Edible Mushrooms: Improving Human Health and Promoting Quality Life

Table 4

Dietary fiber fractions, β-glucans, and free sugars in huitlacoche (dry basis).

Component	Units
Dietary fiber	% total content
Total dietary fiber	39–60
Soluble dietary fiber	9–29
Insoluble dietary fiber	22–51
	mg/g huitlacoche
β-glucans	20–120
Total free sugars	56–267
Glucose	53–231
Fructose	19–138
Galactose	0.2–3.5
Arabinose	0.2–3.3
Mannose	0–1.8
Xylose	0–2

Adapted from Valdez-Morales et al. (2010) [126].