The genus Pleurotus (Fr.) P. Kumm. is a Pleurotoid mushroom having high nutritional and therapeutic value. In this manuscript the results of the investigations undertaken to evaluate the nutritional and nutraceutical components of local strain of Pleurotus cystidiosus on qualitative and quantitative basis has been presented. Upon evaluation the mushroom sample showed the presence of 9.61% ash content, 3.08% moisture content, 4.2% proteins, 79.45% carbohydrates, 1% crude fats, 2.66% crude fibers, 343.62 kcal/100g energy value, 0.97% phenols, 1.11% flavonoids, 1.02 µg/g β-carotene, 0.44 µg/g lycopene, 0.93% alkaloids and 0.14% steroids on dry weight basis.
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