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Table 1 Proximate composition (%) of priority wild mushroom species

From: Comparative nutrient composition of selected wild edible mushrooms from two agro-ecological zones, Uganda

Treatment

AE

Volvariella speciosa

Polyporus tenuiculus

Termitomyces microcarpus

Termitomyces tyleranus

Termitomyces clypeatus

Ash

H

14.13 (0.12)a

11.65 (0.24)b

15.13 (0.07)a

16.87 (0.01)a

11.2 (0.10)b

Sh

11.65 (0.04)b

12.24 (0.37)b

13.82 (0.65)b

13.68 (0.89)b

10.79 (0.02)b

Dry matter

H

86.02 (0.30)a

83.25 (0.16)a

83.01 (0.15)a

84.63 (0.66)a

82.34 (0.24)b

Sh

85.6 (0.08)a

87.70 (0.91)b

86.96 (0.13)b

89.76 (0.63)b

85.87 (3.05)a

Crude protein

H

19.95 (0.39)b

16.86 (0.38)a

27.42 (0.22)c

21.77 (0.003)d

18.00 (0.32)b

Sh

13.84 (0.26)a

11.56 (0.26)b

13.00 (0.71)a

14.59 (0.26)a

12.76 (1.4)a

Crude fiber

H

4.19 (0.12)c

9.46 (0.82)b

3.95 (0.50)c

3.08 (0.13)a

7.69 (0.13)d

Sh

8.57 (0.22)b

5.20 (1.13)c

2.08 (0.64)d

2.80 (0.52)a

3.79 (0.28)e

Crude lipid

H

3.56 (1.05)a

3.23 (0.19)a

3.34 (0.21)a

3.00 (0.02)a

3.79 (0.28)a

Sh

2.81 (0.04)a

2.85 (0.99)a

2.50 (0.5)a

2.02 (0.05)b

2.24 (1.07)c

Moisture

H

13.98 (0.3)a

16.75 (0.2)b

16.99 (0.15)b

15.37 (0.85)b

17.66 (0.24)b

Sh

12.40 (0.08)a

12.30 (1.85)a

13.04 (0.12)a

10.24 (0.63)c

14.13 (3.05)a

Nitrogen

H

4.45 (0.05)b

3.85 (0.001)b

6.26 (0.03)c

4.97 (0.05)b

4.11 (0.07)b

Sh

3.16 (0.07)a

2.64 (0.16)a

2.97 (0.06)a

3.33 (0.32)a

2.91 (0.06)a

Total carbohydrate

H

48.44 (0.06)a

51.51 (0.17)c

37.12 (0.76)b

42.99 (0.11)e

49.35 (0.41)a

Sh

59.3 (1.38)b

61.05 (1.14)d

57.64 (0.58)d

59.47 (0.78)d

60.08 (5.8)d

Energy (kcal)

H

248.64 (0.12)a

250.46 (0.10)a

228.97 (0.10)c

220.75 (0.82)c

250.62 (0.20)a

Sh

266.14 (0.01)b

266.60 (0.50)b

255.57 (0.62)b

263.08 (1.09)b

261.26 (0.71)b

  1. Figures in parentheses are standard deviations of means.
  2. a,b,c,d Values along the rows and between agro-ecological zones are significantly different at p < 0.05. Mean ± SD of two replicates. Crude protein = N × 4.38, carbohydrates by difference.
  3. H humid, S sub-humid, AE agro-ecological zone.