Edible mushrooms from Malaysia; a literature review on their nutritional and medicinal properties
Mushrooms have been consumed by mankind for millennia. In Malaysia, there are many species of edible mushrooms which are either cultivated (Agaricus spp., Auricularia spp., Pleurotus spp.) or harvested in the wild (Ganoderma spp., Polyporus spp., Termitomyces spp.). With the advancement of technolog...
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| description | Mushrooms have been consumed by mankind for millennia. In Malaysia, there are many species of edible mushrooms which are either cultivated (Agaricus spp., Auricularia spp., Pleurotus spp.) or harvested in the wild (Ganoderma spp., Polyporus spp., Termitomyces spp.). With the advancement of technology, numerous discoveries have been made that elucidated the nutritional (high in fibres, proteins, vitamins; low in fats, cholesterols, sodium) and medicinal (anti-oxidative, anti-hypertensive, neuritogenesis) properties of edible mushrooms, all of which are highly beneficial for the maintenance of human health and well-being. This review thus compiles and documents the available literatures on edible mushrooms reported from Malaysia complete with scientific, English, and vernacular names for future references; provides a comprehensive and updated overview on the nutritional and medicinal properties edible mushrooms reported from Malaysia; and identifies the research gaps to promote further research and development on edible mushrooms reported from Malaysia. Overall, Malaysia is and remains a natural repository for wild and cultivated edible mushrooms. Deeper investigation on their nutritional and medicinal properties will certainly serve as an impetus for economic as well as scientific progress. |
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| spelling | upm-672882019-04-08T08:20:46Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/67288/ Edible mushrooms from Malaysia; a literature review on their nutritional and medicinal properties Samsudin, Nik Iskandar Putra Abdullah, N. Mushrooms have been consumed by mankind for millennia. In Malaysia, there are many species of edible mushrooms which are either cultivated (Agaricus spp., Auricularia spp., Pleurotus spp.) or harvested in the wild (Ganoderma spp., Polyporus spp., Termitomyces spp.). With the advancement of technology, numerous discoveries have been made that elucidated the nutritional (high in fibres, proteins, vitamins; low in fats, cholesterols, sodium) and medicinal (anti-oxidative, anti-hypertensive, neuritogenesis) properties of edible mushrooms, all of which are highly beneficial for the maintenance of human health and well-being. This review thus compiles and documents the available literatures on edible mushrooms reported from Malaysia complete with scientific, English, and vernacular names for future references; provides a comprehensive and updated overview on the nutritional and medicinal properties edible mushrooms reported from Malaysia; and identifies the research gaps to promote further research and development on edible mushrooms reported from Malaysia. Overall, Malaysia is and remains a natural repository for wild and cultivated edible mushrooms. Deeper investigation on their nutritional and medicinal properties will certainly serve as an impetus for economic as well as scientific progress. Faculty of Food Science and Technology, Universiti Putra Malaysia 2019 Article PeerReviewed text en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/67288/1/%282%29.pdf Samsudin, Nik Iskandar Putra and Abdullah, N. (2019) Edible mushrooms from Malaysia; a literature review on their nutritional and medicinal properties. International Food Research Journal, 26 (1). pp. 11-31. ISSN 1985-4668; ESSN: 2231-7546 http://www.ifrj.upm.edu.my/26%20(01)%202019/(2).pdf |
| spellingShingle | Samsudin, Nik Iskandar Putra Abdullah, N. Edible mushrooms from Malaysia; a literature review on their nutritional and medicinal properties |
| title | Edible mushrooms from Malaysia; a literature review on their nutritional and medicinal properties |
| title_full | Edible mushrooms from Malaysia; a literature review on their nutritional and medicinal properties |
| title_fullStr | Edible mushrooms from Malaysia; a literature review on their nutritional and medicinal properties |
| title_full_unstemmed | Edible mushrooms from Malaysia; a literature review on their nutritional and medicinal properties |
| title_short | Edible mushrooms from Malaysia; a literature review on their nutritional and medicinal properties |
| title_sort | edible mushrooms from malaysia; a literature review on their nutritional and medicinal properties |
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