Overview on the edible mushrooms in Egypt

Adel F. Ahmed; Ghada Abd-Elmonsef Mahmoud; Mohamed Hefzy; Zhenhua Liu; Changyang Ma

Journal of Future Foods (Mar 2023)

Overview on the edible mushrooms in Egypt

Adel F. Ahmed,
Ghada Abd-Elmonsef Mahmoud,
Mohamed Hefzy,
Zhenhua Liu,
Changyang Ma

Affiliations

Adel F. Ahmed: Medicinal and Aromatic Plants Researches Department, Horticulture Research Institute, Agricultural Research Center, Giza 12619, Egypt; National R & D Center for Edible Fungus Processing Technology, Henan University, Kaifeng 475004, China; Joint International Research Laboratory of Food & Medicine Resource Function, Kaifeng 475004, China; Corresponding authors at: National R & D Center for Edible Fungus Processing Technology, Henan University, Kaifeng 475004, China
Ghada Abd-Elmonsef Mahmoud: Faculty of Science, Assiut University, Assiut 71516, Egypt
Mohamed Hefzy: Botany and Microbiology Department, Department of Water Requirement and Field Irrigation Research, Soils, Water and Environment Research Institute, Agricultural Research Center, Giza 12619, Egypt
Zhenhua Liu: National R & D Center for Edible Fungus Processing Technology, Henan University, Kaifeng 475004, China; Joint International Research Laboratory of Food & Medicine Resource Function, Kaifeng 475004, China; Shenzhen Research Institute of Henan University, Shenzhen 518000, China; Corresponding authors at: National R & D Center for Edible Fungus Processing Technology, Henan University, Kaifeng 475004, China
Changyang Ma: National R & D Center for Edible Fungus Processing Technology, Henan University, Kaifeng 475004, China; Shenzhen Research Institute of Henan University, Shenzhen 518000, China; Functional Food Engineering Technology Research Center, Kaifeng 475004, China; Corresponding authors at: National R & D Center for Edible Fungus Processing Technology, Henan University, Kaifeng 475004, China

Journal volume & issue: Vol. 3, no. 1
pp. 8 – 15

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Edible Mushrooms have been valued as a valuable food source due to its nutritional and medicinal characteristics. Edible mushrooms contain various bioactive components such as proteins, polyunsaturated fatty acids, polysaccharides, dietary fibers, amino acids, vitamins, and minerals. They have essential health effects, such as antioxidant, antimicrobial, immune-stimulatory, and anticancer, cholesterol-lowering properties. Because of their nutritional and medicinal benefits, mushrooms have become increasingly popular in recent years all over the world. Mushrooms were considered immortality plants in Ancient Egypt and were given to mankind by the god Osiris. Mushrooms were declared a delicacy reserved only for Egyptian nobility due to their distinct flavor. The current study focuses on the common species of edible mushrooms in Egypt and their different bioactive ingredients, nutritional values and the health benefits.

Published in Journal of Future Foods

ISSN: 2772-5669 (Online)
Publisher: KeAi Communications Co. Ltd.
Country of publisher: China
LCC subjects: Technology: Chemical technology: Food processing and manufacture
Website: https://www.keaipublishing.com/en/journals/journal-of-future-foods/

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