Table 4. Phytosterol contents (mg/100 g db) of fresh and boiled bamboo shoots

Phytosterols (mg/100 g, db)	Bambusa beecheyana		Dendrocalamus latiflorus
Phytosterols (mg/100 g, db)	Fresh	Boiled	Fresh	Boiled
Campesterol	0.64	0.91	0.25	0.37
Stigmasterol	0.58	0.77	0.38	0.27
β-Sitosterol	3.45	5.13	1.36	2.23
Stigmastanol	ND¹⁾	ND	ND	ND
Brassicasterol	ND	ND	ND	ND
Total	4.66±0.18^2)b3)	6.80±0.02^a	1.98±0.00^d	2.86±0.09^c

ND, not detected.
All values are mean±SD (n=3).
Different superscript letters (^a-d) in the same row indicate significant differences at p<0.05 by Duncan’s multiple range test.