Table 1.

Total carbohydrate contents of some cultivated and wild-growing mushroom taxa [2,6].

Cultivated Mushrooms	Carbohydrate Content (% of DM) *	Wild Growing Taxa	Carbohydrate Content (% of DM)
Agaricus bisporus white button mushroom	50.9–74.0	Agaricus species	37.5–65.0
Agaricus subrufescens almond mushroom	39.0–64.0	Amanita species	49.1–72.0
Pleurotus ostreatus oyster mushroom	51.9–85.2	Armillaria mellea honey fungus	63.0–80.2
Pleurotus eryngii king trumpet mushroom	70.5–81.4	Boletus edulis penny bun	55.0–70.9
Lentinula edodes shiitake	67.1–87.0	Cantharellus cibarius golden chantarelle	31.3–72.0
Flammulina velutipes golden needle mushroom	56.6–86.2	Coprinus comatus shaggy ink cap	49.4–76.3
Coprinus comatus shaggy ink cap	76.5	Flammulina velutipes golden needle mushroom	70.9
Auricularia auricula-judae jelly ear	77.2–91.0	Lactarius deliciosus saffron milk cap	61.0–77.2
Volvariella volvacea straw mushroom	52.3	Lepista (Clitocybe) nuda wood blewit	65.9–71.0
Ganoderma lucidum reishi, lingzhi, lacquered bracket fungus	82.3	Macrolepiota procera parasol mushroom	70.3–81.0
Tuber aestivum summer truffle	48.9	Pleurotus ostreatus oyster mushroom	65.4–70.6

* Dry matter = DM.