Proximate and mineral composition of four edible mushroom species from South Western Nigeria

African Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 4, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 1084-1088

  Adejumo, T O ^a   Awosanya, O B ^a  

^a ADEKUNLE AJASIN UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Edible mushrooms; Food composition

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; CARBOHYDRATE; COPPER; LIPID; MAGNESIUM; MANGANESE; MINERAL; PHOSPHORUS; SODIUM; VEGETABLE PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; ASH; DRY WEIGHT; FOOD COMPOSITION; LACTARIUS TRIVIRALIS; LENTINUS TIGRINUS; MOISTURE; MUSHROOM; NIGERIA; PLANT FIBER; RUSSULA VESCA; TERMITOMYCES MAMMIFORMIS;

BASIDIOMYCOTA; LACTARIUS; LENTINUS TIGRINUS; RUSSULA VESCA; TERMITOMYCES MAMMIFORMIS;

EID: 27144507119     PISSN: 16845315     EISSN: 16845315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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