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The carbohydrates presented by easily assimilated soluble- free sugars, usually are represented mainly by glucose and mannose, as well as its alcohol derivative mannitol, which is an important metabolite of many mushrooms (Crizan & Sands, 1978; Miles & Chang, 2004; Solomko, 2011). The main free sugar in C. aegerita found rich in the carbohydrate sample (84.5 g/ 100 g DW) was trehalose while malic acid was the most abundant organic acid (Petrović et al., 2015). The solutionable components of carbohydrates include fructose, galactose, trehalose, and several other mono- and di­saccharides usual for plant foods. However, the bulk of the total carbohydrates of all mushrooms are polysaccharides of varying degrees of polymerization. Polysaccharides that are difcult to hydrolyze and indigestible make up the ber fraction, which contains the nitrogen- containing polymer of the fungal cell wall – chitin, as well as pigments (melanins, quinones) (Solomko, 2011). Fiber contents of fruit bodies and mycelia were in the range of 5.5– 47.0 g/ 100 g DW and H. erinaceus, L. edodes, C. aegerita presented higher levels of dietary ber than S. rugosoannulata (Table 13.1).
Lee et al. (2009) reported that dietary ber includes polysaccharides, oligosaccharides, lignin, associated plant substances and promotes benecial physio­logical effects, including relaxation, and/ or blood cholesterol attenuation, and/ or blood glucose attenuation.
It is known that energy for all human life processes is released during the break­down of food organic substances. An analysis of the general chemical composition, considering the digestibility coefcients for mushroom proteins, fats, and carbohydrates, reveals detailed insights into their nutritional value. Crisan and Sands (1978) show that the energy value of 100 g of dried mushrooms is the maximum for L. edodes and P. eryngii up to 392 and 421 kcal, respectively. So, mushrooms are a food with low dry matter and lipid contents and a low energy value. This suggests that mushrooms should be classied as low- calorie foods rich in mineral substances.

13.3 THE FUNCTIONAL FOOD

The popularity of mushrooms is due to their appealing taste, avor, and texture as food, as well as their positive impact on health. The term “functional food” means that a product provides sufcient nutritional effects and positively impacts one or more bodily functions. Eating such food may lead to improved health or reduced risk of disease. It is not tablets or capsules, rather, it is the regular dietary pattern (Vetter, 2019). The use of mushrooms as potential functional compounds in various food applications is presented in Figure 13.2.
Another important function of food is to supply the body with physiologically functional, irreplaceable for humans’ substances that must necessarily be supplied with food since they cannot be synthesized in the human body. There are not many such scientically established substances that are not synthesized in the human body, and they include some amino acids, unsaturated fatty acids, trace elements, and vitamins, and they include some amino acids, unsaturated fatty acids, trace elements, and vitamins.
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FIGURE 13.2 The scheme of influence of mushroom nutrients on quality human health effects.
Proteins. Essential amino acids and taste components. The most decient component in human nutrition is a complete protein. The term protein in natural food products implies a mass of proteins, peptides, and amino acids that make up the protein component of food – the source of amino acids necessary for humans. The primary protein sources for humans predominantly come from animal products, mainly meat. Since more and more individuals refuse to eat animals and adhere to a vegan or vegetarian diet, mushrooms are a valuable protein source (González et al., 2020). Ensuring adequate protein intake is crucial for improving muscle mass and strength. Consuming high- protein foods reduces appetite, supports weight maintenance, and prevents overeating. The proteins of the fruiting bodies and mycelium of cultivated mushrooms contain all 18 amino acids included in the balanced nutrition formula, of which particular value represents the essential ones: isoleucine (Ile), histidine (His), leucine (Leu), lysine (Lys), phenylalanine (Phe), threonine (Thr), tryptophan (Trp), tyrosine (Tyr), and valine (Val) (Table 13.2).
