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Mycology 2017
September 25-26, 2017
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September 25-26, 2017 Chicago, USA
2
nd
International Conference on
Mycology & Mushrooms
Volume 3, Issue 2 (Suppl)
Med Mycol Open Access
ISSN: 2471-8521
Mycochemical and proximate composition of selected mushrooms in Lapai, Niger State
Adebola M O
1
, Bello I M
1
Abioye J O K
3
and
Bako Keturah
2
1
Federal University of Technology, Nigeria
2
Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida University, Nigeria
3
Bingham University, Nigeria
I
n recent times, mushrooms assume greater importance in the diet of both rural and urban population because they are delicacies.
The bulk of mushrooms consumed are hunted from the wild, the practice which is often associated with some degree of negativity
and fatality since poisonous ones could be inadvertently picked and eaten. This study therefore investigatedmyco-chemical, proximate
minerals and vitamins present in three selected and identified mushroom:
Macrolepiota procera , Pleurotus roseus
and
Cantherelle
cibarius
collected from wild in Lapai Niger State. The samples were sundried and grounded into powder and sieved. Myco-chemical,
proximate, minerals and vitamins analyses were done. The results revealed the presence of alkaloid, flavonoid and saponin in all
the three samples The results on the proximate composition of the three mushrooms sampled, revealed that carbohydrate content
was significantly (P< 0.05) the highest food content. It was 30.50% in
M. procera
, 28.8% in
P. roseus
and 29.2% in
C. cibarius
. Crude
protein obtained were 9.8%, 11.43% and 10.2% in
M. procera
,
P. roseus
and
C. cibarius
respectively. However, the mineral composition
analysis showed that the three samples were very rich in potassium and sodium but poor in cobalt. The samples were also rich in
vitamin A.
M. procera
has the highest percentage of moisture content (18.01%) which was significantly different (P<0.05) from others.
Ash content and crude fibre of the three mushrooms were significantly different (p<0.05). The fat content was generally low with
M.
procera
having (11.50%),
P. roseus
(13.65%) and
C. cibarius
(12.10%).
M. procera
has the highest content of potassium (6.80 mg/l)
while
C. cibarius
was lowest (5.40 mg/l). These mushrooms hold tremendous potentials in contributing to the protein, vitamin and
mineral element needs of the people. Therefore, their commercial production and consumption, especially those on low fat dietary
food should be encouraged and their use as raw materials to the pharmaceutical industries is recommended.
adebolamo@gmail.comMed Mycol Open Access, 3:2, 2017
DOI: 10.21767/2471-8521-C1-003