Bamboo: Global Occurrence and Its Significance as Food and Related Products
Bamboo has recently garnered international recognition for its nutritional and medicinal properties, which contribute significantly to the culinary, pharmaceutical, and cosmeceutical sectors. Every component of the bamboo plant—rhizome, culm, bark shavings, shoots, leaves, roots, and seeds—possesses...
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| description | Bamboo has recently garnered international recognition for its nutritional and medicinal properties, which contribute significantly to the culinary, pharmaceutical, and cosmeceutical sectors. Every component of the bamboo plant—rhizome, culm, bark shavings, shoots, leaves, roots, and seeds—possesses useful applications. Bamboo shoots, as a type of food, have been consumed for a long time due to their nutritional and edible qualities, as well as their economic value. Other parts of bamboo, such as leaves and culms, can also be used in food applications. Commercial markets in various countries offer a variety of bamboo-based products, including those that are dried, fermented, pickled, and thermally processed. This article provides an overview of the use of all edible bamboo parts as foods and related products as well as their nutritional benefits. A wide range of traditional food products derived from bamboo, including industrial products and some novel products, was investigated. It is possible that the promotion of bamboo as a staple food could offer substantial promise in addressing the worldwide concerns regarding hunger, food insecurity, and environmental degradation. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-14506aabbd7e4361b0dcb39878df60282025-08-20T02:28:20ZengMDPI AGCrops2673-76552025-03-01521110.3390/crops5020011Bamboo: Global Occurrence and Its Significance as Food and Related ProductsUtsaphong Uprarawanna0Jiraphat Kaewsritong1Khongsak Srikaeo2Faculty of Science and Technology, Pibulsongkram Rajabhat University, Phitsanulok 65000, ThailandFaculty of Science and Technology, Pibulsongkram Rajabhat University, Phitsanulok 65000, ThailandFaculty of Food and Agricultural Technology, Pibulsongkram Rajabhat University, Phitsanulok 65000, ThailandBamboo has recently garnered international recognition for its nutritional and medicinal properties, which contribute significantly to the culinary, pharmaceutical, and cosmeceutical sectors. Every component of the bamboo plant—rhizome, culm, bark shavings, shoots, leaves, roots, and seeds—possesses useful applications. Bamboo shoots, as a type of food, have been consumed for a long time due to their nutritional and edible qualities, as well as their economic value. Other parts of bamboo, such as leaves and culms, can also be used in food applications. Commercial markets in various countries offer a variety of bamboo-based products, including those that are dried, fermented, pickled, and thermally processed. This article provides an overview of the use of all edible bamboo parts as foods and related products as well as their nutritional benefits. A wide range of traditional food products derived from bamboo, including industrial products and some novel products, was investigated. It is possible that the promotion of bamboo as a staple food could offer substantial promise in addressing the worldwide concerns regarding hunger, food insecurity, and environmental degradation.https://www.mdpi.com/2673-7655/5/2/11bambooheath benefitfood productvalue-added product |
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