Mushroom consumption has grown extraordinarily owing to their high nutritional value,
desirable taste, and aroma. Mushrooms continue generating lots of interest chiefly in their …

Consumers are increasingly interested in nutritious, safe and healthy muscle food products
with reduced salt and fat that benefit their well-being. Hence, food processors are constantly …

Background Mushrooms exist as an integral and vital component of the ecosystem and are
very precious fungi. Mushrooms have been traditionally used in herbal medicines for many …

Oxidative stress caused by an imbalanced metabolism and an excess of reactive oxygen
species (ROS) lead to a range of health disorders in humans. Our endogenous antioxidant …

Preventive medicine and food industry have shown an increased interest in the
development of natural antioxidants, since those most commonly used synthetic antioxidants …

Maintenance of equilibrium between free radical production and antioxidant defences
(enzymatic and non enzymatic) is an essential condition for normal organism functioning …

Phenolic compounds are minor metabolites usually present in mushroom species. Because
of their potential advantages for human health, such as antioxidant and other biological …

Edible mushrooms are a valuable source of nutrients and bioactive compounds in addition
to a growing appeal for humans by their flavors and culinary features. Recently, they have …

Mushrooms have been an indispensable element of the human culture since antiquity and
are cherished all over the globe for their nutritive and therapeutic benefits. Being …

In order to promote the use of mushrooms as source of nutrients and nutraceuticals, several
experiments were performed in wild and commercial species. The analysis of nutrients …