The secret Of Oyster Mushroom

Oyster mushroom is one type of vegetable most preferred for consumption; this mushroom is usually as a mixture of a type of food.
Oyster mushrooms (Pleurotus oestreatus) are called because shaped like an oyster or ovstermushroom with kinds of color, but most consumers preferred the white oyster mushrooms. Oyster mushrooms grow in various climates throughout the year. Oyster mushrooms, or in Latin is called Pleurotus sp. Oyster mushroom included into Bosidiomycetes Klas. Species of oyster mushroom, Pleurotus ostreatus not only can be consumed but also a high economic value.

The nutrients contained in oyster mushrooms, among others: If the dry weight calculated from the oyster mushroom protein is 19-35%, while 7.3% of rice, wheat 13.2%, 39.1% soy and cow milk 25.2 %. Oyster mushrooms also contain nine amino acids essential that can not be synthesized in the body such as lysine, methionine, tryptophan, threonin, valine, leucine, isoleucine, histidine and phenylalanine. Oyster mushrooms fat content at least 72% of total fatty acids are unsaturated fatty acids. Oyster mushrooms also contain some important vitamins especially the B vitamins, vitamin C and provitamin D which is converted to vitamin D with the help of sunlight. Vitamin B1 (thiamine), B2 (riboflavin), niacin and provitamin D2 (ergosterol) was quite high. Mushrooms are a good source of minerals, the main mineral content of the highest potassium (K) and phosphorus (P), sodium (Na), calcium (Ca) and magnesium (Mg). However, mushrooms are also a source of minor minerals is good because they contain zinc, iron, manganese, molybdenum, cadmium, and copper. Concentrations of K, P, Na, Ca and Mg reach 56-70 percent of the total ash, with a very high potassium content reaches 45 percent Read the rest of this entry »