Approximate Nutritional Value for 3.5oz.

OYSTER MUSHROOMS:

(Pleurotus Ostreatus)

OYSTER (Pleurotus Ostreatus) Called Hiratake in Japan.

There are many different varieties of the exotic Oyster mushroom which can be found throughout North America, Europe and Asia. The fluted, graceful oyster shell shape and delicate, briny flavor are best praised in a poem written during the Sung dynasty, that calls the Oyster “the mushroom of flower heaven.”

The Oyster mushroom is a fleshy, gilled mushroom growing in shelf-like fashion on wood, sawdust, or straw that is a good food and promising medicinal. Protein quality is nearly equal to animal derived protein. Low fat content is mostly of the good unsaturated kind. Also contained are carbohydrates, fiber, vitamins B1, B2, plus minerals, especially iron and an antioxidant. This mushroom shows activity against cancer and high cholesterol. It has been used to relax muscles and to resist leakage of blood vessels.

The following are a few ailments which can be prevented with the consumption of Oyster Mushrooms because they are of High Medical Value

Liver Ailments * High Blood Cholesterol Level* High Blood Pressure * Kidney Problems * Diabetes * Hypertension * Heart Disease * Gastric Cancers * Impaired Immune Response * Hepatitis B * Chronic Fatigue Syndrome.

Thus Oyster Mushrooms are Anticancer, Hypollpidemic, Hypocholestermic and Antihypertensic. They also lower the blood cholesterol level.

Oyster mushroom can help in solving the problems of malnutrition and disease. Its protein content is second to legumes, and has all the mineral salts required by the human body, such as calcium, phosphorous and iron, in twice the amounts contained in beef, pork and chicken meat. It has the highest content of Vitamin B1 and B2 . It is 5 to 10 times richer in niacin than any other vegetable. Richer in folic acid which can prevent and cure anemia. Oyster mushroom is suitable for people wishing to reduce their weight or afflicted with diabetes or hypertension