Properties of Oyster Mushrooms

• Oyster mushrooms health benefits include antioxidant and anti bacterial properties. Nutrients in these confirm the fact that mushrooms are chock-a-block full of the good stuff.

• These mushrooms contain minerals like zinc, potassium, iron, calcium, phosphorus, and vitamins like B1, B2, C, folic acid and niacin. Also see properties of Maitake mushroom

• Eating oyster mushrooms regularly ensures that you get your daily quota of these nutrients, especially that of vitamins.

• The iron content in these mushrooms is higher than the iron present in meat – a common source for your daily iron. The potassium in oyster mushrooms is high enough to act as a preventive for heart disease and hypertension. Mushrooms are known to absorb metals from the soil, and oyster mushrooms tend to absorb cadmium and mercury. This could present a health hazard and it would help to know where the mushrooms have originated, in order to prevent it.