Department of Biotechnology, Manipal Institute of Technology, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, 576104, Karnataka, India.
Appl Biochem Biotechnol. 2021 Jun;193(6):1800-1812. doi: 10.1007/s12010-021-03506-y. Epub 2021 Jan 26.
The word "bamboo" reminds us of "a hollow stick," but it is filled with a plethora of health benefits. The tribals of northeastern India ferment these beneficial bamboo shoots for the goodness of mankind. Fermentation is an important age-old biotechnological procedure used for the preservation of food products. Fermented bamboo shoots form the niche for many microorganisms, and this confers positive effects and advantages in many ways. These magical shoots have tremendous health benefits like anti-cancer, anti-oxidant, anti-aging, cardioprotective, weight loss, probiotics, to name a few. Apart from health benefits, fermented bamboo shoots form important functional foods and have industrial and economical values. Though these are commonly found and started in the tribal area, and local markets, today, they are valuable all around the world, as popular as gold. Hence, fermented bamboo shoots are referred as "green gold" of India. This review briefs about various health benefits, advantages, disadvantages, future scope, and finally the economic values of fermented bamboo shoots, the "green gold" of the twenty-first century.
“竹子”这个词让我们想起“空心的棍子”，但它却蕴含着丰富的健康益处。印度东北部的部落会将这些有益的竹笋发酵，以造福人类。发酵是一种古老的生物技术，用于保存食品。发酵的竹笋为许多微生物提供了生存环境，这在很多方面都带来了积极的影响和好处。这些神奇的竹笋具有巨大的健康益处，如抗癌、抗氧化、抗老化、心脏保护、减肥、益生菌等。除了对健康有益之外，发酵的竹笋还形成了重要的功能性食品，具有工业和经济价值。尽管这些竹笋通常在部落地区和当地市场中发现和使用，但如今，它们在全世界都很有价值，就像黄金一样受欢迎。因此，发酵的竹笋被称为印度的“绿色黄金”。本文综述了发酵竹笋的各种健康益处、优点、缺点、未来前景，以及最后是它的经济价值，这是 21 世纪的“绿色黄金”。
