mushrooms

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Question: Is it bad to eat the gills of the (portabella) mushroom?

 

Answer: No, eating the gills of a portabella mushroom or any of the edible

mushrooms is neither bad nor unhealthy. Some chefs prefer to remove the gills

because they tend to give a dark and muddy look to sauces made with them.

However, other chefs feel that much of the mushroom's flavor resides in its

gills. I personally keep them on in my cooking. I try never to waste any edible

part of any fruit, vegetable or mushroom.

 

So, unless you are concerned about the appearance of a light-colored sauce, you

do not need to remove the gills of the portabella mushroom. However, if you do

decide to remove the gills of the mushroom, I suggest that you set them aside

and use them to make an excellent brown mushroom gravy.

 

Portabella mushrooms have a high water content, consisting of about 92% water

and approximately 26 calories per 100 grams. These mushrooms are relatively high

in protein (2.5 g), and contain a wide range of essential amino acids. They are

low in fat (0.2 grams) and high in fiber (1.5 grams). Portabella mushrooms also

provide several vitamins and minerals. In particular: niacin (4.5 mg),

pantothenic acid (1.5 mg), folate (22 mcg), potassium (484 mg), phosphorus (130

mg), selenium (11 mcg) and magnesium (11 mg).

 

To learn more about the health-promoting effects of mushrooms, visit the Fungi

Perfecti website at www.fungi.com - it's an good source for information about

medicinal and gourmet edible mushrooms.

 

Bruce

 

 

 

 

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[Guest guest]

Thanks alot, Bruce. Makes alot of sense.

 

Karen

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Bruce Reid

rawfood

Sunday, October 19, 2003 1:00 PM

Re: [Raw Food] mushrooms

 

 

I just found this....

 

Question: Is it bad to eat the gills of the (portabella) mushroom?

 

Answer: No, eating the gills of a portabella mushroom or any of the edible

mushrooms is neither bad nor unhealthy.