Table 1.
Biochemical composition of the ten popular wild edible mushrooms from Nagaland, India
| Mushroom species | Moisture (%) | Dry matter (%) | Total protein (g/100 g DW) | Total carbohydrate (g/100 g DW) | Reducing sugar (g/100 g DW) | Non-reducing sugar (g/100 g DW) | Crude fiber (%) | Ash (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Auricularia auricula-judae | 88.9 ± .02 | 11.1 ± .02 | 56.92 ± .01 | 18.67 ± .01 | 2.51 ± .01 | 16.16 ± .01 | 11.1 ± .08 | 3.15 ± .3 |
| Auricularia polytricha | 82.01 ± .04 | 17.9 ± .04 | 42 ± .02 | 16.03 ± .02 | 4.82 ± .02 | 11.21 ± .02 | 10.45 ± .3 | 8.44 ± .8 |
| Lactifluus piperatus | 80.03 ± .02 | 19.97 ± .02 | 19.33 ± .02 | 9.2 ± .07 | 3.12 ± .02 | 6.08 ± .05 | 5.09 ± .1 | 5.38 ± .6 |
| Laetiporus sulphureus | 49.8 ± .02 | 50.2 ± .02 | 22.73 ± .01 | 7.65 ± .01 | 4.32 ± .01 | 3.33 ± .01 | 6.09 ± .08 | 4.81 ± .5 |
| Lentinula edodes | 82.8 ± .01 | 17.2 ± .01 | 43.81 ± .02 | 38.44 ± .01 | 6.19 ± .06 | 32.25 ± .07 | 3.6 ± .07 | 5.59 ± .3 |
| Lentinus sajor-caju | 85.1 ± .02 | 14.9 ± .02 | 62.27 ± .02 | 6.81 ± .01 | 5.08 ± .03 | 1.73 ± .02 | 7.02 ± .05 | 8.41 ± .2 |
| Lentinus squarrosulus | 87.3 ± .02 | 12.7 ± .02 | 27.86 ± .01 | 9.32 ± .01 | 6.05 ± .02 | 3.27 ± .02 | 1.71 ± .2 | 10.66 ± .4 |
| Lentinus squarrosulus var. squarrosulus | 86.2 ± .01 | 13.8 ± .01 | 18.77 ± .02 | 19.14 ± .01 | 5.39 ± .08 | 13.75 ± .06 | 6.1 ± .1 | 3.12 ± .2 |
| Lentinus tigrinus | 73.7 ± .04 | 26.3 ± .04 | 31.85 ± .03 | 16.09 ± .3 | 5.76 ± .02 | 10.33 ± .2 | 7.09 ± .08 | 3.41 ± .2 |
| Schizophyllum commune | 69.8 ± .02 | 30.2 ± .02 | 24.42 ± .02 | 5.31 ± .01 | 2.33 ± .02 | 2.98 ± .02 | 11.01 ± .08 | 6.02 ± .6 |
| Termitomyces heimii | 81.1 ± .02 | 18.9 ± .02 | 60.53 ± .01 | 22.74 ± .01 | 7.81 ± .04 | 14.93 ± .03 | 8.11 ± .04 | 5.66 ± .02 |
DW dry weight