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Benefits of Mushroom

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Benefits of Mushroom

Mushroom is extremely rich in protein and minerals like selenium, potassium and copper.

Benefits of Mushroom

1. They're low in calories and may have antibacterial substances to help the body. Cooked fresh mushrooms offer the most nutritional benefit versus the canned version that may have more sodium.

2. Mushrooms contains a variety of B complex vitamins. Crimini mushrooms qualified as an excellent source of riboflavin, pantothenic acid and niacin, as well as a very good source of thiamin, and vitamin B6, and a good source of folate, all of which are nutrients that are necessary for carbohydrate, and lipid metabolism.

3. Crimini mushrooms are also determined to be a very good source of zinc. Zinc affects many fundamental processes, perhaps the most important of which is immune function.

4. Mushrooms also provides protection against Alzheimer's disease and age-related cognitive decline.

Nutritional Information

selenium	36.85 mcg
vitamin B(riboflavin)	0.69 mg
copper	0.71 mg
vitamin B3 (niacin)	5.39 mg
tryptophan	0.08 g
vitamin B5 (pantothenic acid)	2.13 mg
potassium	635.04 mg
phosphorus	170.10 mg
zinc	1.56 mg
manganese	0.20 mg
vitamin B1 (thiamin)	0.13 mg
vitaminB6(pyridoxine)	0.16 mg
protein	3.54 g
folate	19.85 mcg
dietary fiber	0.85 g
magnesium	12.76 mg
iron	0.57 mg
calcium	25.52 mg

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