Showing Food Bamboo shoots
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| Name | Bamboo shoots | ||||||||||
| Scientific Name | Phyllostachys edulis | ||||||||||
| Description | 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 in numerous Asian dishes and broths. They are sold in various processed shapes, and are available in fresh, dried, and canned versions. | ||||||||||
| Primary ID | FOOD00297 | ||||||||||
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| Group | Vegetables | ||||||||||
| Sub-Group | Shoot vegetables | ||||||||||
| Taxonomy | |||||||||||
| Superkingdom | Eukaryota | ||||||||||
| Kingdom | Viridiplantae | ||||||||||
| Phylum | Streptophyta | ||||||||||
| Class | Magnoliopsida | ||||||||||
| Order | Poales | ||||||||||
| Family | Poaceae | ||||||||||
| Genus | Phyllostachys | ||||||||||
| Species | edulis | ||||||||||
| Variety | Not Available | ||||||||||
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| ITIS ID | 565400 | ||||||||||
| Wikipedia ID | Bamboo_shoots | ||||||||||
| Composition | |||||||||||
| Compounds |
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| Macronutrients |
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| References | |||||||||||
| Content Reference | — Saxholt, E., et al. 'Danish food composition databank, revision 7.' Department of Nutrition, National Food Institute, Technical University of Denmark (2008). — U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service. 2008. USDA National Nutrient Database for Standard Reference, Release 21. Nutrient Data Laboratory Home Page. — Shinbo, Y., et al. 'KNApSAcK: a comprehensive species-metabolite relationship database.' Plant Metabolomics. Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2006. 165-181. | ||||||||||