Abstract
Abstract Much of the diversity of mushrooms is still unknown to science. In the search for new edible mushrooms, we began to look at the traditions of Amazonian forest peoples in order to learn about the potential for edible mushrooms among other species. In particular, the Yanomami people launched the encyclopedia of food (Sanoma) in 2016 to preserve their knowledge of their own food. They demonstrated how food production can be balanced with the forest and present dozens of mushrooms that are consumed by their communities. In view of the above information, the objective of this work is to present bromatological aspects of the Lentinus crinitus mushroom from an agroforestry homegarden in the Cerrado. The specimen was collected from an agroforestry homegarden with biome forest species and agronomic species, located in the Brazilian Cerrado, in the city of Goiânia, Goias. L. crinitus mushrooms presented 61% humidity, containing 14% crude protein, 1.5% ether extract, 26% crude fiber, and 3.4% mineral matter. Its bromatological characteristics are similar to others of commercial fungi. There is great potential for the use of the Lentinus crinitus mushroom in agroforestry yards in the Brazilian Cerrado, reconciling environmental conservation with the diversification of the production of agroextractive products.
Highlights
The estimated total population of fungi is estimated to be between 2.2 and 3.4 million species, with a conservatively estimated 1.5 million species considered to be very conservative (Hawksworth & Lücking, 2017)
In the search for new edible mushrooms, we began to look at the traditions of Amazonian forest communities, in order to learn about the potential opportunities and advantages of edible mushrooms among other species
The crude fiber content, on the other hand, is considered superior to the other commercial fungi. Both moisture content and crude fiber indicate that this species in this form of natural production is a more fibrous mushroom than commercial species
Summary
The estimated total population of fungi is estimated to be between 2.2 and 3.4 million species, with a conservatively estimated 1.5 million species considered to be very conservative (Hawksworth & Lücking, 2017). In Brazil, it is estimated that there is a great diversity of fungal species, especially considering that two important biodiversity hotspots, the Cerrado and Atlantic Forest, which are located occur in the tropical region of the country (Maia et al, 2015; Hawksworth & Lücking, 2017). Much of this diversity is still totally unknown to science. In the search for new edible mushrooms, we began to look at the traditions of Amazonian forest communities, in order to learn about the potential opportunities and advantages of edible mushrooms among other species
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