Abstract
The elemental composition of four wild edible mushroom species was determined by inductively coupled plasma optical emission spectrometry (ICP OES): scotch bonnet (Marasmius oreades), chanterelle (Cantarellus cibarius), porcini (Boletus edulis), and peppery milk-cap (Lactarius piperatus). Mushrooms are a potassium-rich food, which was confirmed in this study. M. oreades contained the highest concentration of almost all elements, except for cadmium, potassium, phosphorus, and lead. Lead and cadmium were present but at concentrations that are not hazardous to human health. A principal component analysis loading plot for elemental composition demonstrated that 95.51 percent of the total variance was present in the first two principal components. Cluster analysis separated the elements into three statistical significant clusters.
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