Bamboo Shoots

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Bamboo Shoots

Selection Information

Usage: Common Asian cooking ingredient. Use with other Oriental vegetables or serve raw as an entree.

Selection: Also called Choke-sun, Take-noko and chun-sun, Bamboo shoots are flat, opaque slices that come from the bamboo plant, which looks like asparagus. Shelf life is up to two years.

Seasonal Information

Available year-round from Taiwan.

Bamboo Shoots Nutritional Information

Serving Size: 151g
Amount Per Serving
Calories 41	Calories from Fat 0
	% Daily Value*
Total Fat 0	0%
Cholesterol 0mg	0%
Sodium 6mg	0%
Total Carbohydrate 8g	3%
Dietary Fiber 3g	13%
Sugars 5g
Protein 4g
Vitamin A 1%	Vitamin C 10%
Calcium 2%	Iron 4%
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs. Source: PMA's Labeling Facts

Bamboo Shoots low in Saturated Fat, and very low in Cholesterol and Sodium. They're also a good source of Protein, Vitamin E (Alpha Tocopherol), Riboflavin, Niacin and Iron, and a very good source of Dietary Fiber, Vitamin C, Thiamin, Vitamin B6, Phosphorus, Potassium, Zinc, Copper and Manganese.