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Table 4 Vitamin contents of wild edible mushrooms (in mg/100 g)

From: Underutilized wild edible fungi and their undervalued ecosystem services in Africa

Mushroom species

Thiamine

Riboflavin

Nicotinic acid

Ascorbic acid

Folic acid

Country

References≠

Pleurotus citrinopileatus

0.16

0.94

22.2

 < 1

97.0

Kenya

1

Pleurotus flabellatus

   

33.0

 

Tanzania

5

Polyporus tenuiculus

0.94

0.09

6.95

18.1

158.5

Uganda

2

Polyporus tenuiculus

0.35

0.07

3.86

13.1

99

Uganda

2

Termitomyces microcarpus

0.17

0.06

3.46

13.6

120

Uganda

2

Termitomyces microcarpus

0.79

0.06

5.29

14.1

160

Uganda

2

Termitomyces tyleranus

0.35

0.07

7.31

14.4

70

Uganda

2

Termitomyces tyleranus

0.18

0.09

2.15

14.6

120

Uganda

2

Termitomyces clypeatus

0.19

0.05

7.3

15.1

150

Uganda

2

Termitomyces clypeatus

0.05

0.06

2.13

17.8

380

Uganda

2

Volvariella speciosa

0.24

0.06

2.66

11.1

159

Uganda

2

Volvariella speciosa

0.14

0.08

2.85

21.4

87.1

Uganda

2

Volvariella volvaceae

–

–

–

48.0

 

Tanzania

5

Auricularia auricular

–

–

–

1.3

 

Nigeria

6

Cantharellus cibarius

–

–

–

–

5100

Nigeria

3

Coprinus cinerius

   

55.0

 

Tanzania

5

Clitocybe odora*

–

–

–

–

4800

Nigeria

3

Hericium erinaceus*

–

–

–

–

5500

Nigeria

3

Laccaria amethyst*

–

–

–

–

5300

Nigeria

3

Laccaria laccata*

–

–

–

–

4900

Nigeria

3

Lactarius deliciosus*

–

–

–

–

4900

Nigeria

3

Lentinus squarrosulus

–

–

–

58.0

 

Nigeria

6

Lepista nuda

–

–

–

–

5000

Nigeria

3

Lepista saeva

–

–

–

–

5200

Nigeria

3

Macrolepiotata procera

–

–

–

–

4700

Nigeria

3

Pleurotus ostreatus

–

–

–

–

4800

Nigeria

3

  1. ≠References: 1 = Musieba et al. (2013); 2 = Nakalembe et al. (2015); 3 = Egwim et al. (2011); 5 = Mshandete and Cuff (2007); 6 = Okoro and Achuba (2012)
  2. – Not available
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