Do you know the various health benefits of bamboo shoots?

Perhaps the name of bamboo shoots, which are usually consumed as a vegetable, is only known by a handful of people. The delicious taste of bamboo shoots can increase your appetite. Moreover, if the bamboo shoots are added with hot chili sauce. Wow, sure feels steady and delicious of course. However, besides its deliciousness, bamboo shoots have many ingredients that are beneficial to your health. What are the benefits of bamboo shoots for health? Find out in this article.

Processing of 'young bamboo shoots' for cooking into vegetables

Bamboo shoots are known in English as bamboo shoot this is a young bamboo shoot. The processing of bamboo shoots, which in the Javanese language is called "bung", usually involves removing the petals, slicing them and processing them by boiling or steaming them.

The benefits of bamboo shoots for cooking ingredients have actually been done since ancient times. Bamboo shoot harvest is usually done throughout the year. The ray harvest itself occurs during the rainy season between December and February. Bamboo shoots will be harvested when their height reaches 20 cm above the ground and about 7 cm in diameter.

Bamboo shoot harvesting should not be late because if it is too late, for example 2-4 months, the bamboo shoots will soon become bamboo trees which are no longer delicious to eat.

What are the benefits of bamboo shoots for health?

1. The potassium content in bamboo shoots reduces the risk of stroke

In bamboo shoots there are many compounds ranging from water (up to 91% at most), thiamin, protein, fat, carbohydrates, vitamin A, vitamin C, potassium, phosphorus, iron, and others.

The content of protein, carbohydrates and fat does not differ much when compared to other vegetables. Likewise, the potassium content is quite high, namely 533 mg per 10 grams.

Foods rich in potassium, at least 400 mg, help in controlling blood pressure. Controlled blood pressure will certainly reduce the risk of stroke. In addition, people who suffer from potassium deficiency will usually suffer from muscle softening. Hence, you must meet your daily potassium needs, for example, by eating bamboo shoots.

2. The fiber content in bamboo shoots prevents various diseases

Apart from potassium, bamboo shoots are also very rich in dietary fiber as much as 2.56 percent. The fiber content itself is higher than other tropical vegetables such as cucumber (0.61%), mustard greens (1.01%), soybeans (1.27%), pecay (1.58%), and others.

Indeed, a lack of fiber in the human body will not cause specific symptoms, unlike deficiencies in other substances. However, still, you must always fulfill your requirements to increase the body's metabolic performance.

In fact, in several studies conducted, it has been found that fiber deficiency can actually cause various diseases. Lack of fiber can cause blockage of blood vessels or atherosclerosis, diabetes mellitus, coronary heart disease, hypercholesterolemia, colon cancer (large intestine), and others.

Dietary fiber is a compound in the form of complex carbohydrates and is usually found in the cell walls of food plants, including bamboo shoots. Dietary fiber cannot be digested and absorbed by the digestive tract, but its function is very important to maintain the level of human health in order to prevent the attack of various types of diseases and is an important component in nutritional therapy.

What about the fiber consumption of the Indonesian population? Only about 10.5 grams per day. Obviously it is still lacking because the ideal requirement that must be fulfilled is 30 grams of fiber per day. You can use bamboo shoots as a solution to meet the adequacy of fiber every day.