The Benefits and Functions of Shiitake Mushroom Powder

Shiitake mushroom is the second largest edible fungus in the world. It is delicious, fragrant and nutritious. It is a high-protein, low-fat nutritious health food. Mushroom powder is a food made with dried shiitake mushrooms as the main ingredient.

Ⅰ. The benefits of shiitake powder

1. It helps to improve immunity. The medicinal value of shiitake mushroom powder is constantly being discovered. The ergosterol content in shiitake mushrooms is very high, which is effective in preventing and treating rickets. At the same time, in-depth research also found that shiitake mushroom powder also contains a high-purity, high-molecular structure glucan, that is, lentinan, which has anti-virus, inducing Interferon and the role of protecting the liver, if patients suffering from hepatitis B often eat mushrooms, not only can improve the body's immune function, reduce alanine aminotransferase (SGPT), but also prevent the further development of the disease. At the same time, lentinan also has anti-tumor effect, and has curative effect on lung cancer, breast cancer, gastric cancer, colon cancer, rectal cancer and uterine cancer. In addition, shiitake mushrooms contain more than 40 kinds of enzymes of six major enzymes, which can correct human enzyme deficiency.

2. Meet the needs of specific groups of people, suitable for all ages. Mushroom powder is rich in trace elements and vitamins, and has the characteristics of flat sweetness, neither warm nor dry, neither cold nor cool, high protein and low fat. For the elderly who need fat, it is a fitness supplement suitable for all ages. Folks in Jiangsu and Zhejiang often eat shiitake mushrooms with chicken stew to prevent deafness due to deficiency in the elderly, and the curative effect is good. In addition, the protein and various amino acids in shiitake mushrooms are very beneficial to the intellectual development of children. At present, some manufacturers have added shiitake mushroom extract to their baby food.

Ⅱ. The role of shiitake powder

Mushrooms are an important supplementary ingredient in recipes. For example, Stewed Chicken Nuggets with Mushroom Vermicelli is a classic northern dish with mushrooms, vermicelli and chicken nuggets as the main raw materials. Not only that, people also grind the dried shiitake mushrooms into powder, the dried shiitake mushrooms contain a lot of glutamic acid and aspartic acid, these two amino acids have a strong umami taste, and it is combined in the shiitake mushroom in the form of protein. , so it will not harm health. At the same time, dried shiitake mushroom powder also contains other essential amino acids, which are rich in nutrients. When using, sprinkle dried shiitake mushroom powder on cooking food to enhance freshness.

With the development of biological enzyme technology, shiitake mushroom powder can be used in some mushroom fresh flavor seasonings, mushroom flavor seasoning bags, mushroom flavor ham, mushroom flavor dumpling fillings, and mushroom flavor exquisite rad reaction substrates, etc. The application range is very wide.