Button Mushroom & Uses


Health and Nutrition

The protein, carbohydrate and fibre found in mushrooms are unique and researchers are finding they can have a very positive influence on our health. Mushrooms have a type of fibre that may be helping to lower blood cholesterol. Mushrooms, along with vegetables, reduce the risk of heart disease. Mushrooms have very low fat, sodium and calories, helping to control weight and blood pressure. For more information: Click Here

Mushrooms are a good source of B vitamins, including riboflavin, niacin, and pantothenic acid, which help to provide energy by breaking down proteins, fats and carbohydrates. B vitamins also play an important role in the nervous system. Selenium is an important mineral that works as an antioxidant to protect body cells from damage that might lead to heart disease, some cancers and other diseases of aging. It also has been found to be important for the immune system and fertility in men.
 
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From 11-10-2014 onwards Button Mushroom is available at the rate of Rs 165 per kg at Farm.
 
                                  
The Superfood

White mushrooms, the variety most commonly found in the supermarkets, may have been overlooked as a superfood because they have been somewhat in the shadow of the exotic mushrooms, which are much better known for their medicinal properties. However, not only does the nutritional value of white mushrooms (Agaricus bisporus) they also contain biologically active compounds that may help to prevent the occurrence, and aid the treatment of chronic diseases..
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Nutrition and Cancer

White Button Mushroom Phytochemicals Inhibit Aromatase Activity and Breast Cancer Cell Proliferation. Breast cancer is the most common cancer affecting women. Estrogen is a major factor in the development of breast cancer. In situ estrogen production by aromatase/estrogen synthetase in breast cancer plays a dominant role in tumor proliferation. Phytochemicals in the mushroom aqueous extract inhibited aromatase activity and proliferation of MCF-7aro cells. These results suggest that diets high in mushrooms may modulate the aromatase activity and function in chemoprevention in postmenopausal women by reducing the in situ production of estrogen..
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Potential Source

Mushroom represents a major and untapped source of potent new pharmaceutical products. In developing countries like India mushroom progress is a boon in the field of food and medicine. A wide range of medicinal importance activities like nutraceuticals, antioxidatives, cardiovascular, hypercholesterolemia, antimicrobial, hepatoprotective, anticancer, clinical trials and availability of mushroom medicines from Indian context.
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11 - 10 - 2014