This study was conceived to analyze the nutritional value and prospect of the tender stems of Triarrhena lutarioriparia growing on the beach of Dongting Lake. The fresh samples were peeled and separated into two portions: one was blanched before refrigerated storage, and the other was directly refrigerated. The two portions were tested for major chemical components. The results showed the fresh and blanched tender stems to contain 91.86% and 89.82% moisture, 3.08% and 3.72% total sugar, 1.10% and 1.86% reducing sugar, 2.90% and 3.55% protein, 31.81% and 43.67% total dietary fiber(dry basis), a...