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Table 2-Macronutrients (g/100 g fresh weight), vitamin C, vitamin E (mg/100 g fresh weight),
moisture, dietary fibre, and ash content in the freshly emerged juvenile shoots of various
species.
 Name of Amin Prote Carbo Starc Fat Vita Vita Ash Moist Dieta
species o ins hy- h min min ure ry
acids drates C E fibre

D. 3.86± 3.11± 5.10±0 0.51± 0.39± 3.28± 0.69± 0.89± 90.70± 2.65±
gigantu 0.13 0.17 .04 0.06 0.03 0.02 0.03 0.13 0.12 0.03
es

D=Dendrocalamus
± indicates standard deviation