Bamboo shoots: an exploration into its culinary heritage in India and its nutraceutical potential

Journal of Ethnic Foods

Table 5 Major phytochemicals in several bamboo species found in Northeast India

Phytochemical classification	Flavonoids		Phenolic acids			Lignans		Stilbenes		Terpenoids		Alkaloids		References
Bioactive compounds	Orientin, vitexin	Tricin, luteolin, apigenin	Ferulic acid, p-coumaric acid	Chlorogenic acid, caffeic acid	Gallic acid, caffeic acid, ellagic acid	Pinoresinol	Klason lignin, 1.5% acid-soluble lignin	Resveratrol	Chalcone, gramistilbenoids A, B, and C	β-sitosterol, lupeol, campesterol	Thymol, carvacrol	Bamboosides	Betaine, arecaidine, cordycepin, arecoline	References
Abundance	High	High	High	High	High	Moderate	Moderate	Low	Low	Moderate	Moderate	Low	Low
Bambusa vulgaris	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes	No	[66, 75]
Dendrocalamushamiltonii	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	[67]
Dendrocalamuslongispathus	Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	[67, 76]
Bambusa pallida	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	[68]
Bambusajaintiana	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	No	[68]

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