Mushrooms
Nutraceuticals and Functional Foods
Deepu Pandita, Anu Pandita, Deepu Pandita, Anu Pandita
- 380 páginas
- English
- ePUB (apto para móviles)
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Mushrooms
Nutraceuticals and Functional Foods
Deepu Pandita, Anu Pandita, Deepu Pandita, Anu Pandita
Información del libro
There are around 1.5 million fungal species worldwide. Out of these around 14, 000 species produce fruiting bodies known as mushrooms, and around 2000 species are edible, and only 270 are reported to be medicinal. The fungal kingdom is phylogenetically closer to humans than plants, so gives better health benefits to human systems.
This book educates readers on the nutritional, pharmaceutical and medicinal values of different mushrooms and their utilization as nutraceuticals and functional foods for human security. It reviews the current knowledge on the distribution of edible mushrooms, its general characteristics, morphology, nutritional profile and properties, pharmacological importance, and biological activities. Health benefits of mushrooms, antioxidant and secondary metabolite profiling, major biological activities of mushroom-derived secondary metabolites, functional foods based on the mushrooms open doors for therapies, products with added value, toxicology, and side effects if any are also highlighted.
The book is intended for a large and varied audience – researchers, scientists, and scholars in academia, mushroom growers and industries, nutritionists, dietitians, food scientists, clinicians, doctors, drug industries, pharmacy, biotechnologists, biochemists, botanists, mycologists, and general masses.
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Índice
- Cover
- Title
- Copyright
- Preface
- Contents
- 1. Antioxidants and Secondary Metabolites of Mushrooms as a Source of Nutraceuticals and Functional Food
- 2. Button Mushroom (Agaricus bisporus)
- 3. God’s Mushroom (Agaricus subrufescens)
- 4. Honey Fungus (Armillaria mellea)
- 5. Jelly Ear (Auricularia auricula-judae)
- 6. Cloud Ear Fungus (Auricularia polytricha)
- 7. Giant Puffball (Calvatia gigantea)
- 8. Girolle (Cantharellus cibarius)
- 9. Black Trumpet (Craterellus cornucopioides)
- 10. Velvet Shank (Flammulina velutipes)
- 11. Reishi Mushroom (Ganoderma lucidum)
- 12. Grifola frondosa: Nutraceutical and Medicinal Potential
- 13. Lion’s Mane (Hericium erinaceus)
- 14. Shiitake (Lentinula edodes)
- 15. Tiger’s Milk Mushroom (Lignosus rhinocerus)
- 16. Gucchi (Morchella esculenta)
- 17. Cordyceps (Ophiocordyceps sinensis)
- 18. Oyster Mushroom (Pleurotus ostreatus)
- 19. Sheep Polypore (Polyporus confluens)
- 20. Turkey Tail (Trametes versicolor)
- 21. Snow Ear (Tremella fuciformis)
- 22. Paddy Straw Mushroom (Volvariella volvacea)
- 23. China Root (Wolfiporia extensa (Peck) Ginns)
- Index
- About the Editors