Mushrooms: Nutraceuticals and Functional Foods

ISBN-13: 9781032344539 / Angielski / Twarda / 2023 / 386 str.

Deepu Pandita; Anu Pandita

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There are around 1.5 million fungal species worldwide. Out of these around 14,000 species produce fruiting bodies known as mushrooms, and around 2000 species are edible, and only 270 are reported to be medicinal. The fungal kingdom is phylogenetically closer to humans than plants, so gives better health benefits to human systems.

This book educates readers on the nutritional, pharmaceutical and medicinal values of different mushrooms and their utilization as nutraceuticals and functional foods for human security. It reviews the current knowledge on the distribution of edible mushrooms, its general characteristics, morphology, nutritional profile and properties, pharmacological importance, and biological activities. Health benefits of mushrooms, antioxidant and secondary metabolite profiling, major biological activities of mushroom-derived secondary metabolites, functional foods based on the mushrooms open doors for therapies, products with added value, toxicology, and side effects if any are also highlighted.

The book is intended for a large and varied audience – researchers, scientists, and scholars in academia, mushroom growers and industries, nutritionists, dietitians, food scientists, clinicians, doctors, drug industries, pharmacy, biotechnologists, biochemists, botanists, mycologists, and general masses.

Spis treści

Antioxidants and Secondary Metabolites of Mushrooms as Source of Nutraceuticals and Functional Food. Agaricus bisporus (Button Mushroom). Agaricus subrufescens (God's Mushroom). Armillaria mellea (Honey Fungus). Auricularia auricula-judae　(Jelly Ear). Auricularia polytricha (Cloud Ear Fungus). Calvatia gigantea (Giant Puffball). Cantharellus cibarius (Girolle). Craterellus cornucopioides (Black Trumpet). Flammulina velutipes (Velvet Shank). Ganoderma lucidum (Reishi Mushroom). Grifola frondosa (Maitake). Hericium erinaceus (Lion's Mane). Lentinula edodes (Shiitake). Lignosus rhinoceros (Tiger’s Milk Mushroom). Morchella esculenta (Gucchi). Ophiocordyceps sinensis (Cordyceps). Pleurotus ostreatus (Oyster Mushroom). Polyporus confluens (Sheep Polypore). Trametes versicolor (Turkey Tail). Tremella fuciformis (Snow Ear). Volvariella volvacea (Paddy Straw Mushroom). Wolfiporia extensa　(Peck) Ginns. (China Root).