The Nutritional Facts of Bamboo Shoots and Their Usage as Important Traditional Foods of Northeast India

Table 1

Comparison of nutrient composition of young bamboo shoots of Bambusa tulda and Dendrocalamus hamiltonii with some common vegetables [7].

Nutrients	Bambusa tulda	Dendrocalamus hamiltonii	Daucus carota	Raphanus sativus	Spinacea oleracea	Solanum tuberosum	Abelmoschus; esculentus	Curcuma  sativus	Cucurbita; maxima
Amino acids (g/100 g)	3.65	3.18	0.20	0.40	0.30	0.20	0.30	0.10	0.20
Protein (g/100 g)	3.69	3.72	0.90	0.70	2.00	1.60	1.90	0.60	1.40
Carbohydrate (g/100 g)	6.92	5.50	10.60	3.40	2.90	22.6	6.40	2.50	6.50
Fats  (g/100 g)	0.48	0.41	0.10	0.40	0.70	0.10	0.20	0.10	0.40
Fibers (g/100 g)	3.97	3.90	1.20	0.60	2.00	0.40	1.20	0.40	1.10
Vitamin C (mg/100 g)	1.42	2.45	15.00	1.60	0.60	0.40	1.20	0.70	0.07
Vitamin E (mg/100 g)	0.61	0.71	3.00	15.00	28.10	19.70	13.00	3.20	0.90
Potassium (mg/100 g)	408	416	108.00	393.00	558.00	424.00	103.00	135.00	340.00
Iron (mg/100 g)	3.19	2.69	1.03	1.00	2.70	0.80	0.35	0.90	0.80
Calcium; (mg/100 g)	4.06	3.00	80.00	35.00	9.90	12.00	56.00	14.00	21.00
Cupper; (mg/100 g)	0.44	0.29	0.10	0.02	0.10	0.16	0.11	0.09	0.10
Sodium; (mg/100 g)	19.96	9.32	35.60	39.00	79.00	11.00	6.90	2.00	5.60
Zinc; (mg/100 g)	0.72	0.70	0.36	0.30	0.50	0.30	0.42	0.23	0.30