Proximal and mineral evaluation of six species of edible wild mushrooms from the nahuatl region of the State of Mexico

Abstract

Objective: To evaluate the nutritional and mineral content of six species of edible wild mushrooms, from a Nahuatl region in the State of Mexico.

Design/methodology/approach: Standard analytical techniques were used to determine moisture content, partial dry matter, ash, crude protein, crude fat, and mineral composition of six edible wild mushroom species.

Results: The edible wild mushrooms exhibited high moisture content, ranging from 87.0% to 91.6%. The highest dry matter content was found in Lyophyllum decastes. Hypomyces macrosporus showed the highest ash content, with a value 2.22 times greater than that of Lactarius deliciosus. Regarding protein content, Infundibulicybe gibba had the highest percentage of crude protein among the species analyzed.

Limitations on study/implications: The production of sporomes of edible wild mushrooms is subject to environmental conditions, mainly rainfall.

Findings/conclusions: Edible wild mushrooms are a valuable source of nutrients and easily accessible to the Indigenous communities living in the forests of the State of Mexico. Additionally, there was a conspicuous nutritional variation among the different species studied.