Mushroom Mycelium from Submerqled Culture Offers Possible Food and Pharmaccsutical Products
MUSHROOM MYCELIUM
Experiments with Submerged Culture S. S. BLOCK, T. W. STEiARNS, R. 1. STEPHENS, and R. University of Florida, Gaitresville, Fla.
The possibility of growing mushroom mycelium in submery=u L U ~ I U F*VU) ~ I W ~ S E I ~ U ~ ~ Jecause of the large quantities of low-cost potential growth media available in Florida n the form of citrus prrzss water. The mycelium of Ag,aricius blazei (M) has been grown n nrnnna :II..n..,a i r a r.l..l i + r , , r n r P C C Wnl --..I:.hl.dr: . n submerged culture 0.. ,,-ter, n . 4 a , E m m a m F a m L ':---,I.. 'L I,",l"l,)r, ,,,e , , , ) I c eI: , ,um compares favorably with some food sources rich in amino acids and B vitamins. The nnycelium, when prepared as a food, lac:ks the true mushroom flavor; nf however, because of its blond todp it mioht he iiw-fill for p,hnrmnr.=wtirnl rnnr.-ntmtar __..__...._.__
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