The Role of Polyphenols, -Carotene, and Lycopene in the Antioxidative Action of the Extracts of Dried, Edible Mushrooms
Table 1
The content of total phenolics (μg of gallic acid equivalents/mg of dried mushrooms) and flavonoids (μg of quercetin equivalents/mg of dried mushrooms) of edible Polish mushrooms.
Mushroom
(Total phenolics μg of gallic acid equivalents/mg of dried mushrooms)
(Flavonoids μg of quercetin equivalents/mg of dried mushrooms)
Methanolic extract
Aqueous extract
Methanolic extract
Aqueous extract
Boletus edulis white cap
4.49 ± 0.16
13.01 ± 1.48
0.73 ± 0.07
3.86 ± 0.10
Boletus edulis white stalk
3.61 ± 0.10
10.78 ± 0.33
0.52 ± 0.03
1.97 ± 0.04
Boletus edulis yellow cap
4.24 ± 0.13
8.28 ± 0.46
1.34 ± 0.07
1.23 ± 0.01
Boletus edulis yellow stalk
4.85 ± 0.30
7.39 ± 1.67
0.57 ± 0.04
3.03 ± 0.06
Xerocomus badius cap
1.82 ± 0.09
8.39 ± 0.65
1.81 ± 0.08
7.74 ± 0.23
Xerocomus badius stalk
2.66 ± 0.16
8.67 ± 0.35
1.23 ± 0.10
3.89 ± 0.02
Leccinum spp. cap
2.25 ± 0.14
9.63 ± 0.75
1.48 ± 0.03
6.70 ± 0.11
Leccinum spp. stalk
0.94 ± 0.08
3.93 ± 0.09
0.14 ± 0.01
1.74 ± 0.28
Xerocomus subtomentosus cap
3.35 ± 0.07
12.89 ± 1.52
1.38 ± 0.06
5.90 ± 0.19
Cantharellus cibarius
0.77 ± 0.03
2.39 ± 0.23
0.24 ± 0.03
0.42 ± 0.04
Agaricus bisporus cap without peel
1.90 ± 0.09
4.80 ± 0.36
0.41 ± 0.01
2.41 ± 0.05
Agaricus bisporus stalk without peel
1.01 ± 0.20
3.88 ± 0.13
0.17 ± 0.04
1.4 ± 0.05
Agaricus bisporus cap with peel
2.04 ± 0.13
5.23 ± 0.49
0.50 ± 0.11
2.812 ± 0.06
Agaricus bisporus stalk with peel
1.64 ± 0.89
4.54 ± 0.17
0.26 ± 0.02
1.72 ± 0.18
Pleurotus ostreatus
1.44 ± 0.09
5.23 ± 0.65
0.37 ± 0.20
0.31 ± 0.01
Suillus spp. cap
4.78 ± 0.24
6.64 ± 0.60
1.89 ± 0.04
3.14 ± 0.05
Suillus variegatus cap
4.15 ± 0.35
7.44 ± 0.71
3.27 ± 0.10
2.57 ± 0.13
Suillus bovinus cap
4.00 ± 0.07
5.48 ± 0.42
3.02 ± 0.07
3.33 ± 0.08
Suillus bovinus stalk
4.05 ± 0.15
2.16 ± 0.07
2.18 ± 0.10
1.12 ± 0.03
Macrolepiota procera cap
2.17 ± 0.39
10.30 ± 1.50
0.918 ± 0.37
5.13 ± 0.07
Macrolepiota procera stalk
1.95 ± 0.30
7.51 ± 0.50
0.75 ± 0.04
2.18 ± 0.03
Tricholoma equestre cap
1.85 ± 0.69
4.71 ± 1.12
1.65 ± 0.19
1.44 ± 0.03
Tricholoma equestre stalk
0.66 ± 0.30
4.00 ± 0.50
0.65 ± 0.17
0.99 ± 0.03
Tuber mesentericum
0.02 ± 0.02
1.65 ± 0.10
0.06 ± 0.02
0.51 ± 0.20
The concentration of total phenolics and flavonoids was estimated spectrophotometrically. Each value represents mean ± SD, .
