INTRODUCTION
Mushrooms have been widely used as food or food
ingredients in many food products for a long time.
Some edible mushrooms have been used because of
their antitumour, antifungal, and reducing hypercholesterolemia
activities 1–3. From a nutritional point
of view, mushrooms contain high protein and low
fat. In addition, high dietary fibre of mushrooms was
reported to function as an antitumour and antiviral
agent4, 5. Moreover, mushrooms are recognized as a
good source of amino acids which play an important
role in their flavours6.