Mushrooms have protein right?!
Mushrooms have protein right?
I don't always eat soy or beans for protein so I often use portabella mushrooms as my protein source. Mushrooms are a protein source right? If not, what are they a good source of?
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."
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Yes - they are a source of protien. They also are rich in anti-oxidents.
All plants have protein, but their amino acid content is varied and incomplete for humans. Therefore it is necessary to have a variety of plant proteins to achieve the needed essential amono acids. Mushrooms are high in protein and have a higher concentration of esential amino acids that soy. They also have vitamins and minerals with not fat.
Based upon 100 grams (about 3.5 ounces),
Protein content (From USDA nutritional database)
Portabella mushroom (raw) has 2.5 grams.
Tofu (firm raw) has 15.78 grams
Soy Beans (edamame) has 12.35 grams
Eggs (2 Large Raw) has 12.5 grams
Looks like portabellas has some protien, but not really a lot.
Don't you worry about protein, I think that is the biggest urban myth out there when it comes to the vegetarian lifestyle. Any (and most) grains and beans have almost all the protein you need in a day (90-100 g). Below is a link to a list of foods with protein, and a few examples.
Pinto Beans - 15 g
Lentils - 18 g
Oat bran - 16 g
Cornbread - 12 g
Couscous - 22 g
Beaf Sirlion - 23 g
If you eat starch and beans, your only real concern is B12 - just buy a B12 vitamin and take it daily!
low in calories (l3kcal/kj per 100g when raw)
low in fat and have no cholesterol
low in salt
a good source of minerals, especially potassium
a good source of vitamins, particulorly B vitamins
Mushroom protein is also superior to many other vegetable proteins on account of its essential amino acid content. The white cap mushroom ranks above all other vegetables, except beans and peas in this respect. Between 70-90 per cent of the vegetable protein present can be easily digested.
Mushrooms also make the use of pulses, beans and peas in vegetarian cookery more palatable and enjoyable.
Yes on a dried mass basis but because they are high in water, you need to eat a lot of them for it to be practical. A pound of fresh portabellas is 90% water, and of the remaining 10% (45 g), 20% is protein ( 9 g).
yes they have protien