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Table 1 The breakdown of nutritional content of Pleurotus giganteus freeze-dried fruiting bodies

From: Pleurotus giganteus (Berk.) Karunarathna & K.D. Hyde: Nutritional value and in vitro neurite outgrowth activity in rat pheochromocytoma cells

Test Parameter

Result *

Recommended daily allowance (RDA)

Total Fat

3.7

65 g

·Saturated fat

0.97

-

·Monosaturated fat

1.97

-

·Polyunsaturated fat

0.77

-

·Trans fat

N.D (<0.01 g/100 g)

-

Energy in Kilo Calorie

364 kcal/100 g

-

Protein

15.4

50 g

Cholesterol

N.D (<0.001 mg/100 g)

300 mg

Carbohydrate

67.2

300 g

Dietary fibre

33.3

25 g

Sodium (as Na)

5.7

2400 mg

Calcium (as Ca)

5.78

1000 mg

Magnesium (as Mg)

67.64

0.4 g

Iron (as Fe)

1.85

18 mg

Zinc (as Zn)

2.68

15 mg

Phosphorus (as P)

526.45

700 mg

Potassium (as K)

1345.7

3500 mg

Copper (as Cu)

0.59

2.0 mg

Manganese (as Mn)

0.41

2.0 mg

Selenium (as Se)

N.D (<0.02 mg/kg)

70 μg

  1. * g or mg/100 g of freeze-dried fruiting bodies; test method was according to AOAC (Association of Analytical Communities/Association of Official Agricultural Chemist); ND: Not detectable.