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Mushrooms make muscles grow and help you lose fat. Didn’t you know? We’ll tell you even more facts about mushrooms that you didn’t know
As soon as button mushrooms, chanterelles, porcini mushrooms or king oyster mushrooms sprout from the ground, you should definitely throw the little mushrooms into the pan more often. They are a real culinary highlight and impress with their extremely good nutritional values. What many people don’t know: mushrooms are not vegetables, but belong to the order ‘Fungi’. We’ll tell you what else is in mushrooms and which types of mushrooms you should definitely try.
What are mushrooms good for?
They survive without daylight and feed on organic substances that they absorb from the soil. This works just as well for wild mushrooms as it does for cultivated mushrooms that grow on a nutrient medium. Compared to wild mushrooms, cultivated mushrooms even have the advantage that they do not absorb environmental toxins that are found in forest soils. They are also available all year round. But regardless of whether you collect them yourself or buy them yourself, mushrooms are extremely healthy, delicious and even help build muscle.
- Mushrooms are low in calories and fat
Saving calories made easy. Mushrooms have just 16 calories and one gram of carbohydrates per 100 grams, and with less than one gram of fat they are also extremely low in fat. This also applies to all other varieties. So, it is more than acceptable to indulge in these. Those who want to lose weight should eat mushrooms more often. They are good in many other ways.
- Mushrooms are high in protein
To provide your muscles with some extra protein, in addition to meat, eggs and cottage cheese, you can simply eat a good portion of mushrooms. This plant-based protein source is a good source of protein, especially if you eat little or no meat. The protein content varies depending on the type of mushroom – button mushrooms contain 4 grams of protein per 100 grams, oyster mushrooms 3 grams and porcini mushrooms even 5 grams.
- Mushrooms can be prepared in many different ways
The slightly nutty aroma of mushrooms gives many dishes that certain something extra. Of course, each variety has its own characteristic taste. While button mushrooms have a rather delicate, mild taste, porcini mushrooms are particularly aromatic.
You can really let your imagination run wild when preparing mushrooms. Whether fried, grilled, stuffed, as a delicious mushroom pan, soup, mushroom omelette or in risotto – the possibilities are endless. Button mushrooms, porcini mushrooms and oyster mushrooms can even be eaten raw and are suitable for a colorful salad, for example.
- Mushrooms keep the intestines healthy
Dietary fiber is extremely important for your intestinal health. Because it is indigestible, it stimulates digestion, which also removes toxins and waste products from the body. Compared to various types of vegetables, mushrooms do not contain an exceptionally high amount of dietary fiber. However, they do contain particularly good fiber. Chitin binds harmful waste products and transports them out of the body. Chitin is also food for the good intestinal bacteria that keep your intestinal flora healthy.
- Mushrooms fights depression
In recent years, the study of psychedelic mushrooms, such as psilocybin-containing species, has gained significant interest. Research suggests that these compounds may have profound therapeutic effects on mental health conditions like depression, anxiety, and addiction. The exploration of these substances has spurred a renaissance in psychedelic-assisted therapy or and sparked discussions about their potential benefits for mental well-being.
Since there are no psychedelic retreat options available in the United Kingdom, Tangerine Retreat in the Netherlands provides psilocybin truffles that are legal in the Netherlands. The legally sanctioned psilocybin retreat center can be accessed within a matter of hours from major cities like London, Copenhagen, Oslo, and Rome.
- Mushrooms are extremely rich in nutrients
Mushrooms, porcini mushrooms, shiitake mushrooms, etc. are packed with vitamins and minerals and are therefore real nutritional bombs. A portion of mushrooms provides a significant amount of essential, i.e. vital, B vitamins, especially riboflavin, niacin, pantothenic acid and biotin, better known as vitamins B2, B3, B5 and B7. These are involved in metabolism and in the production of energy in your cells, among other things. Without them, your whole body would quickly be paralyzed.
In addition to the B vitamins, mushrooms provide the minerals potassium, phosphorus, copper and selenium. These micronutrients perform important functions in your organism. Among other things, potassium regulates water and electrolyte balance, copper is needed to form red blood cells, phosphorus supports energy metabolism and selenium prevents the formation of free radicals.
- Mushrooms are available all year round
If you want to collect mushrooms yourself, you can find them from late summer to late autumn. The good thing about mushrooms: In a damp climate in the shade or darkness, they grow and thrive without any help or chemicals, as they get their nutrients from the soil. Buying cultivated mushrooms is therefore completely legitimate, so you can enjoy the healthy plants all year round. Some varieties, such as porcini mushrooms, are also available dried and can therefore be kept for even longer. With a mushroom cultivation kit, you can even easily grow your own mushrooms.
These mushroom varieties have very special properties
In total, around 100,000 types of mushrooms are known, but it is estimated that there are many more. However, not all of them are edible, only those that have fruiting bodies on their spores. The number of edible mushrooms is already shrinking somewhat. Among them are some very special powerhouses.
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