Review Article

Diversity of Mushrooms and Their Metabolites of Nutraceutical and Therapeutic Significance

Table 5

Proximate composition of cultivated species of edible mushrooms.

SpeciesMoistureCrude
protein
Crude
fat
CarbohydratesCrude fiberAshEnergyReferences

Agaricus bisporus78.3–90.523.9–34.81.7–8.051.3–62.58.0–10.47.7–12.0328–368[41]
Agaricus campestris89.733.21.956.98.18.0354[41]
Boletus edulis87.329.73.159.78.07.5362[41]
Flammulina velutipes89.217.61.973.13.77.4378[41]
Lentinus edodes90–91.813.4–17.54.9–8.067.5–78.07.3–8.03.7–7.0387–392[41]
Pleurotus ostreatus73.7–90.810.5–30.41.6–2.257.6–81.87.5–8.76.1–9.8345–367[41]
Pleurotus sajor-caju90.126.62.050.713.36.5300[42]
Volvariella volvacea89.125.92.49.38.8276[43]
Russula vesca22.80.171[44]
Lactarius trivialis370.164[44]
Lentinus tigrinus60.162[44]
Agaricus arvensis94.92.870.141.910.1820.38[45]
Lactarius deliciosus902.960.226.260.5138.86[45]
Leucopaxillus giganteus92.433.40.413.110.6529.73[45]
Stegastes imbricatus93.892.350.093.380.2923.73[45]
Tricholoma portentosum93.052.120.383.640.8126.46[45]
Cantharellus cibarius26.259.141813.6425.78[46]
Clitocybe odora41.1314.2911.5012.7217.44[46]
Laccaria laccata14.038.488.1710.9633.60[46]
Auricularia polytricha95.68.55.25.93.55.2[47]
Lentinus subnudus90.35.14.58.96.57.1[47]
Morchella esculenta94.525.410.88.98.310.8[47]
Pleurotus ostreatus4.4620.820.5668.3545.55.81[47]
Pleurotus sajor-caju5.3221.300.2965.1442.57.95[47]

Note: all data are presented as percentage of dry weight except moisture (percentage of fresh weight) and energy value (Kcal per 100 g dry weight).