The mineral and bromatologic characterization of bamboo shoot residues (Dendrocalamus giganteus Munro) were determined as animal food. The results showed that the bamboo shoot residues (sheaths and pieces of soft culms) presented hight contents of protein (131.4 g/kg), sugars (115.3 g/kg), fibers (235.4 g/kg) and hydrocyanic acid (213 mg/kg). This hydrocyanic acid concentration can be toxic for animals, then this cyanogenic componed must be eliminated using boiling water during 20 minutes. This treatment is similar to the treatment used for edible parts of bamboo shoot. After this treatment for hydrocyanic acid elimination the bamboo shoot residues can be used as animal food.
bamboo shoot; Dendrocalamus giganteus Munro; chemical analyses; animal food