Changes in nutrient contents of two Nigerian mushrooms, Termitomyces robustus (Beeli) Heim and Lentinus subnudus Berk, during sporophore development
✍ Scribed by Fasidi, I. O. ;Kadiri, M.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1990
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 298 KB
- Volume
- 34
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0027-769X
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✦ Synopsis
Samples of mature, young and very young sporophores of Termiromyces robusrus (Beeli) Heim and Lenrinus subnudus Berk were analyzed for their nutrient contents. The amino acid, protein, glycogen, lipid, sugar, ascorbic acid and ash contents were found to increase from very young to mature sporophores. These food nutrients except thecrude fibre were more abundant in the pilei than the stipes. In contrast, the mineral elements did not show any definite trend in the sporophores investigated. However potassium was the most abundant followed by phosphorus and magnesium in that decreasing order. Manganese was the least abundant in the sporophores. It is clear from this study that T. robusrus and L. subnudus would compared favourably with other well-known nutritious mushrooms.