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. 2023 Jul 14;28(14):5393. doi: 10.3390/molecules28145393

Table 2.

Beta-glucan content of different medicinal mushrooms [31,44,48].

Common Name Latin Name Content of β-Glucans
(g/100 g d.b.)
Reishi Ganoderma lucidum (Curtis) P. Karst. 4.3–23.6
Lion’s Mane Hericium erinaceus (Bull.) Pers. 35.3
Chaga Inonotus obliquus (Ach. ex Pers.) Pilát 8.5
Shiitake cap/steam Lentinula edodes (Berk.) Pegler 20.0/25.3
Turkey tail Trametes versicolor (L.) Lloyd 60.79
Cordyceps Ophiocordyceps sinensis (Berk.) G.H. Sung, J.M. Sung, Hywel-Jones and Spatafora prior name Cordyceps sinensis 3.79