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. 2023 Jan 14;129(1):104–114. doi: 10.1017/S0007114522003592

Table 1.

Ergothioneine content in fermented foods and mushrooms

Food group Food name Place of production Method of measurement Content (mg/kg) Reference
Fermented foods Beer Germany LC-MS 0·02wwt (102)
Tempeh Singapore LC-MS 201·13dwt (17)
Fermented rice, bran Japan LC-MS 176·00wwt (103)
Fermented rice, white Japan LC-MS 59·80wwt (103)
Fermented rice, brown Japan LC-MS 85·50wwt (103)
Fermented shiitake with Lactobacillus acidophilus Korea HPLC 1668·40wwt (20)
Fermented shiitake with Lactobacillus fermentum Korea HPLC 1389·00wwt (20)
Fermented shiitake with Lactobacillus plantarum Korea HPLC 1278·60wwt (20)
Fermented shiitake with Pediococcus pentosaceus Korea HPLC 1775·20wwt (20)
Mushrooms Abalone Singapore LC-MS 324·70dwt (17)
Black fungus Singapore LC-MS 94·20dwt (17)
Button, crimini USA LC-MS 680·00dwt (104)
Button, crimini USA HPLC 550·00dwt (105)
Button, crimini USA HPLC 400·00dwt (106)
Button, crimini Singapore LC-MS 104·10dwt (17)
Button, crimini Japan HPLC 24·17wwt (107)
Button, portabella USA LC-MS 680·00dwt (104)
Button, portabella USA HPLC 450·00dwt (106)
Button, portabella Singapore LC-MS 190·90dwt (17)
Button, portabella Germany LC-MS 0·93wwt (102)
Button, white Greece UV-Vis 7100·00dwt (18)
Button, white Greece LC-MS 521·20dwt (18)
Button, white USA LC-MS 410·00dwt (104)
Button, white USA HPLC 210·00dwt (104)
Button, white Singapore LC-MS 154·40dwt (17)
Button, white Japan HPLC 78·98wwt (107)
Button, white Germany LC-MS 0·46wwt (102)
Chanterelle Germany LC-MS 0·06wwt (102)
Chestnut Japan HPLC 1290·00dwt (108)
Enoki Singapore LC-MS 346·40dwt (17)
Enoki Japan HPLC 151·17wwt (107)
King trumpet (Pleurotus eringii) Japan HPLC 77·07wwt (107)
Gargal Japan HPLC 2040·00dwt (108)
Giant leucopax Japan HPLC 1700·00dwt (108)
Grey knight (Tricholoma sp.) Japan HPLC 910·00dwt (108)
Hyspatys marrcus Japan HPLC 14·97wwt (107)
Jelly ear Japan HPLC 32·29wwt (107)
Maitake USA HPLC 1130·00dwt (106)
Maitake Japan HPLC 670·00dwt (108)
Mushrooms Maitake Singapore LC-MS 20·20dwt (17)
Maitake, black Japan HPLC 20·19wwt (107)
Maitake, white Japan HPLC 103·92wwt (107)
Nameko (butterscotch) Japan HPLC 460·00dwt (108)
Nameko (butterscotch) Japan HPLC 12·69wwt (107)
Oyster Greece UV-Vis 9200·00dwt (18)
Oyster USA HPLC 2590·00dwt (106)
Oyster USA LC-MS 2010·00dwt (104)
Oyster Japan HPLC 1980·00dwt (108)
Oyster Greece LC-MS 607·30dwt (18)
Oyster Germany LC-MS 118·91wwt (102)
Oyster, golden Japan LC-MS 10 000·00wwt (46)
Oyster, golden Greece UV-Vis 8300·00dwt (18)
Oyster, golden Greece LC-MS 822·10dwt (18)
Oyster, golden, cultivated in grape marc Greece UV-Vis 11 800·00dwt (18)
Oyster, golden, cultivated in wheat straw Greece UV-Vis 8300·00dwt (18)
Oyster, golden, cultivated in grape marc Greece LC-MS 637·20dwt (18)
Oyster, golden, cultivated in olive by-products Greece LC-MS 884·50dwt (18)
Oyster, golden, cultivated in wheat straw Greece LC-MS 822·10dwt (18)
Oyster, king USA LC-MS 1720·00dwt (104)
Oyster, king Japan HPLC 1410·00dwt (108)
Oyster, king Singapore LC-MS 541·70dwt (17)
Oyster, king Japan HPLC 234·85wwt (107)
Polypore USA LC-MS 1840·00dwt (104)
Porcini Germany LC-MS 528·14wwt (102)
Porcini Singapore LC-MS 1812·40dwt (17)
Price Japan HPLC 19·85wwt (107)
Shiitake USA LC-MS 2090·00dwt (104)
Shiitake USA HPLC 1980·00dwt (106)
Shiitake Korea HPLC 1260·40wwt (20)
Shiitake Japan HPLC 400·00dwt (108)
Shiitake Singapore LC-MS 353·50dwt (17)
Shiitake Japan HPLC 123·01wwt (107)
Shimeji Japan HPLC 55·52wwt (107)
Shimeji, buna Singapore LC-MS 432·60dwt (17)
Shimeji, buna Japan HPLC 84·06wwt (107)
Shimeji, white Singapore LC-MS 197·50dwt (17)
White fungus Singapore LC-MS 5·80dwt (17)
Willow Singapore LC-MS 296·80dwt (17)
Wood ear Singapore LC-MS 6·40dwt (17)
Wood ear Singapore LC-MS 6·40dwt (17)

wwt, wet weight; dwt, dry weight; UV-Vis, ultraviolet–visible spectrometry.