seeds have high nutritional value and are rich in protein, fat and carbohydrates. This is a good tonic. It has the effects of nourishing heart, tranquilizing mind, invigorating spleen and kidney, stopping diarrhea and solidifying essence, and can also help sleep. Now is the season of picking lotus seeds, so many people will take this opportunity to buy more as daily supplements, but they will be confused when buying. There are white lotus seeds and red lotus seeds in the market. I don't know the difference. Which one should I buy?

In fact, lotus seeds are the seeds of lotus plants in the lotus family. When the fruit is ripe in autumn, cut off the lotus seeds, take the fruit out of it, and then remove the peel. After drying, it is red lotus seeds, and after peeling, it becomes white lotus seeds. Therefore, red lotus seeds and white lotus seeds are the same thing, but one is peeled and the other is not peeled.

Although it is a thing, their tastes and the difficulty of cooking are different.

White lotus seeds are easy to cook, soft and glutinous after cooking, and delicious. Red lotus seeds are immature, hard in texture and slightly bitter after cooking.

As food, white lotus seeds and red lotus seeds have almost the same nutrients, and they are rich in minerals such as protein, carbohydrates, vitamins, calcium, phosphorus and iron, so they are suitable for all ages.

From the medicinal point of view, both kinds of lotus seeds have the effects of invigorating the middle energizer, calming the nerves, invigorating the kidney and invigorating qi, strengthening the spleen and nourishing the stomach, and are very helpful for diseases such as physical weakness or postpartum spleen and stomach weakness, upset and irritability, insomnia and dreaminess, anorexia, women's blood deficiency, backache, increased leucorrhea, and nocturnal emission due to insufficient kidney qi in men. Only red lotus seeds are more used for nourishing blood and beautifying, while white lotus seeds are slightly better for invigorating qi;

Although lotus seeds are nutritious and delicious, they have many benefits for nourishing the body, but they are not easy to digest, and people with poor spleen and stomach should not eat more at one time. In addition, patients with body cold are not suitable for long-term consumption, which will aggravate the symptoms of body cold. There is also lotus seed heart, which is slightly bitter and not toxic. It is recommended to remove it when eating.

These are my views on red lotus seeds and white lotus seeds. I hope they are useful to you.