Nutritional characterisation of Pleurotus ostreatus (Jacq. ex Fr.) P. Kumm. produced using paper scraps as substrate

[Display omitted] •P. ostreatus was able to grow and fructify in different substrates.•Production of Pleurotus spp. was tested using paper scraps, blank or printed.•The nutritional and chemical composition of Pleurotus ostreatus was highly satisfactory.•This process also provides a profitable way to...

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Published in:Food chemistry 2015-02, Vol.169, p.396-400
Main Authors: Fernandes, Ângela, Barros, Lillian, Martins, Anabela, Herbert, Paulo, Ferreira, Isabel C.F.R.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Blank and printed paper
Chemical/nutritional composition
Mushrooms production
Nutritive Value
Oat straw
Pleurotus - chemistry
Pleurotus - growth & development
Pleurotus ostreatus
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Summary:[Display omitted] •P. ostreatus was able to grow and fructify in different substrates.•Production of Pleurotus spp. was tested using paper scraps, blank or printed.•The nutritional and chemical composition of Pleurotus ostreatus was highly satisfactory.•This process also provides a profitable way to recycle paper. Pleurotus ostreatus (Jacq. ex Fr.) P. Kumm. is the third most produced edible mushroom worldwide, due to its ability to colonise and degrade a large variety of lignocellulosic substrates. Therefore, the objective of this work was to evaluate the chemical composition of fruiting bodies of P. ostreatus grown on blank and printed paper substrates, in comparison with samples grown on oat straw (control). The nutritional properties of the control sample were similar to values reported in the literature, while the chemical composition of the samples obtained using paper scraps, either blank or printed, was highly satisfactory. The results obtained validated the nutritional characteristics of the samples, highlighting a profitable means to recycle paper.
ISSN:0308-8146
1873-7072
DOI:10.1016/j.foodchem.2014.08.027