Bamboo shoot
| Bamboo shoot | |||||||||||||||
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Edible bamboo shoots | |||||||||||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 竹筍 | ||||||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 竹笋 | ||||||||||||||
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| Hangul | 죽순, 대나무싹 | ||||||||||||||
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| Kanji | 竹の子 or 筍 | ||||||||||||||
| Kana | タケノコ | ||||||||||||||
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| Nutritional value per 100 g (3.5 oz) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Energy | 115 kJ (27 kcal) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
5.2 g | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sugars | 3 g | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dietary fibre | 2.2 g | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
0.3 g | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2.6 g | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| †Percentages estimated using US recommendations for adults, except for potassium, which is estimated based on expert recommendation from the National Academies. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bamboo shoots or bamboo sprouts are the edible shoots (new bamboo culms that come out of the ground) of many bamboo species including Bambusa vulgaris and Phyllostachys edulis. They are used as vegetables in numerous Asian dishes and broths. They are sold in various processed shapes and are available in fresh, dried, and canned versions.
Raw bamboo shoots contain cyanogenic glycosides, natural toxins also contained in cassava. The toxins must be destroyed by thorough cooking, and for this reason, fresh bamboo shoots are boiled before being used in other ways. The toxins are also destroyed in the canning process.