Phenylalanine, tyrosine, and tryptophan, present in the studied mushrooms, are essential aromatic amino acids, with function in the brain as precursors for neurotransmitters, such as serotonin, and catecholamines (adrenaline, noradrenaline, dopamine). Tryptophan is the precursor of vitamin B3 (niacin) and one of the amino acids that stimulate the secretion of insulin and growth hormone (Bach et al., 2017). Moreover, mushroom proteins exhibit a notable presence of branched- chain amino acids, a characteristic commonly associated with animal- based protein sources. The content of essential amino acids in the fruiting bodies of various cultivated edible mushrooms can be quite high, exceeding 40% of the total amount of amino acids (Table 13.2). For example, Liu et al. (2012) reported about 11 known amino acids in S. rugoso- annulata, while Jing et al. (2022) found 18 out of the 20 protein- composing amino acids, excluding asparagine (Asn) and glutamine (Gln). It is rich in all eight essential
TABLE 13.2 Comparative amino acid composition of fruiting bodies of the frequently cultivated edible and medicinal mushroom species
AMINO ACID
CYCLOCYBE AEGERITA* HERICIUM ERINACEUS
HYPSIZYGUS MARMOREUS LENTINULA EDODES
PLEUROTUS ERYNGII
STROPHARIA RUGOSOANNULATA**
Essential amino acids, g/ 100 g dry weight Isoleucine 0.23 0.08 0.17– 0.41 0.03– 0.88 0.61 0.97– 1.20 Histidine 0.20 0.03– 0.05 0.29– 6.15 0.02– 0.52 0.41 3.04– 3.48 Leucine 0.44 0.09– 0.24 0.27– 0.67 0.05– 1.28 0.87 1.52– 2.05 Lysine 0.22 0.05– 0.10 0.35– 0.40 0.05– 1.14 0.87 0.84– 1.83 Methionine 0.03 0.11 0.09– 0.24 0.37 0.29 0.26– 0.37 Phenylalanine 0.47 0.02– 0.06 0.15– 0.45 0.04– 0.91 0.73 0.88– 1.27 Threonine 0.46 0.08 0.17– 0.56 1.11 0.84 0.97– 1.58 Tryptophan 0.04 0.01 0.42– 0.57 0.30 0.19 0.58 Valine 0.44 0.03 0.05– 0.43 1.20 0.87 1.13– 1.46
Non- essential amino acids, g/ 100 g dry weight Alanine 1.26 0.24 1.05– 1.10 1.40 1.22 1.50– 2.20 Arginine 0.67 0.05– 0.11 0.27– 0.83 0.05– 1.38 1.95 0.29– 1.42 Aspartic acid 1.25 0.05 0.19– 0.21 1.73 1.35 1.93– 2.86 Cysteine 0.12 ND 0.11– 1.18 1.21 0.63 0.01– 0.08 Glutamic acid 2.75 0.05 1.42– 1.74 2.93 2.21 3.11– 5.05 Glycine 0.14 0.10 0.07– 0.35 1.53 1.22 0.96– 1.37 Proline 0.25 ND ND 0.98 0.61 1.05– 1.25 Serine 0.49 0.03 0.33– 0.76 1.08 0.84 1.10– 1.68 Tyrosine 0.43 0.05 0.15– 0.28 0.03– 0.81 0.63 0.76– 1.09
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Notes: Compiled by the authors’ data: Bach et al., 2017; Cohen et al., 2014; Jiang et al., 2023; Landi et al.,2017a; Lee et al., 2009; Mau et al., 2001; Wei et al.,
2023. * Data recalculated on dry weight from 90.5% of the fruiting bodies humidity; ** data obtained from fruiting bodies dehydrated by different drying methods (Wei et al., 2023).
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amino acids for the human body including Leu, Ile, Val, Phe, Met, Trp, Thr, and Lys. The total content of amino acids in this mushroom ranges from 18.89% to 31.01%, with essential amino acids (EAA) accounting for 6.54% to 11.70%, and non- essential amino acids (NEAA) accounting for 7.19% to 19.97% (Jing et al., 2022). Hu et al. (2020) reported similar results, highlighting that the primary amino acids identied were threo­nine (Thr) (maximum 19.35 g/ 100 g), glutamic acid (Glu) (maximum 10.40 g/ 100 g), and lysine (maximum 3.52 g/ 100 g). As for NEAA, leucine, lysine, and threonine were the most abundant, accounting for a maximum 20.0%, 18.0%, and 17.5% of total EAA, respectively. Among NEAA, glutamic acid had the highest content to 7.15 g/ 100 g DW. Seven essential amino acids and ten non- essential amino acids were detected in the mushroom. Total and essential amino acid contents ranged from 20.3 to 29.65 and from
6.57 to 9.72 g/ 100 g DW, respectively. The total free amino acid content in four types of H. marmoreus ranged from 4.69 to 12.30 g/ 100 g DW, and the highest level was in fruit bodies of normal strain and less in white ones. The amino acid content was higher in fruiting bodies than in mycelia (Lee et al., 2009).
