• N.Bharathiraja
• Dr.Muthiah Chandran

The present study was carried out to evaluate the nutritional and medicinal properties of wild grown mushrooms collected from foothills of Eastern Ghats hills near Ponnai Village at Vellore District, Tamilnadu, India. A vast screening study conducted to identify the edible and non-edible mushroom in these regions showed three mushroom species such as Lycoperdon pyriforme, Arimillaria tabescens, Agaricus bisporus were prominent distributed when compared to the other mushrooms. Hence, the nutritional and nutraceuticals value of these all three wild mushroom species were analysed and reported herein. The carbohydrate contents in these mushroom ranged from 20.34±1.8-31.46±2.6(g/100g). The protein content was ranged from 15.28±1.3 - 25.32±1.8 (g/100g), fat were ranged from 2.7±0.21- 3.4±0.21 (g/100g) and fibres were ranged from 14.39±1.1- 21.37±1.9 (g/100g). The moisture was ranged between 85.4±7.4%-90.68±8.3percent and ash content was ranged from 4.8±1.4 - 6.4±0.8 (g/100g). The essential amino acids content were ranged from 05.5-50.8mg/g in Lycoperdon pyriforme, 06.7-60.4mg/g in Arimillaria tabescens and 03.6-67.1mg/g in Agaricus bisporus respectively. The vitamins B1, B2, B3, B6, B7, B9, B12, C, D2 and D4 levels analysed and their ranges were from 0.0064±0.00050-5.1±0.53 mg/100g in all three mushrooms. The lowest concentrations were observed in vitamin D4 and highest levels in B9. The minerals level were ranged from 0.3-815mg/100g (Lycoperdon pyriforme), 0.7-690mg/100 (Arimillaria tabescens) and 0.6-734 (Arimillaria tabescens).In all three mushrooms the minimum levels were observed for Iron (Fe) content and maximum levels were for Phosphorous (P) content.

- Nutraceuticals, Lycoperdon pyriforme, Arimillaria tabescens, Agaricus bisporus, mushroom, carbohydrate, protein, fat, ash, moisture, amino acids, minerals, vitamin.

"Nutraceutical potential of three wild edible mushrooms Lycoperdon pyriforme, Arimillaria tabescens and Agaricus bisporus available in the foothills of Eastern Ghats near Ponnai, Vellore District", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.7, Issue 7, page no.46-55, July-2020, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2007305.pdf

"Nutraceutical potential of three wild edible mushrooms Lycoperdon pyriforme, Arimillaria tabescens and Agaricus bisporus available in the foothills of Eastern Ghats near Ponnai, Vellore District", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.7, Issue 7, page no. pp46-55, July-2020, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2007305.pdf