Abstract:Chimonobambusa quadrangularis isa famous species of shoot bamboo, which is of great value to develop and sporadically distributed in Jiangxi. This paper analyzed the reducing sugar, total flavonoids, dietary fiber and and Zn, B, Mo and Se contents in the shoots of 9 provenances of Ch. quadrangularis in Jiangxi. The result showed that Ch. quadrangularis shoots are rich in reducing sugar, total flavonoids and dietary fiber, showing these shoots are healthy food. The Wanzai Provenance from Yichun City has higher mineral elements, with the level of these elements ordered as Zn > B > Se > Mo. This showed that Ch. Quadrangularis is a good edible food with high content of Zn.