Another amino acid found in mushrooms is not produced in the human body but is an adaptive antioxidant and behaves in the human body like a vitamin – L- ergothioneine. It has been shown that the fruiting bodies of many widely cultivated basidiomycetes con­tain ergothioneine, unusual sulfur- containing derivative amino acid histidine, a stable natural antioxidant with unique properties, indicated ergothioneine concentrations in H. erinaceus ranged from 7 to 46 mg/ 100 g fresh weight (FW) (Uffelman et al., 2023). The variation of L- ergothioneine within some mushroom varieties is explained by authors by differences in cultivation, handling, or degradation rates.
It is worth noting that free amino acids not only contribute to nutrition but also play a role in determining the taste properties of mushrooms. According to the taste characteristics, amino acids are classied into monosodium glutamate- like (MSG- like), sweet, bitter, and tasteless ones. The most typical mushroom taste is MSG- like or umami taste. The content of MSG- like in pileus (0.36– 1.17 g/ 100 g DW) was higher than that of the stipe (0.32– 0.40 g/ 100 g DW) (Hu et al., 2020). Aspartic and glutamic acids, important monosodium glutamate- like (MSG) ingredients, are the essential amino acids that confer the umami characteristic of mushrooms (Jiang et al., 2023; Lee et al., 2009). Contents of bitter, MSG- like, and sweet components in fruit bodies were three– four- fold higher than those in mycelia with bitter components. It seems that fruit bodies showed more taste characteristics than mycelia (Lee et al., 2009). In addition, MSG- like and sweet components would be responsible for the nature taste of H. marmoreus strains.
Controversial issues related to the comprehensive assessment quality of the protein component of mushrooms, which is based on the analysis of amino acid composition, are devoted to the fundamental work by Crisan and Sands (1978), Miles and Chang (2004), and Solomko (2011). The proteins of different types of edible mushrooms have different biological values, which in some cases reach the level of animal proteins and, in others, stand on a par with vegetable cultures. Along with some shortage of sulfur­containing amino acids, the main limiting amino acids in fungi are leucine and iso­leucine. This signicantly distinguishes oyster mushrooms’ proteins and some other edible mushrooms from plant proteins decient in lysine and tryptophan. Therefore, the overall biological value of plant foods can be increased by its supplementation with mushrooms.
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Fats. Lipids. Fatty acids. Mushrooms contain relatively low fat content (0.3– 8.0 g/ 100 g DW) (Table 13.1), representing various lipid compound classes, including free fatty acids, monoglycerides, phospholipids, and sterols. The amount of unsaturated fatty acids, including monounsaturated fatty acids (MUFA), and essential polyunsaturated acids (PUFA), consisted of 50% of total fatty acids in oyster mushrooms (Solomko et al., 2011). According to the literature, consuming unsaturated fatty acids, especially long- chain PUFA, is necessary to reduce blood cholesterol levels and regulate cellular physiology. The most important fatty acids found in edible mushrooms include lino­leic, linolenic, and oleic acid. Linoleic acid has an effective role in lowering the level of lipids in the blood as well as helping in the reduction of arthritis (Assemie & Abaya,
2022). Sande et al. (2019) reported that about 70.0% of the fatty acids in the total lipid content of edible mushrooms worldwide are represented by linoleic, linolenic, and oleic acids. Among them, linoleic acid is found in greater abundance, oleic acid is the second most abundant, and linolenic acid is the least reported in this food type. Regardless of the species consumed, this prole corroborates mushrooms as a vital source of essen­tial fatty acids in the human diet. However, their concentration varies considerably according to the location in which they grow. Therefore, compared to other foods of vegetal and animal origin, mushrooms have the advantage of possessing high levels of PUFA. The percentage of these fatty acids (in 100 g of total fatty acids) in mushrooms varies greatly: linoleic acid ranges from 0.0– 81.1%, oleic acid between 1.0 and 60.3%, and linolenic acid from 0.0– 28.8%.
