Chinese Food Dishes

Chinese Food Dishes

Contains:
27 cal
2.6 gm protein (incomplete)
0.3 gm fat
5.2 carbohydrate
13 mg calcium
59 mg phosphorus
0.5 mg iron
533 mg potassium
20 units A
0.15 mg B-1
0.07 mg B-2
0.6 mg niacin
4 mg C

The inner white part of bamboo plants, the shoots, have incomplete protein, so they should be eaten at a meal with some complete protein to avoid an imbalance. Often used in Chinese food dishes, bamboo shoots are especially good with mushrooms and meat, which offset the vegetable’s somewhat acidic nature.