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•Tender shoots of bamboo have been used as a vegetable food for centuries across the world.•Edible bamboo shoots provide more nutrients than the majority of popular veggies.•Harvesting height has a noticeable influence on the nutritional content of the edible shoots of different bamboo species with 20-25 cm as the best height.•Each bamboo species has differential nutritive value; however, D. asperhave the highest edible per cent and phosphorus.•The nutritional analysis, in conjunction with the harvesting height, enabled year-round production of edible bamboo shoots for industrial use.