A total of 24 fatty acids were identied in the mycelial mass of H. erinaceus, ten of them were saturated fatty acids (SFA) and 14 were MUFA and PUFA (Mykchaylova et al., 2023, 2024). The main fatty acids in the composition of all studied samples also were linoleic acid, oleic acid, and palmitic acid, with a content of 19– 49%. According to health recommendations, the PUFA/ MUFA ratio, which indicates the nutritional quality of dietary lipids, should be >0.4 (Stabnikova & Paredes- Lopez, 2024). Three names of ω- 9 MUFA (С18:1 ω- 9, С20:1 ω- 9, С22:1 ω- 9), three names of ω- 3 MUFA (С20:5
ω- 3, С20:3 ω- 3, С22:3 ω- 3), four names of ω- 6 MUFA (С18:2 ω- 6, С20:3 ω- 6, С20:2 ω- 6, С20:4 ω- 6), which belong to the group of essential fatty acids, were identied in
H. erinaceus mycelium (Mykchaylova et al., 2023).
As for the fatty acid composition in C. aegerita (Table 13.3), the most dominant fatty acid is linoleic acid (ω- 6) (78.40%), followed by palmitic (13.07%), oleic and ste­aric acids (3.03% and 2.13%, respectively (Petrović et al., 2015).
Although the fat content of C. aegerita is low, the concentration of unsaturated fatty acids is high, making it an important source of essential fatty acids in a healthy human diet (Kalač, 2009; Li et al., 2024). The prevalence of PUFA over MUFA (in case of C. aegerita 78.60% over 3.47%), and the determination of a high amount of linoleic acid are signicant factors in dening the mushroom as healthy food (Miles & Chang,
2004). Unsaturated fatty acids are essential for human health, having a strong bene­cial effect in preventing and managing cardiovascular diseases, triglyceride levels, and blood pressure. In contrast, saturated fatty acids, which are present in higher amounts in food of animal origin, are associated with increased levels of triglycerides in the blood and commonly are associated with hypertension.
The fatty acid composition in S. rugosoannulata is shown in Table 13.3. Oleic acid (63.12%), linoleic acid (45.42%), and palmitic acid (9.46%) were the main fatty acid
TABLE 13.3 Total fatty acids’ composition in fruiting bodies and mycelial biomass of the frequently cultivated edible and medicinal mushroom species
COMPONENTS
CYCLOCYBE AEGERITA HERICIUM ERINACEUS LENTINULA EDODES
PLEUROTUS ERYNGII
STROPHARIA RUGOSOANNULATA
Saturated Fatty Acids (SFA), content (%)
Myristic acid (С Pentadecanoic acid (C
) 0.23 0.30 (0.25)* 0.07– 0.35 (0.83)* ND ND
14:0
) 0.43 1.30 (0.63)* 2.00 (2.24)* ND ND
15:0
Palmitic acid (C 16:0) 13.07 24.00 (14.0– 19.10)* 13.70– 15.81 (17.48)* 12.80 (14.03)* 0.25– 9.46 Margaric acid (С Stearic acid (С Arachidic acid (С Heneicosanoic acid (С Lignoseric acid (С
) 0.25 0.48* 1.34* 0.13* ND
17:0
) 2.13 8.10 (0.88)* 1.88– 3.01 (1.37– 4.10)* 1.7 (9.18)* 3.95– 8.97
18:0
) 0.49 0.02* ND 4.43 0.15 – 0.47
20:0
) 0.05 0.40* ND ND ND
21:0
) 0.45 (0.71– 1.90)* 0.88 ND ND
24:0
Monounsaturated Fatty Acids (MUFA), content (%)
Myristoleic acid (С Pentadecenoic acid (С Palmitoleic acid (С Heptadecenoic acid (С
Oleic acid (C18:1
Gondoic acid (C
20:1 ω– 9
) 0.01 0.35* ND ND 0.25– 0.48
14:1 ω– 5
) <1.00 1.33* 1.77* ND ND
15:1
) 0.29 0.50 (0.53)* 0.60 (2.11)* 0.72 0.94– 1.27
16:1 ω– 7
) <1.00 0.55* 0.80* 1.36 ND
17:1
) 3.03 33.70 (27.75– 37.20)* 3.46– 5.65 (11.38*) 12.30 (18.79)* 39.32– 63.12
ω– 9
) 0.05 ND ND ND 0.53– 3.21
Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids (PUFA), content (%) Linoleic acid (C18:2 ω– 6) 78.40 26.90 (32.80– 46.96)* 67.79– 75.80 (46.03)* 68.80 (39.03)* 8.69– 45.42
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constituents (Liu et al., 2012). MUFA and PUFA were the main groups of fatty acids in S. rugosoannulata (Jiang et al., 2023). Oyster and king oyster (P. eryngii) mushrooms gave the highest MUFA contents with similar amounts of PUFA, MUFA, and SFA in both samples (Reis et al., 2012). This is consistent with the previous observation, that in mushrooms, unsaturated fatty acids predominate over saturated (Kalač, 2009).
