Major Nutritional Components of Four Pleurotus citrinopileatus Strains

Concentrations of the major nutritional components found in the fruiting bodies of four strains of Pleurotus citrinopileatus were determined. Fresh fruit bodies contained 87.5%～89.7% water, and the crude protein, crude fat, crude fiber and amino acid contents of dried fruit bodies were 42.3%～47.9%, 0.8%～1.9%, 10.7%～14.9% and 23.68%～25.42%, respectively. Fruiting bodies also contained high levels of seven essential amino acids, and the content of Arg and G1u were either similar to or higher than levels found in α-casein, ovalbumin and soy globulin.