Nevertheless, the comprehensive phenolic profiling of different parts of lotus is still scarce. Lotus rhizome peels, rhizome knots, and seed embryos are important byproducts and processing waste of edible lotus ( Nelumbo nucifera G.) with commercial significance.
Edible lotus ( Nelumbo nucifera G.) is widely consumed in Asian countries and treated as a functional food and traditional medicinal herb due to its abundant bioactive compounds.
