Medicinal and edible mushrooms & usage in meat products [Tıbbi ve yenilebilir mantarlar & et ürünlerinde kullanımı]

Abstract

In recent years, awareness of the community towards healthy nutrition and the interest that consumers have shown in natural foods have accelerated the research conducted in this field. Mushrooms with high nutritional value have been consumed for many years as food and they have the potential to be used in medicine, cosmetics, dietary supplement and functional food production due to the bioactive components they contain. The growing interest in mushrooms has led to significant developments and changes in mushroom production and consumption in the World and in our country. Mushrooms include high protein, carbohydrates, fiber, vitamins, minerals and bioactive components. In addition, sodium, fat, cholesterol and calories are low. These properties make mushrooms the favorite food that can be a part of a healthy and balanced diet. In this study, information on production and consumption of mushrooms, nutritive values, health effects and usage in meat products is compiled and presented. © 2018, Centenary University. All rights reserved