Aina DA
Nigeria
Research Article
Effects of Some Preservation Methods on the Nutrient and Mineral Compositions of Three Selected Edible Mushrooms
Author(s): Jonathan GS, Omotayo OO, Baysah GI, Asemoloye MD and Aina DAJonathan GS, Omotayo OO, Baysah GI, Asemoloye MD and Aina DA
The global commercial mushroom production today is increasing yearly. To enhance the supply, many food processing industries normally provide a wide range of canned and processed edible mushroom products such as frozen, sterilized, dried, pickled, marinated and salted mushrooms in forms of mushroom powder, paste, concentrates and extracts. This study was therefore aimed at investigating the effects of popular preservation methods on the nutrient and mineral compositions of three selected oyster mushrooms of economic importance (Pleurotus ostreatus, Pleurotus florida and Pleurotus sajor-caju). Fresh mushroom samples were purchased from mushroom farms; each mushroom was shared into five different groups and processed as fresh, refrigerated, sundried, oven dried and micro-wave dried groups, they were thereafter analyzed for nutrient and mineral compositions. Th.. View More»
DOI:
10.4172/1948-5948.1000402