Abstract: In order to investigate the nutritional components of bamboo shoots, the proteins and amino acids of 9 species ofbamboo shoots from south Anhui province were analyzed regular methods. The results are shown as follows: the bambooshoots respectively contain crude protein of 19.01～30.66 g/100gDW,the total amino acid of 82.16～280.25g/kgDW, theessential amino acid content covers 12.49%～43.35% of the total amino acid content. Phyllostachys praecox huangshanensisis the highest , and Phyllostachys sulphurea is the lowest among the amino acid score of bamboo shoots. the essential aminoacid content of all bamboo shoots is accorded with adult, as children food ,is deficiency. The comparison shows bamboo shoots,as vegetables, is about equal to mushroom and spinage, but higher than carrots, celery, etc in the essential amino acid content.

Key words: bamboo shoot, protein, amino acid, analysis and evaluation