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Mushroom

Vitamins

Mushrooms contain vitamin d2, but not all mushrooms are the same

A Virginia Tech analysis found vitamin D2 varies widely by mushroom: 0.1-0.3 micrograms per 100 g in white button, crimini, portabella and enoki; 0.4-0.7 in shiitake and oyster; 5.2-28.1 in morel, chanterelle and maitake; and 3.4-20.9 in UV-treated portabella.

Phytochemicals

Green Tea and Medicinal Mushrooms for Health

Newcastle University researchers reported in Phytomedicine that the compounds left after gut enzymes break down green tea polyphenols bound toxins more strongly and supported cellular and neurological health better than the intact polyphenols did.

May 9, 2011

Food

Ancient Food Ingredients: What's Old is New

Mercola welcomes growing consumer interest in traditional ingredients such as Russian kefir, Japanese adzuki beans and European black currant, and argues that returning to whole foods can start reversing the damage done by years of processed eating.

Aug 5, 2010

Food

Breast cancer risk reduced by green tea, mushrooms

In a Chinese study of 1,009 breast cancer patients and 1,009 healthy women, the heaviest mushroom eaters were about two-thirds less likely to have the disease, and those eating dried mushrooms 56 percent less likely. Mushrooms and green tea together showed the strongest association.

Apr 17, 2009

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