Abstract
In present scenario malnutrition is a biggest problem of India. Increasing population and non judicial uses of natural resources have great concern. Present study deals with the production of nutraceuticals from mushroom (Pleurotus sajor-caju (Fr.) Singer) grown on different substrates and enhancement in these nutraceuticals by supplementation of Embelica officinalis. Results reveals that among all the used substrates viz. soybean straw, wheat straw, paddy straw, sunflower stalks, sugarcane bagasses and maize stalks, soybean straw was proved best in terms of nutraceuticals and there was increase in nutritive as well as mineral contents after supplementation. Thus Embelica officinalis should preferred for the supplementation of Pleurotus sajor- caju.
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