Minerals. Edible mushrooms are a good source of essential minerals for humans. In the fruiting bodies of various types of wild and cultivated mushrooms, the total content of mineral substances (ash) can reach more than 13% (Table 13.4).
The total content of macroelements important for human nutrition, which include K, P, Na, Ca, and Mg, reaches 60– 70% of the mass of ash of wild and cultivated species of edible mushrooms (Kalač, 2009). Mushrooms are particularly rich in potassium and phosphorus – macroelements, the content of which can be up to 50 and 16% of the ash mass, respectively (Vetter, 2019). Potassium (K) is the primary and rst mineral component in all mushrooms, including wild- growing species. The level of K in caps is signicantly higher than in stipes. Proper K is an essential element of our up- to- date, healthy nutrition, so the K content of food is also a factor of medical signicance. The biological importance of phosphorus- containing molecules (P) is beyond doubt. The P- content of cultivated mushrooms (Table 13.4) is remarkable, but the variability of these data is signicantly high. The Mg- level is high and varies between 8– 16 mg/ 100 g DW. Bell et al. (2022) wrote that sodium and potassium are crucial in preserving the osmotic equilibrium in animal systems between intestinal uid and cells. Edible mushrooms are effective at lowering blood pressure, reducing the risk of osteoporosis, and maintaining bone health. Additionally, the high potassium and low Na salt content in mushrooms made them a useful meal to ght high blood pressure and cardiovas­cular disorders (Desisa et al., 2024). Mushrooms contain many microelements, some of which are decient in the human diet: iron, cobalt, molybdenum, and selenium, which are part of the coenzymes present in many biochemical metabolic processes of life support. The content of Fe, Cu, Zn, and Mn in industrially cultivated mushrooms can vary widely, which is undoubtedly due to the different content of these elements in the substrate. It is known that iron plays a crucial role in the production of hemo­globin and its deciency leads to anemia. Most iron can be found in meat products, but many people do not eat meat now and may lack this microelement. Mushrooms contain a healthy level of iron. Thus, in fruiting bodies of S. rugosoannulata can be from 1.65 to 2.24 mg iron per 100 g DW (Wei et al., 2023). The content of selenium, an important factor in maintaining health, can range from 0.012 to 20 mg/ kg DW of fruiting bodies (Niedzielski et al., 2014). Selenium- enriched cultivated fungi can occupy a special niche among functional foods and special food additives as important sources of “organic” selenium (Morris et al., 2016). However, the selenium content in such products should be standardized and regulated because in large doses it is toxic. Huang et al. (2023) reported that S. rugosoannulata fruiting bodies could be excellent carriers of organic Zn and Se to humans. The mycelium of S. rugosoannulata cultured in a Zn- Se- rich liquid medium can produce organic Zn of up to 21.0 mg/ 100 g and organic Se of up to 82 mg/ 100 g DW. The fruiting body of S. rugosoannulata grown in the wild can contain Se up to 0.26 mg/ 100 g DW (Jiang et al., 2023). The differences in mineral content observed among fungi may be largely due to the different mineral composition of the substrates used for their cultivation (Bach et al., 2017; Desisa et al., 2024; Lee et al., 2009).
