Does mushrooms have any nutritional value?!


Question: Does mushrooms have any nutritional value!?
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Answers:
Many myths have been spread about mushrooms, being one of the most inaccurate that mushrooms have no nutritional value!. To properly consider their nutritional benefits, they must be viewed from a dried weight perspective and give you maximum nutritional benefit only upon cooking!.

Mushrooms are relatively high in protein, averaging about 20% of their dried mass!. They contribute a wide range of essential amino acids, are low in fat (0!.3 - 2!.0%), high in fiber and provide several groups of vitamins, particularly thiamine, riboflavin, niacin, biotin, and ascorbic acid!. While nutrients vary from one kind of mushroom to the next, many contain protein, vitamins A and C, B-vitamins and minerals including iron, selenium, potassium and phosphorus!. Phytochemicals found in some mushrooms are being studied as possible cancer-fighting substances, according to the American Institute for Cancer Research!.
Nutritional Data On Fresh Mushrooms

Fresh mushrooms are cholesterol, fat and sodium free!.
They are low in calories and an excellent source of riboflavin and a good source of niacin, copper and pantothenate!.

Amount Per Serving

Calories: 20 Calories, Zero from Fat

% Daily Value

Total Fat: 0g 0 %

Saturated Fat: 0g 0 %

Cholesterol: 0 mg 0%

Sodium: 0 mg 0%

Potassium: 280 mg 8%

Total Carbohydrate: 3g 1%

Dietary Fiber: 0g 0%

Sugars: 0g

Protein: 2g


Vitamins

Vitamin A: 0%

Vitamin C: 2%

Calcium: 0%

Iron: 2%

Riboflavin: 20%

Niacin: 15%

Copper: 15%

Pantothenate: 10%


*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet!. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs!.

Mushrooms are valuable health food - low in calories, high in vegetable proteins, chitin, iron, zinc, fiber, essential amino acids, vitamins & minerals!. Studies suggest that mushrooms are probiotic - they help our body strengthen itself and fight off illness by maintaining physiological homeostasis - restoring our bodies balance and natural resistance to disease!. The compounds they contain have been classified as Host Defense Potentiators (HDP) which can have immune system enhancement properties!. That is one of the reasons they are currently used as adjuncts to cancer treatments in Japan and China!. Both cellular components and secondary metabolites of a large number of mushrooms have been shown to effect the immune system of the host and therefore could be used to treat a variety of disease states!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

Ok so if I had to take a guess I would say as far as nutrition 'no'!. But I do think it is ok to eat them and eating this fungus will help not make you allergic to other fungus!. Maybe it helps prevent disease!. not sureWww@FoodAQ@Com

Mushrooms are high in vegetable protein and also are vitamin- and mineral-rich!. Genetically speaking, mushrooms are closer to insects and even human than plants!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

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