Vol. 6, Issue 3 (2018)
A comparative study of nutritional and non-nutritional composition of mushroom capable of growing on the different waste: Review
Author(s): Alka Sahrawat, Jyoti Sharma, Snigdha Tiwari and Siddarth Nandan Rahul
Abstract: Mushrooms are basically fungi, which have a fleshy and spore-bearing fruiting body. Mushroom contain appreciable amount of potassium phosphorus copper and iron but low level of calcium. This low cost vegetable is not only packed with nutrients like vitamin D but also has properties to ward off cancer, HIV-1 AIDS and numerous other diseases. There is tremendous potential and appeal for growing a highly nutritious food with excellent taste from substrates that are plentiful and not very expensive. Also, it is very environmental friendly, capable of converting the lignocellulose waste materials into food, feed and fertilizers. Mushroom consumption and production is relatively low in comparison to other crops and investment in the mushroom industry is not very large. Mushroom protein is intermediate between that of animal and vegetables. Mushrooms contain 90 percent moisture and showed different properties such as Medicinal properties, Biochemical, Bio medicinal and antimicrobial properties.
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Alka Sahrawat, Jyoti Sharma, Snigdha Tiwari, Siddarth Nandan Rahul. A comparative study of nutritional and non-nutritional composition of mushroom capable of growing on the different waste: Review. Int J Chem Stud 2018;6(3):223-229.
