Description
The young shoot of moso bamboo, emerging from the soil in spring. Under its sheaths it is white and tender; freshly dug, it is parboiled with rice bran to remove bitterness.
筍
たけのこ
takenoko
Bamboo shoot
- Spring
Did you know?
It can grow nearly a metre in a day, hence the phrase 'like bamboo shoots after rain'.
Famous produce
- Shirako bamboo shoots of western Kyoto
- Fukuoka, top producer
In the kitchen
- takenoko gohan
- wakatakeni
- tosani
- yaki takenoko
Season
- Spring
- Summer
- Autumn
- Winter
Nutritional composition
per 100 g edible portion
27 kcal
- Protein 65%
- Fat 8%
- Carbohydrate 27%
| Energy | 27 kcal |
|---|---|
| Water | 90.8 g |
| Protein | 3.6 g |
| Fat | 0.2 g |
| Carbohydrate | 4.3 g |
| Dietary fibre | 2.8 g |
| Salt equivalent | 0 g |
| Sodium | Tr mg |
|---|---|
| Potassium | 520 mg |
| Calcium | 16 mg |
| Magnesium | 13 mg |
| Iron | 0.4 mg |
| Zinc | 1.3 mg |
| Iodine | 4 µg |
| Vitamin A (RAE) | 1 µg |
|---|---|
| Vitamin D | 0 µg |
| Vitamin E (α-tocopherol) | 0.7 mg |
| Vitamin K | 2 µg |
| Vitamin B1 | 0.05 mg |
| Vitamin B2 | 0.11 mg |
| Vitamin B12 | 0 µg |
| Folate | 63 µg |
| Vitamin C | 10 mg |
Source: Standard Tables of Food Composition in Japan, 8th ed., 2023 supplement (MEXT) · food no. 06149 · Tr = trace · — = no data
