Panbo Bangla Mushroom Ltd.

Medical Values : Panbo Bangla Mushroom Ltd.

Health benefits
- Mushroom contains Carbohydrate, Fat, Protein, Vitamin and Mineral in such quantity that its helps to increase the body immune function.
- Mushroom is an ideal food for Diabetics patients since it contains low fat and carbohydrate and it is rich in fiber.
- Mushroom contains Eritadenine, Lovastatin, Entadenine which helps to reduce cholesterol thus regular mushroom consumption prevents heart disease and high blood pressure.
- Mushroom contains Folic acid and Iron which helps combat anemia.
- Mushroom is globally used as anti-HIV food because it is contain triterpene.
- Mushroom contain Vitamin – B12 and one kind of lipid which keep the nervous system and spinal cord healthy.
- Mushroom contains nucleic acid and anti- allergen which helps to combat allergies and kidney disease.
- Mushroom has various anti oxidant such as selenium, uric- acid and A, E, C & D.
- Mushroom lowers the risk of cancer and helps treatment of cancer.

Medical Values of Mushroom
Dietary Importance
These days the health conscious people prefer food containing low energy (low calorie) and low fat. For them mushrooms are valuable health food as they are:
- Low in Calories
- High in vegetable Proteins (Table-1) Chitin, Iron, Zinc, Fiber (8-10% of dry weight), essential amino acids, vitamins & minerals
- Very little fat and no cholesterol (Table-2)

Medical Values of Mushroom
Table 1: Nutrition Comparison of Mushroom with Vegetables (per 100g)
Name | Calories | Moisture | Fat | Carbohydrate (%) | Protein(dry wt. basis) |
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Mushroom | 16 | 91.1 | 0.3 | 4.4 | 26.9 |
Brinjal | 24 | 92.7 | 0.2 | 5.5 | 15.1 |
Cabbage | 24 | 92.4 | 0.2 | 5.3 | 18.4 |
Cauliflower | 25 | 91.7 | 0.2 | 4.9 | 28.8 |
Celery | 18 | 93.7 | 0.2 | 3.7 | 20.6 |
Potato | 83 | 73.8 | 0.1 | 19.1 | 7.6 |

Medical Values of Mushroom
Table 2: Comparison of Calorie and Fat Content in Meat, Milk and Mushroom (per 100 gm)
Name | Mutton | Chicken | Beef | Whole Milk | Mushroom |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Calorie | 143 | 190 | 210 | 110 | 28.0 |
Fat (g) | 3.0 | 7.4 | 9.3 | 6.0 | 0.5 |
Saturated fat (g) | 0.9 | 2.0 | 3.5 | 3.7 | 0.1 |
Cholesterol (mg) | 75.0 | 89.4 | 86.0 | 24.2 | 0 |

Medical Values of Mushroom
Table 3: Comparison of Protein contain in different foods / 100 gm
Name of food | Protein (gm) |
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Meat | 22-25 |
Fish | 16-22 |
Egg | 13 |
Pulse | 22-40 |
Mushroom | 25-35 |