Lotus Fruit (Diospyros Lotus)

What is Lotus Fruit (Diospyros Lotus)?

Fruit of Diospyros lotus (date-plum), a persimmon relative used in Mediterranean fruit juice blends.

Is Lotus Fruit (Diospyros Lotus) safe?

Lotus Fruit (Diospyros Lotus) has no known health concerns in the amounts typically used in food.

Score impact: No penalty on the FoodsScan score (FoodsScan scores run 0–100, where 100 is best.)

Found in 1 of 12,659 analysed products in the FoodsScan database.

Regulatory sources: EFSA

Also known as

Lotus Fruit (Diospyros Lotus) is also known as lotus, λωτός, date-plum, lotus fruit, lotus puree — these all refer to the same ingredient.

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