Proximate Composition and Mineral Content of Selected Edible Mushroom Varieties of Bangladesh

Abstract

Proximate composition and mineral content of five species o f edible mushrooms
namely Pleurotiis ostreatus, Pleiirotus sajor-caju, Pleurotus florida and Pleurotus
HK- 51 belonging to the family: Pleiirotaceae and genus: Pleurotus and Calocyhe
iudica belonging to the family: Tricholomataceae and Genus: Calocvbe have been
analyzed. Crude_protein, total lipids, available carbohydrates, dietary fiber and total
carbohydrates content in mushrooms were found to be in the ranges of 3.22-4.83,
0.41-1.05, 4.2-6.37, 0.58-1.11 and 4.82-7.48 g per lOOg of fresh edible portion(EP)
respectively. Moisture, total solids and ash content were found to be in the ranges
of 85.95-90.07, 9.93-14.05 and 0.98-2.3 g/lOOg of fresh EP respectively. Where as
total calorie values in mushrooms were found to be in the ranges of 35.51-50.03
Kcal/lOOg fresh EP. The values of Zinc, copper, iron, sodium and potassium
content in mushrooms were found to be in the ranges of 0.65-1.24, 0.14-0.91, 0.94-
1.81,3.18-37.23 and 19.83-197.24 mg/lOOg of fresh EP respectively while calcium,
magnesium, phosphoms and manganese content were in the ranges o f 0.12-0.58,
27.26-51.21,22.2-62.1 and 0.17-0.53 mg/lOOg of fresh EP respectively.