The Role of Polyphenols, 𝜷-Carotene, and Lycopene in the Antioxidative Action of the Extracts of Dried, Edible Mushrooms

Table 2

The content of 𝛽-carotene and lycopene of edible Polish mushrooms (μg/g of dried mushrooms).

Mushroom	β-carotene (μg/g of dried mushrooms)		Lycopene (μg/g of dried mushrooms)
	Methanolic extract	Aqueous extract	Methanolic extract	Aqueous extract
Boletus edulis white cap	0.729 ± 0.025	0.402 ± 0.077	0.076 ± 0.048	0.262 ± 0.015
Boletus edulis white stalk	0.467 ± 0.116	0.007 ± 0.034	0.019 ± 0.007	0.058 ± 0.049
Boletus edulis yellow cap	1.350 ± 0.162	0.136 ± 0.056	0.069 ± 0.006	0.103 ± 0.003
Boletus edulis yellow stalk	0.718 ± 0.079	0.098 ± 0.007	0.062 ± 0.017	0.087 ± 0.001
Xerocomus badius cap	0.752 ± 0.007	0.114 ± 0.001	0.038 ± 0.028	0.084 ± 0.007
Xerocomus badius stalk	2.626 ± 0.336	0.184 ± 0.025	0.461 ± 0.173	0.102 ± 0.002
Leccinum spp. cap	0.683 ± 0.075	0.113 ± 0.017	0.114 ± 0.024	0.086 ± 0.014
Leccinum spp. stalk	0.270 ± 0.049	0.098 ± 0.046	0.068 ± 0.084	0.082 ± 0.025
Xerocomus subtomentosus cap	3.307 ± 0.271	0.163 ± 0.009	0.379 ± 0.029	0.110 ± 0.002
Cantharellus cibarius	3.275 ± 0.053	0.499 ± 0.027	0.105 ± 0.044	0.124 ± 0.025
Agaricus bisporus cap without peel	0.511 ± 0.038	0.499 ± 0.022	0.117 ± 0.020	0.374 ± 0.023
Agaricus bisporus stalk without peel	0.384 ± 0.028	0.069 ± 0.026	0.011 ± 0.005	0.137 ± 0.042
Agaricus bisporus cap with peel	0.426 ± 0.011	0.045 ± 0.074	0.109 ± 0.015	0.047 ± 0.030
Agaricus bisporus stalk with peel	0.519 ± 0.029	0.107 ± 0.026	0.051 ± 0.022	0.107 ± 0.005
Pleurotus ostreatus	0.317 ± 0.008	0.001 ± 0.006	0.195 ± 0.005	0.009 ± 0.008
Suillus spp. cap	6.242 ± 0.540	0.200 ± 0.079	1.951 ± 0.153	0.127 ± 0.039
Suillus variegatus cap	7.730 ± 0.484	0.016 ± 0.028	1.219 ± 0.025	0.048 ± 0.035
Suillus bovinus cap	15.256 ± 0.785	3.382 ± 0.204	15.388 ± 0.998	3.464 ± 0.108
Suillus bovinus stalk	11.016 ± 0.470	0.584 ± 0.037	7.347 ± 0.644	0.420 ± 0.007
Macrolepiota procera cap	0.265 ± 0.019	0.192 ± 0.151	0.023 ± 0.011	0.157 ± 0.108
Macrolepiota procera stalk	0.319 ± 0.034	0.012 ± 0.006	0.058 ± 0.007	0.030 ± 0.012
Tricholoma equestre cap	18.649 ± 0.024	1.905 ± 0.268	0.001 ± 0.022	0.013 ± 0.006
Tricholoma equestre stalk	4.753 ± 0.271	0.439 ± 0.013	0.125 ± 0.065	0.039 ± 0.012
Tuber mesentericum	0.233 ± 0.053	0.098 ± 0.024	0.001 ± 0.002	0.084 ± 0.006

The content of β-carotene and lycopene in the extracts of dried mushrooms was estimated spectrophotometrically after extraction with the acetone: hexane mixture. Each value represents mean ± SD, 𝑛≥3.