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This study investigated the proximate, mineral, amino acid and antioxidant properties of Pleurotus spp. fortified with selenium. The proximate analysis showed that Pleurotus mushrooms harvested from substrate fortified with selenium are rich in protein with values of 16.35 % and 18.21 for P. pulmonarius and P. ostreatus, respectively. Low fat content of 0.39 to 0.40 % was obtained in all cultivated mushrooms. Calcium have the highest value of 20.94 mg/100g in fortified Pleurotus ostreatus. Essential and nonessential amino acids were present in cultivated Pleurotus spp. with the highest values of glutamic acid ranged from 10.61 to 12.27 mg/100 g. Ethanolic extract from selenium fortified Pleurotus spp. exhibited higher and better antioxidant effect (91.58 %) when compared (p<0.05) to the non-selenium fortified Pleurotus spp. (75.5 %). Seleniumbiofortification of Pleurotus spp. resulted in a considerable increase of its antioxidant properties. Therefore, selenium enriched Pleurotus species could serve as a rich source of natural antioxidant food for the enhancement of the body against oxidative damage.

Nutrient contents and antioxidant properties of Pleurotus spp. cultivated on substrate fortified with Selenium