Pleurotus eryngii

Pleurotus eryngii, also known as Pleurotus eryngii and Xuerong, is named Pleurotus eryngii because its fruiting body has pleasant almond fragrance and abalone taste. It is rich in nutrition and has 8 kinds of amino acids needed by human body. It is a health food with high protein and low fat. The mycelium of Pleurotus eryngii is white and dense, and the fruiting bodies are solitary or clustered. The cap is round to fan-shaped, the center is slightly concave, and the diameter is 3-13 cm. The surface is smooth, dry and shiny. It is light gray-black when it is young, light yellow when it is mature, and it has nearly radial black-brown fine stripes. Mushroom meat is white and has almond flavor. The folds are milky white. The stipe is partial or lateral, stout, milky white and clavate. Pleurotus eryngii is a new rare edible mushroom variety which has been successfully developed and cultivated in recent years and integrates edible, medicinal and dietotherapy. Mushroom has almond fragrance, fleshy, fresh and tender taste, fragrant taste and rich nutrition, and can cook dozens of delicious dishes. It also has the effects of reducing blood fat and cholesterol, promoting gastrointestinal digestion, enhancing the immune ability of the body, preventing cardiovascular diseases, etc. It is very popular among people and its market price is 3-5 times higher than that of Pleurotus ostreatus. Pleurotus eryngii contains a lot of protein, sugar and vitamins. According to the determination, the content of protein is as high as 25%, the content of crude protein is 20%, and the content of crude fat is 3.5%, which meets the requirements of nutritious food with high protein and low fat. The crude fiber content is 13.28%, and the ash content is 6.10%, which is 3.24 and 7.18 percentage points higher than that of Agrocybe aegerita and Agaricus blazei, respectively, indicating that Pleurotus eryngii has high mineral nutrition. The polysaccharide content of Pleurotus eryngii is 6.3%, which is 4.0 and 0.6 percentage points higher than that of Agrocybe aegerita and Lentinus edodes respectively. 17 kinds of amino acids have been determined in Pleurotus eryngii, with a total amount of 15.85%, of which 8 kinds of amino acids necessary for human body account for 42.0% of the total amino acids. The content of mineral elements is also very rich: calcium content is 142.4ug/g, magnesium content is 1214.3ug/g, in addition, it also contains copper, zinc, manganese, iron, potassium, phosphorus and other elements. The content of trace elements calcium and magnesium necessary for human body is particularly high, which is 7.1 times that of Hericium erinaceus and 6.6 times that of Agaricus blazei Murill.
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