TABLE 13.4 Content of minerals in fruiting bodies of the frequently cultivated edible and medicinal mushroom species
COMPONENTS
CYCLOCYBE AEGERITA
HERICIUM ERINACEUS
HYPSIZYGUS MARMOREUS
LENTINULA EDODES
PLEUROTUS ERYNGII
STROPHARIA RUGOSOANNULATA
The most important macroelements, g/ 100 g dry weight Potassium, K 1.4– 3.9 4.4 1.2– 3.8 0.9– 2.7 1.6– 2.9 1.63– 4.2 Phosphorus, P 1.2 0.9 0.86 0.65– 0.87 0.90 0.80– 0.97 Sodium, Na 0.025 0 0.01– 0.03 0.013– 1.08 0.010 0.8– 1.2 Magnesium, Mg 0.16 1.17 0.2– 1.05 0.13– 0.25 0.018– 0.13 0.082– 0.126 Calcium, Ca 0.016– 0.025 0.025 0.004– 0.006 0.011– 1.260 0.017– 0.025 0.1– 1.4
The most important microelements, mg/ 100 g dry weight Iron, Fe 0.49– 27.3 0.69 0.74– 7.79 1.2– 30.0 3.0– 37.1 2.0– 22.0 Zinc, Zn 8.6 7.4 5.0– 13.4 3.5– 9.2 6.0 4.8– 5.3 Copper, Cu 2.76 1.77 0.73– 1.84 0.52 0.5 0.3– 2.1 Manganese, Mn 0.98 1.8 1.6 1.7– 2.1 0.9– 2.1 0.6– 2.7 Selenium, Se 0.045 0.002 0.004 0.002– 0.093 0.001 0.160– 0.252
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Notes: Data based on dry weight and obtained from wild and cultivated fruiting bodies dehydrated by different drying methods (Desisa et al., 2024; Kała et al.,
2022; Liu, 2012; Solomko, 2011; Wei et al., 2023).
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Due to the possible accumulation of salts of heavy metals and radioactive elements in the fruiting bodies of mushrooms growing in nature, much attention should be paid to monitoring the content of lead, mercury, cadmium, and radionuclides, taking into account their toxic effect on the human body.
Vitamins, like microelements, are the most essential irreplaceable physiologically functional micronutrients a person must receive from food or from external sources. Their long- term absence from the diet leads not only to metabolic disorders but also to various diseases. Edible mushroom fruit body contains vitamins, especially B1, B2, C, E, and D2. B- group vitamins hold utmost signicance as bioactive substances, given their involvement in protein biosynthesis and their functional roles in the central car­diovascular, gastrointestinal, and nervous systems. Nevertheless, these vitamins cannot be synthesized within the human body and must be acquired through supplementary sources. The B vitamins such as thiamine, riboavin, pyridoxine, pantothenic acid, nicotinic acid, nicotinamide, folic acid, and cobalamin have been the most frequently observed (Assemie & Abaya, 2022). Fruiting bodies of L. edodes are rich in niacin and ascorbic acid (vitamin C), the content of which is 12.0– 54.9 and 25.0– 60.0 mg/ 100 g DW, respectively. In the fruiting bodies of this fungus, were found also, mg/ 100 g DW: thiamine B1, 0.4– 7.8; riboavin B2, 0.2– 4.9; folic acid, 0.30, and B12 0.8– 5.6 µg/ 100 g DW. Lack of folic acid in the human body leads to disorders of hematopoi­etic functions. Data obtained by Mattila et al. (2001) reported the highest content this vitamin was in Pleurotus spp. fruiting bodies 0.64– 1.4 mg/ 100 g DW. So, mushrooms could enrich with vitamin dietary food and play an important role in preventing chronic diseases (Badalyan et al., 2019; Mehrotra et al., 2014). Mushrooms also contain ergos ­terol, a precursor of vitamin D2, which is produced under exposure to ultraviolet (UV) light and is important for maintaining healthy bone structure, helps regulate the body’s use and absorption of calcium and phosphorus, and is also known for its effective role in antioxidant properties (Assemie & Abaya, 2022). Vitamin D deciency can lead to osteoporosis and other bone diseases, on the other hand, it helps ght depression and increases energy. The fruiting bodies of L. edodes contain signicantly more vitamin D (22110 µg/ 100 g DW) than wild mushrooms (2.9129.82 µg/ 100 g DW) (Mattila et al., 2001). It has been shown that vitamin D2- enriched mushroom A. bisporus may provide a dietary source of vitamin D2 and other bioactive molecules to prevent cog­nitive abnormalities associated with dementia (Bennett et al., 2013). However, such a study needs further clinical trials. It was reported that exposure of the mushrooms during cultivation or later to UV light could increased the vitamin D content (Drori et al., 2016). UV- irradiation is commonly used to produce high levels of vitamin D2 in cultivated mushrooms. Phillips et al. (2011) reported that vitamin D2 was low, g/ 100 g FW: A. bisporus (white button, crimini, portabella) and Flammulina velutipes, 0.10.3; moderate in L. edodes and Pleurotus spp., 0.40.7; high in Grifola frondosa and other wild growing mushrooms, 5.228.1, and UV- treated portabella 3.420.9. Ergosterol, mg/ 100 g FW: was highest in G. frondosa, 79.2; L. edodes, 84.9; lowest in Morchella spp., 26.3, and F. velutipes 35.5; the range was <10 mg/ 100 g FW among white button composites but 1250 mg/ 100 g FW among samples of other types.
