Table 1. Proximate composition of fresh and boiled bamboo shoots

Proximate composition	Bambusa beecheyana		Dendrocalamus latiflorus
Proximate composition	Fresh	Boiled	Fresh	Boiled
Moisture (g/100 g, wb¹⁾)	93.33±0.84^2)bc3)	94.66±0.70^a	92.48±1.03^b	94.3±1.09^a
Protein (g/100 g, db¹⁾)	41.68±0.32^a	41.57±0.40^a	26.06±0.83^b	9.82±0.83^c
Fat (g/100 g, db)	1.80±0.06^c	4.12±0.05^a	0.80±0.06^d	2.63±0.05^b
Ash (g/100 g, db)	12.29±0.23^a	7.30±0.25^c	10.64±0.27^ab	6.32±0.26^cd
Crude fiber (g/100 g, db)	24.29±0.27^b	38.01±0.25^a	22.34±0.01^bc	29.65±0.02^b
Total dietary fiber (g/100 g, db)	40.33±0.01^b	49.44±0.02^a	38.16±0.08^c	44.56±0.17^ab
N-free extract (g/100 g, db)	19.94±0.63^c	8.99±0.15^d	40.16±0.09^b	51.58±0.20^a

wb, wet basis; db, dry basis.
All values are mean±SD (n=3).
Different superscript letters (^a-d) in the same row are significantly different at p<0.05 by Duncan’s multiple range test.