ISSN: 0972-1045

Comparative study of the mineral composition of selected cultivated mushrooms

Journal of Applied Horticulture, 2024, 26(3): 351-354.

Comparative study of the mineral composition of selected cultivated mushrooms

Dž. Fazli?¹, A. Udovi?i?², M. Valjevac², M. He?o², L. Kari?², ?. Zahirovi? Sinanovi?² and S. Murti?^3*

¹Department of Food Technology, University of Sarajevo, Faculty of Agriculture and Food Sciences, Sarajevo - 71 000, Bosnia and Herzegovina. ²Department of Vegetable Crops, University of Sarajevo, Faculty of Agriculture and Food Sciences, Sarajevo - 71 000, Bosnia and Herzegovina. ³Department of Plant Physiology, University of Sarajevo, Faculty of Agriculture and Food Sciences, Sarajevo - 71 000, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Corresponding e-mail: murticsenad@hotmail.com

DOI: https://doi.org/10.37855/jah.2024.v26i03.66

Key words: Hericiuma erinaceus, Ganoderma lucidum, Pleurotus djamor, Pleurotus ostreatus, nutrients, substrate, translocation

Abstract: The present study reports a comparison of the mineral composition of four selected cultivated mushrooms: lion’s mane (Hericiuma erinaceus), reishi (Ganoderma lucidum), pink oyster mushroom (Pleurotus djamor) and oyster mushroom (Pleurotus ostreatus). The levels of studied mineral elements (K, Ca, Zn, Cu, Co, Mn, Ni, Cr, Cd and Pb) in the substrate and mushroom samples were determined by atomic absorption spectroscopy using the Shimadzu AA-7000 device. The most abundant mineral elements in the analyzed mushrooms were K and Ca, ranging between 23703.2–36721.8 mg kg^-1 and 105.3–123.1 mg kg^-1dry mass, respectively. The content of heavy metals (Ni, Cr and Cd) was very low, while Pb and Co were below detectable levels. The study findings suggest that the translocation of mineral elements from substrate to mushroom fruiting bodies is strongly species-dependent.