13 Jul Value added products of Mushrooms full of health and taste
स्वास्थ्य और स्वाद से भरपूर मशरूम के मूल्य संवर्धित उत्पाद Mushrooms are an edible fungus typically grown above the soil. Mushrooms grow at temperatures ranging 15 - 23 0c. There are different types of mushrooms like milky mushrooms, White button mushroom, Crimino Mushroom, Portabello Mushroom, Shiitake Mushroom, Maitake Mushroom, Oyster Mushroom, Enoki Mushroom, Beech Mushroom, Black Trumpet Mushroom, King Trumpet Mushroom, Chanterelle Mushroom, Hedgehog Mushroom, Morel Mushroom, Porcino Mushroom. The three majorly grown mushrooms in India are button mushrooms, milky mushrooms, oyster mushrooms. Mushrooms are nutritious, medicinal and functional food. It is considered as a health food as it contains low calories, high protein, dietary fiber, vitamins, and minerals (Barros et al., 2008). Mushrooms are nutritionally desirable because of their low energy value, fiber content, and high antioxidant capacity (Kalac, 2013). According to reports of Cheung 2010 different species of mushroom contains different amount of carbohydrates which usually ranges between 35- 70%, including digestible and non-digestible carbohydrates. The protein content ranges from 1.6 -2.1 g/100g (Mattila et al., 2002). According to Sadler (2003), mushrooms are a good source of insoluble fiber in the form of chitin (polymer of N-acetyl-glucosamine) and non-starch polysaccharides like β-glucans. Mainly mushrooms are low in fat and a good source of unsaturated fatty acids, 75% (w/w) of the total fatty...