Proximate and Mineral Evaluation of Six Edible Wild Mushroom Species from the Nahuatl Region of the State of Mexico

• Barragán Soriano, José Luis ^[1] ; Pérez Moreno, Jesús ^[1] ; Crosby Galván, María Magdalena ^[1] ; Almaraz Suárez, Juan José ^[1]
  1. [1] Colegio de Postgraduados

     Colegio de Postgraduados

     México

     
• Localización: Agro Productividad, ISSN-e 2594-0252, Vol. 18, Nº. 6, 2025 (Ejemplar dedicado a: Junio), págs. 93-99
• Idioma: inglés
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  • Objective: To evaluate the nutritional and mineral content of six species of edible wild mushrooms, from a Nahuatl region in the State of Mexico. Design/methodology/approach: Standard analytical techniques were used to determine moisture content, partial dry matter, ash, crude protein, crude fat, and mineral composition of six edible wild mushroom species. Results: The edible wild mushrooms exhibited high moisture content, ranging from 87.0% to 91.6%. The highest dry matter content was found in Lyophyllum decastes. Hypomyces macrosporus showed the highest ash content, with a value 2.22 times greater than that of Lactarius deliciosus. Regarding protein content, Infundibulicybe gibba had the highest percentage of crude protein among the species analyzed. Limitations on study/implications: The production of sporomes of edible wild mushrooms is subject to environmental conditions, mainly rainfall. Findings/conclusions: Edible wild mushrooms are a valuable source of nutrients and easily accessible to the Indigenous communities living in the forests of the State of Mexico. Additionally, there was a conspicuous nutritional variation among the different species studied.