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Recent Advances in Lotus Seed Starch: Multiscale Structure, Tailored Modification, and Innovative Applications

  • Changli Hu1
  • Lu Yuan2
  • Hede Wang1
  • Zhendi Huang1
  • Chuang Liu1
  • Zhexi Weng1
  • Yongyi Tan1
  • Xiaobing Qian3
  • Senwen Deng2
  1. 1Guangzhou Restaurant Group Likofu Food Co., Ltd., Guangzhou 511442, China
  2. 2Hunan Engineering Research Center of Lotus Deep Processing and Nutritional Health Sciences, Hunan Key Laboratory of Economic Crops Genetic Improvement and Integrated Utilization, School of Life and Health Sciences, Hunan University of Science and Technology, Xiangtan 411201, China
  3. 3Guangzhou Restaurant Group (Xiangtan) Likofu Food Co., Ltd., Xiangtan 411100, China
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Abstract

Lotus seeds represent a valuable botanical resource with dual roles in traditional food and medicinal applications. As the major constituent of lotus seeds, starch possesses unique physicochemical and multiscale structural characteristics that confer significant potential for high-value applications. This review systematically summarizes recent advances in the multiscale structure and physicochemical properties of lotus seed starch. Modification technologies were developed to address the inherent limitations of native lotus seed starch. Existing studies demonstrate that physical, chemical, and enzymatic modifications can precisely tailor the digestive properties, gelation behavior, and processability of lotus seed starch. Furthermore, such modifications have enabled novel applications in fields including prebiotic ingredients, edible packaging, biomedical carriers, and low-GI foods. Future research should prioritize environmentally benign and precisely controlled modification strategies, as well as the elucidation of the material–structure–function relationships, thereby ultimately facilitating the industrialization of novel applications of lotus seed starch. Collectively, these advances are expected to facilitate the high-value utilization of this underutilized starch resource, and to serve as a valuable reference for the broader industrialization of non-conventional starch resources.

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@article{hu2026recent,
  title = {{Recent Advances in Lotus Seed Starch: Multiscale Structure, Tailored Modification, and Innovative Applications}},
  author = {Changli Hu and Lu Yuan and Hede Wang and Zhendi Huang and Chuang Liu and Zhexi Weng and Yongyi Tan and Xiaobing Qian and Senwen Deng},
  journal = {Polymers},
  year = {2026},
  month = oct,
  doi = {10.3390/polym18202543},
  url = {https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4360/18/20/2543},
  note = {CC BY 4.0},
}
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TY  - JOUR
TI  - Recent Advances in Lotus Seed Starch: Multiscale Structure, Tailored Modification, and Innovative Applications
AU  - Changli Hu
AU  - Lu Yuan
AU  - Hede Wang
AU  - Zhendi Huang
AU  - Chuang Liu
AU  - Zhexi Weng
AU  - Yongyi Tan
AU  - Xiaobing Qian
AU  - Senwen Deng
PY  - 2026
DA  - 2026/10/01
JO  - Polymers
DO  - 10.3390/polym18202543
UR  - https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4360/18/20/2543
AB  - Lotus seeds represent a valuable botanical resource with dual roles in traditional food and medicinal applications. As the major constituent of lotus seeds, starch possesses unique physicochemical and multiscale structural characteristics that confer significant potential for high-value applications. This review systematically summarizes recent advances in the multiscale structure and physicochemical properties of lotus seed starch. Modification technologies were developed to address the inherent limitations of native lotus seed starch. Existing studies demonstrate that physical, chemical, and enzymatic modifications can precisely tailor the digestive properties, gelation behavior, and processability of lotus seed starch. Furthermore, such modifications have enabled novel applications in fields including prebiotic ingredients, edible packaging, biomedical carriers, and low-GI foods. Future research should prioritize environmentally benign and precisely controlled modification strategies, as well as the elucidation of the material–structure–function relationships, thereby ultimately facilitating the industrialization of novel applications of lotus seed starch. Collectively, these advances are expected to facilitate the high-value utilization of this underutilized starch resource, and to serve as a valuable reference for the broader industrialization of non-conventional starch resources.
SN  - 2073-4360
ER  -