Ergothioneine is a thiol derivative of histidine, only obtained through dietary intake, and able to accumulate even at high concentrations in some cells and tissues,
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owing to an organic cation transporter. Roda et al. (2021) reported ergothioneine amount in the mycelium of H. erinaceus was 58 mg/ 100 g and 34 mg/ 100 g in its fruiting bodies. The vitamins of S. rugosoannulata basidiocarps included ascorbic acid and ergosterol with content ranging from 83 mg/ 100 g and 789 mg/ 100 g, respectively (Liu et al., 2012). Jing et al. (2022) revealed that it was rich in six group- B vitamins including B2, B6, B12, folic acid, niacin, especially the content of niacin was as high as 39.21 mg/ 100 g DW. Folate is crucial for maintaining optimal brain function, particularly during pregnancy. Nicotinic acid is one of the forms of vitamin B3 and is involved in many redox reactions, the formation of enzymes, and the metabolism of lipids and carbohydrates in living cells. The contents of both folic and nicotinic acids in S. rugosoannulata mushrooms were the highest. This mushroom seems to be relatively rich in ergosterol, and the relatively high ergosterol content could be of sig­nicance for vegetarians and vegans who have limited intake of ergocalciferol from animal origin.
Participating in the metabolism of cell membranes and inhibiting the peroxidation of polyunsaturated fatty acids, vitamin E (α- tocopherol) has the most signicant bio­logical activity among several known tocopherol isomers. The health benets of toc­opherol as a bioactive compound are well documented. α- tocopherol, the principal form of vitamin E, is a lipid- soluble antioxidant, and its functions as a chain- breaking anti­oxidant for lipid peroxidation in cell membranes (Barros et al., 2008). Ascorbic acid and tocopherol are known to be important in safeguarding against free- radical- mediated tissue injuries. The total content of tocopherols in the fruiting bodies of L. edodes was about 12.5 mg/ 100 g DW, in Pleurotus spp. 24– 45 mg/ 100 g DW (Yang et al., 2013). The simultaneous presence in mushrooms of vitamins C, D, and E, along with the presence of many phenolic compounds, explains their benecial antioxidant proper­ties, an effect noted in biological experiments on animals (Ferreira et al., 2009; Hobbs,
2023). Petrović et al. (2015) reported that four isoforms of tocopherols were identied in C. aegerita fruiting bodies: γ- tocopherol was the dominant isoform with 86.08 g/ 100 g DW, followed by β- tocopherol, δ- tocopherol, and α- tocopherol (8.80; 3.40, and
2.10 g/ 100 g DW, respectively). Thus, the data from a detailed analysis of the com­position of nutrients of certain types of cultivated edible mushrooms provide sufcient reasons to classify them as special low- calorie foods rich in physiologically functional essential substances.
Fiber and other substances included in the composition of mushrooms. Edible mushrooms, also known as macrofungi, are a valuable source of dietary bers. The cell walls of mushrooms comprise a combination of brillar and matrix components, including chitin and polysaccharides such as (1→3)- β- D- glucans and mannans. These components are indigestible carbohydrates resistant to human enzymes, making them a rich dietary ber source. Carbohydrates constitute a signicant portion of mush­room composition, ranging from 35 to 70% DW across different species. Most of these carbohydrates are non- digestible, encompassing oligosaccharides like trehalose and cell wall polysaccharides such as chitin, β- glucans, and mannans (Assemie & Abaya, 2022). While the chitin content in various mushrooms typically represents a small percentage of the total dry matter, β- glucans can be shown in high concentrations (Cheung, 2013; Ramesh et al., 2019). There is a lot of mushroom ber in the fruiting bodies of many