Phytochemical Screening, Proximate Composition and Mineral Activities of Four Selected Nigerian Mushrooms
The study examined the phytochemical screening, proximate composition and mineral activities of four
selected mushrooms. Four fungi (Calocybe indica, Pleurotus pulmonarius, Auricularia sp, and Pleurotus ostreatus) were
collected and phytochemical, proximate and mineral contents were determined. Results showed that moisture content was
observed to be highest in Auricularia sp. (46.8 %), C.indica (46.8 %) protein (10.31 %), ash (2.72 %), fat (3.2 %), fibre (3.7
%) and CHO (38.36 %) were observed to be highest in P. ostreatus, while ash was observed to be lowest in C. indica (2.0
%).