White
Button Mushroom , botanically known as Agaricus bisporusis an edible
basidiomycete fungus which naturally occurs in grasslands, fields and
meadows across Europe and North America, though has spread much more
widely and is one of the most widely cultivated mushrooms in the world.
White Button Mushroom is a Cheap and Excellent Nutrition
Source
The consumers would surely welcome the news that the
White Button Mushroom (WBM), is equally rich in anti-oxidant properties
than more expensive varieties. Some of the varieties are found to
be carrying even more of these health promoting elements.
Although the button mushroom is the foremost cultivated
edible mushroom in the world with thousands of tonnes being eaten
every year, it is often thought of as a poor relation to its more
exotic and expensive cousins and to have lesser value nutritionally.
But According to new research, Common button mushrooms may help lower
cholesterol and prevent chronic diseases as it has as much, and in
some cases, more anti-oxidant properties than more expensive varieties,
the maitake and the matsutake mushrooms both of which are highly
prized in Japanese cuisine for their reputed health properties including
lowering blood pressure and their alleged ability to fight cancer.
Term Anti-oxidants originally was used to refer specifically
to a chemical that prevented the consumption of oxygen and are believed
to help ward off illness and boost the body's immune system by acting
as free radical scavengers, helping to mop up cell damage caused
by free radicals.
Also, Researchers at government research institute
in France, found that the white button mushroom (WBM) contain higher
Concentration of antioxidants than other types.
It was found that the White-Button Mushroom (WBM)
as an antioxidant for anti aging source supplied five times the additional
antioxidant vitamin ergothioneine than was supplied in other sources
of this vitamin. It also fights against diseases like cancer, cellular
destruction and other additional diseases. It was also discovered
that White-Button Mushrooms (WBM) are the most frequently eaten of
all mushrooms in America. There was a misconception in spite of its
being the foremost cultivated edible mushroom in the world that it
is relatively poor in providing nutrition to the body.
Button mushrooms are fairly rich in vitamins and minerals.
The mushroom contains an especially high amount of
vitamin B and potassium.
Raw mushrooms are naturally cholesterol, fat, and
sodium free.
The mushrooms also have very low energy levels - five
medium-sized button mushrooms added together only have twenty calories
(80 kilojoules).
Commonly
found in fields and grassy areas after rain from late spring through
to autumn worldwide, especially in association
with manure. It is widely collected and eaten, even by those who
would not normally experiment with mushrooming . |
