Table 1
Stability of vitamin D2 in hot-air dried mushrooms during storage.
Storage time Vitamin D2 content ± SD (lg/g dw)
Agaricus
bisporus
Pleurotus
ostreatus
Lentinula
edodes
Fresh mushrooms** 13.10 ± 1.6cA* 56.60 ± 0.82cC 29.33 ± 2.24dB
Immediately after
drying
14.28 ± 1.75cA 56.29 ± 1.36cC 26.20 ± 2.14cdB
1 month 13.34 ± 0.33cA 54.97 ± 1.48cC 26.10 ± 1.85cdB
3 months 11.59 ± 0.35bcA 54.59 ± 1.30cC 23.84 ± 1.34bcB
8 months 9.27 ± 0.62abA 52.37 ± 0.77cC 21.13 ± 0.75abB
12 months 7.73 ± 1.87aA 46.13 ± 2.18bC 19.47 ± 1.52abB
18 months 6.90 ± 1.10aA 37.66 ± 3.77aC 17.92 ± 0.80aB
* Different small letters indicate significant difference in a column (p = 0.05);
different capital letters indicate significant difference in a row (p = 0.05).
** Control-fresh mushrooms irradiated with UVB (before drying).