Abstract
The paper presents the results of studies on the production and quality assessment of mycelia of three varieties of King Bolete: <em>Boletus edulis</em> var. <em>pinicolus</em> Vitt., <em>Boletus edulis</em> var. <em>piceicolus</em> Vasilkov and <em>Boletus edulis</em> var. <em>reticulatus</em> (Schaff ex. Boud) Bat. In the biomass of mycelium for food the following physicochemical parameters were determined: contents of dry matter, soluble protein – albumins, globulins and prolamins, the rehydratation rate, and sensory and microbial quality was assessed.
Highlights
IntroductionIn recent years, applying the advances in biochemical engineering and biotechnology, studies have been initiated on obtaining under controlled conditions of mycelia of large-fruited mushrooms, which could be used as substitutes of fruiting bodies of mushrooms in foodstuffs or as sources of active substances used in medicine (E y - bergen , Scheffers 1972; Kohlmünzer 1992; Beauséjour 1999; Bilay et al 2000; L a w 2001)
Fungi have been a source of food for humans for several thousand years
The production of mycelium for food was completed at the moment of the phase of growth inhibition in reaction chambers
Summary
In recent years, applying the advances in biochemical engineering and biotechnology, studies have been initiated on obtaining under controlled conditions of mycelia of large-fruited mushrooms, which could be used as substitutes of fruiting bodies of mushrooms in foodstuffs or as sources of active substances used in medicine (E y - bergen , Scheffers 1972; Kohlmünzer 1992; Beauséjour 1999; Bilay et al 2000; L a w 2001). In this way it would be possible to limit the harvesting of mushrooms from natural habitats. Such investigations were initiated in the second half of the 20th century in the United States by Humbfeld, where at present biomass of morel is sold as flavour substances of this mushroom species (Kopiński , Ro s z a k 1987; Kopiński 1989; Maekawa , Intabon 2002)
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