The ancient Egyptians believed mushrooms were the plant of immortality, and while they may not help you live forever, mushrooms provide nutrients to keep your body healthy. Mushrooms come in many varieties, including white button, portobello and shiitake. You can grill, sauté or roast them, add them to dips, sauces and soups, or top salads with them. Whichever way you choose to eat mushrooms, they will put you one step closer to meeting your need for many of the vitamins you don't usually find in the produce section.
Vitamins B-1, B-2 and B-3
One cup of white button mushrooms supplies you with 7 percent of the DRI for thiamin, or vitamin B-1; 30 percent of the DRI for riboflavin, or vitamin B-2, for men and 35 percent for women; and 22 percent of the DRI for niacin, or vitamin B-3, for men and 25 percent for women. The B vitamins allow you to produce energy, metabolize fats and proteins, and keep your skin, hair, eyes, liver and nervous system healthy. Shiitake and portobella mushrooms are slightly lower in thiamin and riboflavin, but higher in niacin, while oyster mushrooms have a higher content than all three vitamins.
Vitamin B-6
Mushrooms might actually boost your mood, especially shiitake and portobella mushrooms. One hundred grams, or about five whole shiitake mushrooms, contain 23 percent of the DRI for vitamin B-6 for adults 19 to 50 years. One cup of portobella mushrooms contains 10 percent, one cup of oyster mushrooms contains 7 percent and one cup of white mushrooms contains 8 percent of the DRI of this vitamin. Vitamin B-6 allows you to make hormones that influence your mood and regulate your body's internal clock and is vital for normal brain development and function.
Vitamin D
Mushrooms are your only option for vitamin D when you're shopping for produce. They make vitamin D the same way you do -- when exposed to sunlight. Mushrooms are typically grown in the dark, but some are grown under ultraviolet light to promote vitamin D production. "Health" magazine cites Dole portobella mushrooms as an example -- one cup contains 400 International Units, or 66 percent, of the DRI of vitamin D. Vitamin D works with calcium to build your bones and keep them strong. A 2012 article on the Huffington Post website encourages you to leave your mushrooms out in the sun to increase their vitamin D content.
Other Vitamins
蘑菇给你少量叶酸,维生素B-12和维生素C.叶酸对快速生长的细胞至关重要,您需要它来制作遗传物质并保持大脑正常运作。维生素B-12与叶酸一起使用,以改善免疫系统和情绪,对您的神经细胞和遗传物质尤为重要。您的身体使用维生素C形成皮肤,韧带,血管和肌腱所必需的蛋白质。您还需要它来治愈伤口并保持骨骼和牙齿健康。
- Fresh Mushrooms: History and Background
- Fresh Mushrooms: Benefits
- United States Department of Agriculture National Nutrient Database for Standard Reference: Mushrooms
- Institute of Medicine Food and Nutrition Board: Dietary Reference Intakes: Recommended Dietary Allowances and Adequate Intakes, Vitamins
- University of Maryland Medical Center: Vitamin B-1 (Thiamine)
- University of Maryland Medical Center: Vitamin B-6 (Pyridoxine)
- Health Magazine: 12 Ways to Get Your Daily Vitamin D
- Huffington Post:将蘑菇放在阳光下,以获得维生素D.
- University of Maryland Medical Center: Vitamin B-9 (Folic Acid)
- University of Maryland Medical Center: Vitamin B-12 (Cobalamin)