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Composition analysis of tropical white oyster mushroom ( Pleurotus citrinopileatus )
Author(s) -
GHOSH N.,
MITRA D. K.,
CHAKRAVARTY D. K.
Publication year - 1991
Publication title -
annals of applied biology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.677
H-Index - 80
eISSN - 1744-7348
pISSN - 0003-4746
DOI - 10.1111/j.1744-7348.1991.tb05342.x
Subject(s) - mushroom , oyster , pleurotus , biology , botany , edible mushroom , food science , horticulture , ecology
SUMMARY The protein content of the mushroom ( Pleurotus citrinopileatus ) was determined at different stages of its growth cycle and compared with that of the tropical oyster mushroom Pleurotus sajor‐caju. In both species, maximum protein content was obtained at the bud stage but fell thereafter. All essential amino acids were present in adequate amounts, as were K, P, Fe, Ca, Na, Mg and Mn. The heavy metals, Cu and Zn, were present but in very low concentrations, much below the tolerance limit of human beings.