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Lotus Root Flour

Lotus Root Flour is a granular, off-white or slightly greyish starch made from the roots (technically, rhizomes) of lotus water lilies (“Nelumbo nucifera”.)

It is expensive.

An instant lotus root starch is also made.

Hangzhou area in Jiangsu province in Eastern China particularly known for its production.

Substitutes

Water chestnut starch, Cornstarch

Nutrition

Gluten-free. Chinese folk medicine ascribes many virtues to it.

Other names

AKA: Lotus Flour, Lotus Root Powder

This page first published: Jun 27, 2004 · Updated: Jun 5, 2018.

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