Chemical Composition of Four Wild Edible Mushroom Species Collected From Southwest Anatolia

Authors : Fatih KALYONCU, Bülent ERGÖNÜL, Hasan YILDIZ, Erbil KALMIŞ, Halil SOLAK

Pages : 375-379

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Publication Date : 2010-09-20

Article Type : Other Papers

Abstract :Normal 0 21 false false false TR X-NONE X-NONE MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 Normal 0 21 false false false TR X-NONE X-NONE MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 Four different species of wild edible mushrooms insert ignore into journalissuearticles values( Armillaria mellea , Infundibulicybe geotropa , Meripilus giganteus and Sparassis crispa ); representing four different families insert ignore into journalissuearticles values( Physalacriaceae , Tricholomataceae , Meripilaceae and Sparassidaceae ); growing in southwest regions of Anatolia were analyzed for their Fe, Na, K, Zn, Cu, Cd and Pb contents and ash, dry matter, protein, and fat levels. All mineral concentrations were determined on a dry weight basis insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(d.w.);. The mineral content of mushroom samples ranged from 54.00 to 112.33 µg/ g d.w. for Fe, 66.50 to 117.33 µg/ g d.w. for Na, 32.33 to 117.00 µg/ g d.w. for K, 47.40 to 87.40 µg/ g d.w. for Zn, 54.30 to 74.67 µg/ g d.w. for Cu and not detected for Cd and Pb. Na content was higher than other minerals in all mushroom species. This research proves that wild edible fungi can be used in well-balanced diets due to their nutritive values. Also, their heavy metal contents insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(Pb, Cd); shows that collection areas are not polluted, therefore all collected mushroom species can be unreservedly consumed without any health risk. Key Words:Mineral contents, wild mushrooms, Turkey Normal 0 21 false false false TR X-NONE X-NONE MicrosoftInternetExplorer4  
Keywords : Mineral contents, wild mushrooms, Turkey