Nutritional Profile and Health Benefits of Ganoderma lucidum “Lingzhi, Reishi, or Mannentake” as Functional Foods: Current Scenario and Future Perspectives

AF El Sheikha - Foods, 2022 - mdpi.com
Ganoderma lucidum has a long history of medicinal uses in the Far East countries of more
than 2000 years due to its healing properties. Recently, G. lucidum has come under …

Edible mushrooms as functional ingredients for development of healthier and more sustainable muscle foods: A flexitarian approach

AK Das, PK Nanda, P Dandapat, S Bandyopadhyay… - Molecules, 2021 - mdpi.com
Consumers are increasingly interested in nutritious, safe and healthy muscle food products
with reduced salt and fat that benefit their well-being. Hence, food processors are constantly …

Macrofungi as a nutraceutical source: Promising bioactive compounds and market value

AG Niego, S Rapior, N Thongklang, O Raspé… - Journal of Fungi, 2021 - mdpi.com
Macrofungi production and economic value have been increasing globally. The demand for
macrofungi has expanded rapidly owing to their popularity among consumers, pleasant …

[HTML][HTML] Comparative studies on characterizations and cytotoxicity of oil extracted from Lingzhi (Ganoderma lucidum) G2 spore using Soxhlet extraction and …

T Senphan, S Benjakul, W Sukketsiri… - Applied Food …, 2024 - Elsevier
This study aimed to compare the characteristics, antioxidant activity, and cytotoxicity of
Ganoderma lucidum G2 spore (GLS) oil extracted using two different extraction methods …

Nutritive profile, pharmaceutical potentials, and structural analysis of multifunctional bioactive fungal polysaccharides—A review

MO Elnahas, WA Elkhateeb, GM Daba - International Journal of Biological …, 2024 - Elsevier
Asian nations have long used edible fungi as food and medicine. Polysaccharides are
among the main building units of the cell walls of fungi. Fungal polysaccharides have been …

African mushrooms as functional foods and nutraceuticals

CO Adetunji, OT Olaniyan, JB Adetunji… - … for the Food …, 2022 - taylorfrancis.com
The world population is projected to reach 9 billion people in the year 2050 doubling the
current pressure on the earth's finite resources (water, soil, air). There is therefore a need to …

Current trends, limitations and future research in the fungi?

KD Hyde, P Baldrian, Y Chen, KW Thilini Chethana… - Fungal Diversity, 2024 - Springer
The field of mycology has grown from an underappreciated subset of botany, to a valuable,
modern scientific discipline. As this field of study has grown, there have been significant …

Fungi and its by-products in food industry: an unexplored area

A Alam, K Agrawal, P Verma - Microbial products for health, environment …, 2021 - Springer
Fungi were an unsung microorganism before it was recognized for its bio-products and their
utilization in daily human life. As a result of which the impact of fungi and its by-products in …

The utilisation of Pholiota nameko, Hypsizygus marmoreus, and Hericium erinaceus spent mushroom substrates in Pleurotus ostreatus cultivation

J Lisiecka, R Prasad, A Jasinska - Horticulturae, 2021 - mdpi.com
The feasibility of utilising spent mushroom substrates (SMSs) as a growing medium
component for Pleurotus ostreatus cultivation was investigated. P. ostreatus was cultivated …

Oyster mushroom (Pleurotus ostreatus) as a healthy ingredient for sustainable functional food production

S Bulam, N Üstün, A Pekşen - Mantar Dergisi, 2022 - dergipark.org.tr
The oyster mushroom (Pleurotus ostreatus (Jacq. ex Fr.) P. Kumm.) is one of the most
popular edible mushrooms. P. ostreatus contains important essential nutrients for human …