The Status of Edible Mushrooms Resource Development and Nutrition Evaluation in Sichuan Province, China

摘要

With the development of our agriculture, the utilization of edible mushrooms is more and more widely recognized. The resources of them are abundant in our country, especially in Sichuan. They contain not only rich nutrients, but also active substances such as polysaccharides, which with the biological activity of anti-tumor, anti-diabetic, antifungal and anti-viral. Though edible mushrooms have become the polar industry of Sichuan, still many problems concerning the food safety of edible mushrooms need to be solved. This paper conducts a clear exposition of rich edible mushrooms resources and problems existing in processing and utilization of edible mushrooms in Sichuan.