Quick And Easy Stir Fry Bamboo Shoot with Pork

Описание: Bamboo shoots nutrition facts

Crisp and chewy bamboo shoots, (sun jian - 笋尖) are freshly erupting edible culms of the bamboo plant. Young, tender shoots are a seasonal delicacy in East Asian regions, particularly in China, Taiwan, Japan and other South-East Asian countries. Several species of bamboo plants employed in the bamboo shoot farming.


Health benefits of bamboo shoots

Bamboo shoots are one of the very low-calorie vegetables.
100 grams of fresh cane holds just only 27 calories.

Bamboo heart composes of moderate levels of soluble and non-soluble (NSP- non-starch carbohydrates) dietary fiber. 100 g of fresh shoots provide 2.2 grams of roughage. Dietary fiber helps control constipation conditions, decrease bad (LDL) cholesterol levels by binding to it in the intestines. Studies suggest that high-fiber diet can help cut down colon-rectal cancer risk by protecting digestive organs from the toxic compounds in the food.

Bamboo hearts are also rich in the B-complex group of vitamins such as thiamin, riboflavin, niacin, vitamin B-6 (pyridoxine), and pantothenic acid those are essential for optimum cellular enzymatic and metabolic functions.

Bamboo is useful in minerals, especially manganese and copper. Also, it has small amounts of some essential minerals and electrolytes such as calcium, iron, and phosphorus. Manganese utilized by the human body as a co-factor for the antioxidant enzyme, superoxide dismutase.

Copperemployed in the production of red blood cells. Ironis essential for cellular respiration and red blood cell formation.

Bamboo shoots compose excellent levels of potassium. 100 grams of fresh shoot holds 533 mg or 11% of daily required levels of potassium. Potassium is an important component of cell and body fluids that helps controlling heart rate and blood pressure by countering effects of sodium.