Edible Mushrooms: Improving Human Health and Promoting Quality Life

Table 2

Composition of sugars of some edible mushrooms (dry weight).

Species	Fructose	Mannitol	Sucrose	Trehalose	Total sugars
	(g/100 g fresh weight)
Agaricus bisporus	0.03	5.6	nd	0.16	5.79
Lentinus edodes	0.69	10.01	nd	3.38	14.03
Pleurotus ostreatus	0.01	0.54	nd	4.42	4.97
Pleurotus eryngii	0.03	0.60	0.03	8.01	8.67
Dry powder formulations
Agaricus blazei	0.27	60.89	nd	5.74	66.91
Lentinus edodes	nd	23.3	nd	13.22	38.31

Adapted from Carneiro et al. 2013 [22]; Reis et al. 2012 [30]. Nd, not detected.