Topical investigations on applications of mushroom their role in the food industry and as medicine and food were carried out. This present paper, review numerous considerations of edible mushrooms as a therapeutic and food source. Mushrooms as a raw material are problematic in processing in the food industry. Therefore, mushroom powder has been analysed for nutritional purpose and formulated in different products. Currently, attention has been increased in mushroom processing and cultivation because of the availability of bioactive components which own various medicinal properties (anti-viral, anti-cancer, and anti-oxidative etc). Edible Mushroom is rich in nutritional point of view with higher contents of protein, vitamin, mineral, fibres, microelements and little calories level. The biologically active components extracted from edible mushrooms may increase the immune system of human and provide quality diet as well. To increase quality features mushrooms are added to numerous products directly, and indirectly they are added to as a substitute of different functional ingredients and enzymes as well.
Primary Language | English |
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Subjects | Food Engineering |
Journal Section | Article |
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Publication Date | August 30, 2020 |
Published in Issue | Year 2020 Volume: 4 Issue: 1 |
Eurasian Journal of Food Science and Technology (EJFST) e-ISSN: 2667-4890 Web: https://dergipark.org.tr/en/pub/ejfst e-mail: foodsciencejournal@gmail.com