Table 2 represents nutritional composition of B.
bambos shoots after processing. It reveals that the best
method for reducing the concentration of cyanogens
(0.011±0.003 g/100 g in fresh shoots to 0.002±0 g/
100 g after treatment) was boiling shoots in 5% NaCl for
15 min along with the retention of 1.94±0.09 g/100 g
total carbohydrates, 1.45±0.09 g/100 g total proteins,
0.28±0.07 g/100 g total phenols, 0.08±0 g/100 g calcium,
0.15±0.006 g/100 g magnesium, 0.53±0.006 g/100 g
sodium, 0.25±0.006 g/100 g potassium and 0.03±0 g/
100 g phosphorus.