About Mushrooms

Mushrooms are actually a class of fungus that blooms out of damp and dark areas rich in dead wood debris, leaf litter and other waste material such as animal dung. They are efficient agents fitting into the nutrient cycles of farms and forests. Thus naturally they rich sources of nutrients, having extracted into themselves much that are useful from the wastes. Earlier there are certain myths amongst the Indians, such as mushrooms were non- vegetarian. Some also considered them as inauspicious. All are wrong. Of thousands of edible varieties 25 f them are widely acceptable, indeed highly recommendable as food items. They are low in calories, good in proteins, easy to digest, improve the immunity of the body and contain fibre, which is good for variety of systemic conditions. But the best thing about them is their richness in vitamins and minerals. For growing children who tend to be anaemic, mushrooms are widely recommended.