Nutritional Evaluation of edible shoots of different bamboo species
Research Type
Departmental Trail
Experiment Background
Bamboo is a rapid growing fibrous plant available in abundance on the earth. It is a perennial, giant, woody grass and the fastest growing plants in the
world. It belongs to the group angiosperms and the order monocotyledon and is classified under the grass family Poaceae (or Gramineae) under the tribe (subfamily) Bambusoideae (Chapman, 1996). Bamboo shoots are the emerging shoots which are just 12cm above the ground. This part of the bamboo is edible for human beings. Bamboo is one kind of vegetable for its being pollution free, low in fat, high in edible fibre and rich in mineral elements and considerable proportion of poly-unsaturated fatty acids. Thus, indicating a potential use as a source of therapeutic values. Bamboos play an important role in daily life of rural people especially tribals in numerous ways. The edible part of Bamboo i.e. shoot has an immense medicinal values. Presence of high quality vitamins, carbohydrates, proteins and minerals in Bamboo shoot and their easy availability to common man may help in solving nutritional deficiency of rural poor (Tripathi 1998). Bamboos are low in calories and high in fibre which aids in prevention of colon cancer and in controlling cholesterol level in blood. It is also a good source of potassium which is a heart healthy mineral. Shoots also contain various flavonoids, phenols and phenolic acids (phytochemicals) which are potent anti-oxidants and may have anti-cancer, antibacterial and anti-fungal properties (Pandey et al., 2011; Gupta et al., 2010).Hence, keeping in view above mentioned nutritional quality/ values this experiment will be conducted including below listed objective.
Experiment Group
Forestry
Unit Type
(02)EDUCATION UNIT
Unit
(61)COLLEGE OF FORESTRY (NAU, NAVSARI)
Department
(2360)SILVICULTURE AND AGROFORESTRY, COF, NAU, NAVSARI
BudgetHead
(352/12029/00)352/01/REG/04205
Objective
1. To evaluate the physical characteristics shoots of different bamboo species
2. To evaluate the chemical and nutritional composition & mineral contents shoots of different bamboo species
Season
Not season specific
Location Unit Type
(02)EDUCATION UNIT
Location Unit
(61)COLLEGE OF FORESTRY (NAU, NAVSARI)
Location Department
(2360)SILVICULTURE AND AGROFORESTRY, COF, NAU, NAVSARI