Microdosing Shrooms Nutrition Facts

• Posted by nupep shrooms March 16, 2022 Filed in Health #Microdosing shrooms  76 views
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  White mushroom nutrition

  Also called a button mushroom, nutrition facts remain relatively similar for this variety, Microdosing shrooms compared to the previous two. Here's the nutrition breakdown for one cup of whole white button mushrooms:

  • 21 calories
  • 3 g protein
  • 0 g fat
  • 3 g carbohydrates
  • 1 g fiber
  • 305 mg potassium
  • 3 mg niacin

   

  Shiitake mushroom nutrition
  Here's the nutrition breakdown for five shiitake mushrooms, or about one large cup of whole shiitake mushrooms:

  • 34 calories
  • 2 g protein
  • 0 g fat
  • 7 g carbohydrates
  • 3 g fiber
  • 304 mg potassium
  • 4 mg niacin

   

  

   

  Mushrooms boost gut health

  
  Many studies out there tout fresh mushrooms as powerful prebiotics for feeding our microbiome. Prebiotics serves as food for our body's good gut bacteria-probiotics-which help with digestion, maintaining a healthy immune system, longevity, and a host of other health benefits. Mushrooms can radically transform our microbiomes, helping it repopulate with a host of various healthy bacteria.

  One meta-analysis focusing on the health benefits of mushrooms found strong correlations between the prebiotic power of the fungus and immune function, weight, gut inflammation, colon cancer and neurological disease risk.

  Related: 3 Surprising Reasons Your Gut Health Matters

   

  Mushrooms are a great source of B vitamins

  Mushrooms are rich in the B vitamins riboflavin, niacin and pantothenic acid. Riboflavin is essential for energy production and how our body metabolizes fat, while niacin helps metabolize macronutrients (proteins, carbohydrates and fats) in the body. Pantothenic acid aids in hormone production and assists the nervous system.

  A 100g serving of white button mushrooms offers almost a quarter of our daily riboflavin needs, 18% of our daily niacin requirement and 15% for pantothenic acid. Women especially can be deficient in B vitamins, so adding mushrooms to your next weeknight meal could give you just the boost your body needs!

   

  Mushrooms are full of potassium

  
  Bananas are usually the poster child for potassium, but it turns out mushrooms offer a pretty hefty dose as well. One cup of cooked portobello mushrooms have even more potassium than a medium-sized banana!

  Potassium is vital for electrolyte balance and muscle contraction, Microdosing shrooms and it is often a popular nutrient for workout recovery. This mineral is also linked to lower blood pressure and protection from stroke, osteoporosis and kidney stones.