Research Article

Determination of Nutritional and Biochemical Composition of Selected Pleurotus spps.

Table 2

Proximate composition of selected mushrooms (% DW).

MushroomsCrude protein (%)Crude fat (%)Ash (%)Carbohydrates (%)Energy (kcal/100 g)Crude fiber (%)

P. ostreatus P125.151.759.1466.54c7.43
P. sajor-caju P323.511.882.182.47b54.12
P. sapidus P616.070.645.8772.52d8.48
P. columbinus P822.152.027.0365.66a6.21