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