Button Mushroom

Scientific name: Agaricus Bisporus

The most popular canned variety in the country and in the world. It grows only in cool temperatures and thus require utmost care and effort in its production. These look just like the standard mushroom image we are used to, a dome like head with a short stem. Metallic taste when raw. Cooking brings out flavour, turning their spongey texture into something uniquely velvety and chewy.

Button mushroom dietary benefits

• Boosts immune system
• Improves strength and regulation
• Antimicrobial (helps fight off E. coli, Staph, Candida overgrowth, Streptococcus, and Enterococcus infection)
• Anticancer (polysaccharide in oyster mushrooms is anti-tumor in animal studies and in-vitro)
• Antiviral (protects against direct and indirect viral activity)
• Protein rich
• Cholesterol Free
• Contains high levels of Vitamins D, D3, D5 and A

Button mushroom nutritional profile

• Button mushrooms are very low in calories. They offer essential protein and amino acids, sufficient levels of mineral, vitamins, and fiber
• Button mushrooms carry various forms of vitamin D
• It carries excellent levels of selenium, copper, phosphorus, zinc, and potassium
• 100 g of button mushrooms carry 9.3 μg or 17% RDI of selenium. Selenium is co- anti-oxidant plays a critical role in the integrity of liver and heart tissues
• It is rich in the B-complex group of vitamins like thiamin, riboflavin, niacin, vitamin B6 (pyridoxine) and B5 (pantothenic acid)