. 2024 Dec 27;2024:5562732. doi: 10.1155/ijfo/5562732

Table 4.

Effect of the various nutrient-based media sources on P. ostreatus mycelial protein content (g/100 g dry weight basis) over the culture period (days).

Nutrient media source	Protein content (%)
Nutrient media source	8 ^th day	10 ^th day	12 ^th day	14 ^th day
Control
Amaranth seed–based	31.4 ± 0.61^e	29.9 ± 0.75^d	29.8 ± 0.32^d	30.7 ± 0.20^f
Bambara groundnut–based	30.3 ± 0.40^e	29.2 ± 0.47^d	29.6 ± 0.57^d	28.0 ± 0.72^e
Flax seed–based	31.5 ± 0.06^e	36.2 ± 0.53^gh	36.4 ± 1.45^f	35.8 ± 0.17^h
Hemp seed–based	39.7 ± 0.30^h	39.4 ± 1.11ⁱ	42.3 ± 0.47^g	42.3 ± 0.36^j
Jowar–based	25.3 ± 0.31^d	24.6 ± 0.35^c	24.8 ± 1.00^c	25.2 ± 0.25^d
Marula seed–based	36.6 ± 0.21^g	37.5 ± 0.31^h	40.0 ± 0.57^g	42.5 ± 0.20^j
Ragi–based	18.3 ± 0.23^b	19.2 ± 1.37^b	18.6 ± 0.15^b	18.5 ± 0.10^b
Glucose (2%)
Amaranth seed–based	33.4 ± 0.15^f	32.1 ± 0.62^e	32.2 ± 0.30^e	29.5 ± 0.45^f
Bambara groundnut–based	25.4 ± 0.15^d	28.9 ± 0.10^d	29.6 ± 1.21^d	28.0 ± 0.15^e
Flax seed–based	31.2 ± 0.83^e	34.1 ± 0.46^f	34.7 ± 0.46^f	33.5 ± 0.15^g
Hemp seed–based	33.6 ± 0.26^f	33.3 ± 0.10^ef	34.7 ± 1.07^f	34.2 ± 0.10^g
Jowar–based	22.2 ± 0.78^c	24.3 ± 0.59^c	25.3 ± 1.16^c	23.3 ± 1.06^c
Marula seed–based	34.0 ± 0.59^f	34.8 ± 0.30^fg	35.0 ± 0.75^g	37.7 ± 0.47ⁱ
Ragi–based	15.6 ± 0.10^a	15.6 ± 0.10^a	15.9 ± 0.45^a	15.2 ± 0.06^a

Note: Values are means ± SD of triplicate samples. Values within the same column of each mycelial protein content followed by the same letters are not significantly different at p ≤ 0.05 according to Duncan's multiple range test.