Research Article

Valorization of Olive Pruning Residues through Bioconversion into Edible Mushroom Pleurotus ostreatus (Jacq. Ex Fr.) P. Kumm. (1871) of Improved Nutritional Value

Table 5

Mineral composition (% dry weight) of substrates and mushrooms.

WSWS : OLPR 3 : 1 (v/v)WS : OLPR 1 : 3 (v/v)
SMSMSMSM

Ca0.42 ± 0.00a0.003 ± 0.000A0.89 ± 0.00b0.003 ± 0.000A0.93 ± 0.002c0.003 ± 0.000A0.000.43
K1.43 ± 0.01d0.25 ± 0.00A0.88 ± 0.00b0.32 ± 0.00C0.95 ± 0.002c0.27 ± 0.001B0.000.00
Mn0.08 ± 0.00c0.00003 ± 0.000A0.004 ± 0.001a0.00006 ± 0.000A0.004 ± 0.001a0.0001 ± 0.000A0.000.28
Fe0.015 ± 0.002a0.002 ± 0.000A0.19 ± 0.00c0.003 ± 0.000B0.17 ± 0.002b0.002 ± 0.000A0.000.00
Na0.068 ± 0.003c0.42 ± 0.00B0.063 ± 0.002b0.007 ± 0.001A0.060 ± 0.003b0.006 ± 0.001A0.030.00
Mg0.083 ± 0.003a0.134 ± 0.002A0.140 ± 0.004b0.147 ± 0.001A0.140 ± 0.002b0.147 ± 0.002A0.000.65

Values are mean ± SD; means within the same column followed by the same letters of lowercase (corresponding to substrate: S) or uppercase (corresponding to mushroom: M) are not significantly different at according to Duncan’s multiple range test, S: substrate; M: mushroom.