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Mushrooms-Great Tasting and Good for You

Posted by John Rusnak in Mushrooms, Oct 31 2008

Did you know that mushrooms are very good for you? Low in calories and filled with nutrients, mushrooms are a great source of B vitamins and minerals. Copper, selenium, potassium, zinc and even manganese are all present in mushrooms. In addition, mushrooms contain a very powerful oxidant. Shiitake, maitake and oysters as well as eryngii (king oyster mushrooms) contain the greatest amounts of the anti-oxidant known as L-ergothioneine. This powerful antioxidant, has been discovered in mushrooms, thanks to a new analytical method capable of identifying this antioxidant in plant material. Mushrooms also contain more protein than most vegetables.  Many of these same healthful ingredients are found it dried mushrooms.