The effect of cultivation methods on the amino acid and protein content of the mushroom (Agaricus bisporus Lange/Sing.)

✍ Scribed by Kosson, R. ;Bakowski, J.

• Publisher: John Wiley and Sons
• Year: 1984
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 389 KB
• Volume: 28
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 0027-769X
• DOI: 10.1002/food.19840281011

✦ Synopsis

Comparisons were made of the amino-acid composition and protein content of two strains of Agaricus bisporus -Somycel9 and Somycel 53. The mushrooms were cultivated in broiler chicken manure and horse manure. Protein and amino-acid contents were analyzed in the total sporophore, cups and stipes at three developmental stages according to the diameter of the cup: I i 25 mm, I1 -25 to 40 mm, 111 > 40 mm.

The protein content in strain Somycel 53 increased significantly during the growth cycle. The protein content in the cups was higher than in the stipes. The type of compost influenced the amino acid composition of the mushroom according to the strain. There was a tendency for the lysine content to increase in the sporophores during the successive stages of growth.