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Lotus is an aquatic plant, belonging to the family Nelumbonaceae. While the flower is used for decorative purposes, the lotus seeds, have been used as a functional food since ancient times all over Asia. The largest producer of lotus seeds in the world is China, but these seeds are widely utilized in food and medicine in many Southeast Asian countries, including Indonesia, Thailand, Nepal, Sri Lanka, and India. The seeds can be consumed in the form of raw, roasted, or ground and boiled into a syrup or paste after being peeled. It plays a vital role in nutrition, health, and cosmetics and is added to several foods like honey, tea, jam, juice, and cakes. .The lotus seed plays a vital role in traditional medicine practices; it is also used as a dry powder in bread dough to add to the functional properties of bread. As a traditional medicinal component, this lotus seed is used in the treatment of inflammation, cancer, diuretics, and skin diseases and for treating many ailments, including insomnia, palpitations, poor digestion, chronic diarrhea, enteritis, and cancer. Nutritionally, it has a solid content of carbohydrates