Dried Wild-Grown Mushrooms Can Be Considered a Source of Selected Minerals

Dried mushrooms might be a source of mineral components, which are indispensable for human health. The aim of this study was to determine the contents of calcium (Ca), magnesium (Mg), iron (Fe), zinc (Zn), copper (Cu), manganese (Mn), and selenium (Se) in dried wild-grown mushrooms (Boletus edulis a...

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Published in:Nutrients 2022-07, Vol.14 (13), p.2750
Main Authors: Orywal, Karolina, Socha, Katarzyna, Nowakowski, Patryk, Zoń, Wojciech, Mroczko, Barbara, Perkowski, Maciej
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Anemia
Atomic absorption spectroscopy
Calcium
Collagen
Coronaviruses
COVID-19
Dietary minerals
Disease transmission
Enzymes
Food
Hypertension
Infections
Iron
Magnesium
Manganese
Metabolism
Mineralization
Minerals
Mushrooms
Proteins
Quality control
RNA polymerase
Selenium
Spectral analysis
Spectrometry
Statistical analysis
Trace elements
Viral infections
Zinc
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Summary:Dried mushrooms might be a source of mineral components, which are indispensable for human health. The aim of this study was to determine the contents of calcium (Ca), magnesium (Mg), iron (Fe), zinc (Zn), copper (Cu), manganese (Mn), and selenium (Se) in dried wild-grown mushrooms (Boletus edulis and Xerocomus badius) available for sale, and to evaluate these mushrooms’ contribution to the daily reference intake of the studied bioelements. The concentrations of mineral components in the mushroom samples were determined by the flame method (Ca, Mg, Fe, Zn, Cu, Mn) and the electrothermal (Se) atomic absorption spectrometry method. The mean Ca, Mg, Fe, Zn, Cu, Mn (in mg/kg), and Se concentrations (in µg/kg) in B. edulis were 82.1, 964.1, 233.4, 97.9, 25.3, 22.1, and 6501.6, respectively, whereas in X. badius: 67.5, 1060.2, 87.8, 197.2, 33.9, 19.8, and 282.4, respectively. We have shown that dried B. edulis can be considered a source of Se. In the case of the other microelements, the tested mushrooms may serve only as additional supplements. Therefore, the studied species of mushrooms cannot be regarded as potential nutritional sources of the macroelements in question. Consumers should be properly informed about this, which should be guaranteed by appropriate legal regulations.
ISSN:2072-6643
2072-6643
DOI:10.3390/nu14132750