Fahed Albiski *(1) , Bassam Al okla (1) , Hijazi Mando (1), Ramzi Murshed (2) , Luna Ahmad (3) and Nour Haj Masoud (1)
(1). National Commission for Biotechnology, Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research, Damascus, Syria.
(2). Department of Horticulture Science, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Damascus, Syria.
(3). General Commission for Scientific Agricultural Research, Damascus, Syria,
(*Corresponding author: Fahed Izidin Albiski, E-mail: fahedalbiski@yahoo.com).
Received: 29/5/2024 Accepted: 1/7/2024
Abstract
The current research was carried out in the laboratories of the General Commission for Biotechnology in 2022-2023 with the aim of studying the nutritional value of three species of medicinal mushrooms, namely Shiitake (Lentinula edodes Berk.), Reishi (Ganoderma lucidum Curtis.) and Lion’s mane (Hericium erinaceus Bull.) in terms of the chemical composition included moisture, proteins, ash, dietary fibers, carbohydrates and fats; and fatty acid profiles, saturated and unsaturated fatty acids; and metals (sodium, calcium, potassium, phosphor, magnesium, iron and zinc) as a percentage of the dry weight. The current research results revealed that the investigated mushrooms contained a high percent of proteins ranged between 15.75 and 20.81%, and carbohydrates ranged between 46.94 and 50.96% in Reishi and Shiitake fungi, respectively. Moreover, the powder of investigated medical fungi contained a high percent of potassium, phosphor and iron; where potassium ranged between 500 and 1850 mg/100 g in Reishi and Lion’s mane, respectively, and phosphor ranged between 200.17 and 460.15 mg/100 g in Shiitake and Reishi, respectively. Shiitake and Reishi contained a high percent of unsaturated fatty acids ranged between 83.83 and 82.95%, respectively. The results revealed that the main fatty acids in Shiitake were linoleic acid (78.29%), palmitic acid (13.54%) and oleic acid (4.41%); while the main fatty acids in Reishi were oleic acid (52.51%), linoleic acid (29.92%) and palmitic acid (13.27%). Lion’s mane characterized with a high percent of saturated fatty acids (70.13%) and the main fatty acids were palmitic (33.61%), oleic acid (21.88%) and stearic acid (12.62%).
Keywords: medicinal mushrooms, Shiitake, Reishi, Lion’s mane, chemical composition, mineral elements, fatty acids.
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