Mushrooms’ Efficacy

Mushrooms, the World’s Health Food

Mushrooms are abundant in vitamins, minerals,
and dietary fiber.
Mushrooms are attracting attention from around the world as a healthy food.
Nutrients in mushrooms are summarized below.

*Calorie values may change for perishable foods depending on the circumstances at the time of distribution.

Low-calorie and healthy

Energy

Mushrooms are approximately 90% water and contain virtually no fat, and therefore very low in calories. They also fill the stomach quickly, so there is no reason not to use them to make low-calorie meals!

Mushrooms: Hokuto data
Other foods: From the Standard Tables of Food Composition in Japan

Energy

*Calorie values may change for perishable foods depending on the circumstances at the time of distribution.

Packed Full of Dietary Fiber

Dietary Fiber

Dietary Fiber

Mushrooms are rich in dietary fiber, exceeding that contained in cabbage and other vegetables.
In recent years, dietary fiber has been receiving attention as the 6th nutrient, after the five main nutrients (proteins, fats, carbohydrates, vitamins, and minerals). Dietary fiber provides the following functions.
1. Improvement in bowel movement.
2. Helpful in preventing lifestyle diseases such as arteriosclerosis (hardening of the arteries), diabetes and colon cancer.

It is said that the dietary fiber intake of present-day Japanese is particularly low. Therefore, mushrooms, rich in dietary fiber, are a food group that should be consciously incorporated into everyone’s diets.

Mushrooms: Hokuto data
Other foods: From the Standard Tables of Food Composition in Japan

*Calorie values may change for perishable foods depending on the circumstances at the time of distribution.

Plenty of Vitamins & Minerals too

Mushrooms contain large amounts of vitamins B and D.
Vitamin B1 metabolizes carbohydrates and relieves fatigue, while vitamin B2 metabolizes fats and helps produce healthy skin and hair.

Mushrooms: Hokuto data Other foods: From the Standard Tables of Food Composition in Japan

Vitamin B1

Vitamin B1

Vitamin B2

Vitamin B2

Folic Acid

Folic acid belongs to the B vitamin group and is required for the physical development of fetuses, particularly in the early stages of development. Therefore, proactive intake is recommended for women who are hoping to conceive or who are pregnant. It is also involved in the formation of red blood cells, and its deficiency can cause anemia. It is a nutrient that everyone should have.


Folic Acid

Potassium

Potassium prompts the ejection of excess sodium, decreasing blood pressure, making it the savior of present-day Japanese eating habits (high salt consumption). If taken properly, it also helps reduce swelling. Active intake of this nutrient during the hot summer is particularly important, as it is lost through the act of sweating.


Potassium

*Calorie values may change for perishable foods depending on the circumstances at the time of distribution.

Healthy Living Through Amino Acids

Ornithine

Ornithine*

Recently, health supplements containing amino acids have become commonplace, but mushrooms are also abundant in amino acids, which are great for our growing children.
Ornithine, which is well known as a valuable ingredient in shijimi clam, is actually found in abundance in Bunashimeji mushrooms.Ornithine is known for its important function in the liver. Therefore, Bunashimeji mushrooms are especially recommended as an accompaniment to alcoholic beverages.

*All measured values are free ornithine amounts. Hokuto data

GABA

GABA is a type of amino acid. It is recommended for modern people whose busy lives leave little time for rest and relaxation.
Recent research has shown that GABA is found in large quantities within mushrooms (particularly in bunashimeji and bunapi). For working adults who are feeling the effects of stressful society, this is one nutrient that should be highly valued.

The 16th annual meeting of the Japanese Society of Mushroom Science and Biotechnology
(Kazuko Iwamoto, Mizuho Kusuda, Yasuhisa Fukuta, Takao Terashita, Norifumi Shirasaka {Kindai University Graduate School of Agriculture, Osaka Prefecture University / Faculty of Agriculture)

GABA

*Calorie values may change for perishable foods depending on the circumstances at the time of distribution.

Enhancing Immunity

Fresh Agaricus Mushrooms

Fresh Agaricus Mushrooms

The cell walls of mushrooms contain large quantities of beta glucans, a type of dietary fiber.
Beta glucans are known for raising our bodies’ protective function.
Mushrooms contain various beta glucans that are said to be highly effective.

Attracting Lots of Attention from the Medical World

Through collaborative research, Hokuto and universities have obtained experimental data that can help prevent arteriosclerosis (hardening of the arteries), constipation, and liver disorder.