Enhancing the yield, fruiting body traits, and nutritional properties of five major edible fungi through the exploitation of ginger straw substrate

Edible fungi, as nutritious foods in healthy diets, have gained popularity among consumers. The expansion of the edible fungi cultivation scale led to a shortage of cultivation substrate, making the development and utilization of new substrates a research hotspot. Ginger straw, the main byproduct in...

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Main Authors: Yan Zhang, Yihui Wang, Yuting Li, Panmeng Wang, Li Wang, Zhuang Li
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Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2025-05-01
Series:Frontiers in Nutrition
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fnut.2025.1583716/full
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Yihui Wang
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Li Wang
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Zhuang Li
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description Edible fungi, as nutritious foods in healthy diets, have gained popularity among consumers. The expansion of the edible fungi cultivation scale led to a shortage of cultivation substrate, making the development and utilization of new substrates a research hotspot. Ginger straw, the main byproduct in the ginger planting process, boasts a huge yield. In this study, ginger straw substrate (GSS) was assessed for the first time for cultivating five major edible fungi. The results indicated a significant improvement in biological efficiency (BE) with GSS, increased by 1.22–64.81%. In terms of nutritional properties, the GSS not only significantly increased the crude protein content (0.36~10.6%) and reduced sugar content (0.01~1%), crude fiber content (0.14~3.87%), and mineral level (The maximum increases were 217.02 mg/kg for calcium, 4.74 mg/kg for magnesium, and 44.08 mg/kg for iron) but also positively affected the total antioxidant capacity and composition of flavor-contributing amino acids. These results provide a scientific basis for cultivating edible fungi with ginger straw and offer a new way for edible fungi substrate selection.
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spelling doaj-art-b35816d4dd3f467bbc6ac972b8b5ef602025-08-20T03:10:11ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Nutrition2296-861X2025-05-011210.3389/fnut.2025.15837161583716Enhancing the yield, fruiting body traits, and nutritional properties of five major edible fungi through the exploitation of ginger straw substrateYan ZhangYihui WangYuting LiPanmeng WangLi WangZhuang LiEdible fungi, as nutritious foods in healthy diets, have gained popularity among consumers. The expansion of the edible fungi cultivation scale led to a shortage of cultivation substrate, making the development and utilization of new substrates a research hotspot. Ginger straw, the main byproduct in the ginger planting process, boasts a huge yield. In this study, ginger straw substrate (GSS) was assessed for the first time for cultivating five major edible fungi. The results indicated a significant improvement in biological efficiency (BE) with GSS, increased by 1.22–64.81%. In terms of nutritional properties, the GSS not only significantly increased the crude protein content (0.36~10.6%) and reduced sugar content (0.01~1%), crude fiber content (0.14~3.87%), and mineral level (The maximum increases were 217.02 mg/kg for calcium, 4.74 mg/kg for magnesium, and 44.08 mg/kg for iron) but also positively affected the total antioxidant capacity and composition of flavor-contributing amino acids. These results provide a scientific basis for cultivating edible fungi with ginger straw and offer a new way for edible fungi substrate selection.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fnut.2025.1583716/fullginger strawedible fungiyieldfruiting body traitsnutritional properties
spellingShingle Yan Zhang
Yihui Wang
Yuting Li
Panmeng Wang
Li Wang
Zhuang Li
Enhancing the yield, fruiting body traits, and nutritional properties of five major edible fungi through the exploitation of ginger straw substrate
Frontiers in Nutrition
ginger straw
edible fungi
yield
fruiting body traits
nutritional properties
title Enhancing the yield, fruiting body traits, and nutritional properties of five major edible fungi through the exploitation of ginger straw substrate
title_full Enhancing the yield, fruiting body traits, and nutritional properties of five major edible fungi through the exploitation of ginger straw substrate
title_fullStr Enhancing the yield, fruiting body traits, and nutritional properties of five major edible fungi through the exploitation of ginger straw substrate
title_full_unstemmed Enhancing the yield, fruiting body traits, and nutritional properties of five major edible fungi through the exploitation of ginger straw substrate
title_short Enhancing the yield, fruiting body traits, and nutritional properties of five major edible fungi through the exploitation of ginger straw substrate
title_sort enhancing the yield fruiting body traits and nutritional properties of five major edible fungi through the exploitation of ginger straw substrate
topic ginger straw
edible fungi
yield
fruiting body traits
nutritional properties
url https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fnut.2025.1583716/full
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