Abstract:

Bamboo shoots are a kind of primary forest resources in China. The effective and comprehensive utilization of bamboo shoots is to be developed further. This article briefly introduced the bamboo resource in China, and the nutritional and medicinal value of bamboo shoot. The emphasis was put on the developments of the deep processing technology of bamboo shoots, in order to make to the fuller extent use of the bamboo shoots, such as dietary fiber, nitric compounds and secondary metabolites, and so on. In a summary, the suggestion and orientation of the bamboo shoot processes were proposed.

Key words: bamboo shoots, deep processing utility, secondary metabolites, dietary fiber, nitric compounds