Table 5 Sodium (Na), potassium (K), Calcium (Ca), Magnesium (Mg), iron (Fe) and zinc (Zn) concentrations (in mg/100Â g on dry mass basis) of wild edible mushrooms reported from different countries
From: Underutilized wild edible fungi and their undervalued ecosystem services in Africa
Species | Na | K | P | Ca | Mg | Fe | Zn | Country | References≠|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | mg/100Â g | ||||||||
Agaricus bisporus | – | – | – | 2.20 | 0.20 | 8.40 |  | Malawi | 4 |
Amanita loosii | 10.0 | 4070 | – | 27.0 | 105 | 48.3 |  | Zambia | 6 |
Auricularia auricular | 20.0 | 10.60 | 13.9 | 5.50 | 1.09 | 3.70 | Â | Ghana | 1 |
Auricularia polytricha | 10.9 | 294.0 | 623.9 | 88.6 | 83.5 | 17.6 | 1.51 | Cameroon | 5 |
Cantharellus cibarius | – | – | – | 6.10 | 2.00 | 9.00 | – | Malawi | 4 |
Cantharellus cf contortus | 7.0 | 3700 | – | 8.0 | 106 | 75.2 | – | Zambia | 6 |
Cantharellus ruber | 20.0 | 4890 | – | 30.0 | 120 | 66 | – | Zambia | 6 |
Cantharellus rufopunctatus | 8.0 | 4070 | – | 6.0 | 108 | 89.8 | – | Zambia | 6 |
Cantharellus symoensii | 6.0 | 4040 | – | 7.0 | 103 | 48.3 | – | Zambia | 6 |
Lactarius edulis | 4.0 | 2920 | – | 5.0 | 69 | 23.6 | – | Zambia | 6 |
Laetiporus sulphureus | 4.20 | 433.6 | 542.9 | 13.0 | 13.9 | 8.7 | 2.66 | Cameroon | 5 |
Lentinus squarrosulus | 5.00 | 11.60 | 5.37 | 4.7 | 1.42 | 6.10 | – | Ghana | 1 |
Lentinus squarrosulus | 3.65 | 15.40 | 4.44 | 1.57 | 1.48 | 5.60 | – | Ghana | 1 |
Lentinus tuber-regium | 5.00 | 7.46 | 4.46 | 0.34 | 0.90 | 2.4 | – | Ghana | 1 |
Pleurotus citrinopileatus | 3.3 | 22.8 | 1.00 | 0.02 | 0.07 | 0.01 | 0.00 | Kenya | 2 |
Pleurotus ostreatus | 3.80 | 17.40 | 2.11 | 0.39 | 1.21 | 0.4 | – | Ghana | 1 |
Pleurotus sajor-caju | 15.00 | 15.00 | 11.34 | 0.20 | 1.32 | 0.6 | – | Ghana | 1 |
Polyporous tenuiculus | 11.40 | 33.54 | 5.65 | 0.13 | 0.31 | 13.3 | 0.78 | Uganda | 3 |
Polyporous tenuiculus | 14.50 | 21.31 | 6.87 | 0.11 | 0.13 | 11.1 | 0.57 | Uganda | 3 |
Polyporous tenuiculus | 9.7 | 428.4 | 592.3 | 90.9 | 94.5 | 6.9 | 4.82 | Cameroon | 5 |
Polyporus dictyopus | 7.9 | 239.5 | 684.2 | 65.3 | 64.5 | 11.8 | 1.31 | Cameroon | 5 |
Russula cellulata | 7.0 | 3300 | – | 5.0 | 90 | 16.9 | – | Zambia | 6 |
Schizophyllum commune | 15.0 | 890 | – | 49.0 | 122 | 147 | – | Zambia | 6 |
Termitomyces clypeatus | 10.30 | 18.70 | 6.12 | 0.15 | 0.10 | 13.3 | 0.75 | Uganda | 3 |
Termitomyces clypeatus | 10.40 | 18.10 | 6.16 | 0.12 | 0.10 | 11.0 | 0.75 | Uganda | 3 |
Termitomyces clypeatus | 90.0 | 2270 | – | 16.0 | 132 | 9.5 | – | Zambia | 6 |
Termitomyces letestui | – | – | – | 5.60 | 1.00 | 8.60 | – | Malawi | 4 |
Termitomyces microcarpus | 12.60 | 19.54 | 8.41 | 0.14 | 0.14 | 21.8 | 0.76 | Uganda | 3 |
Termitomyces microcarpus | 16.60 | 22.12 | 5.13 | 0.12 | 0.13 | 13.0 | 0.56 | Uganda | 3 |
Termitomyces microcarpus | 11.9 | 1179 | 776.8 | 25.9 | 29.1 | 20.9 | 8.13 | Cameroon | 5 |
Termitomyces microcarpus | 23.0 | 1900 | – | 120.0 | 158 | 110 | – | Zambia | 6 |
Termitomyces robustus | 29.00 | 20.30 | 4.05 | 0.40 | 0.72 | 2.24 | – | Ghana | 1 |
Termitomyces striatus | 12.3 | 1450.4 | 739.1 | 26.4 | 28.5 | 27.8 | 4.90 | Cameroon | 5 |
Termitomyces tyleranus | 16.80 | 25.30 | 7.95 | 0.16 | 0.32 | 22.7 | 1.10 | Uganda | 3 |
Termitomyces tyleranus | 10.20 | 25.15 | 5.08 | 0.13 | 0.25 | 13.3 | 0.78 | Uganda | 3 |
Volvariella speciosa | 16.10 | 31.96 | 6.12 | 0.13 | 0.07 | 13.8 | 0.61 | Uganda | 3 |
Volvariella speciosa | 15.80 | 29.39 | 7.82 | 0.14 | 0.09 | 15.1 | 0.74 | Uganda | 3 |