Acta Agriculturae Zhejiangensis ›› 2025, Vol. 37 ›› Issue (10): 2190-2197.DOI: 10.3969/j.issn.1004-1524.20241103

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Evaluatution of nutritional components and amino acid nutritional value in different varieties of Auricularia cornea Ehrenb

ZHANG Shilin(), JIA Dinghong, HE Xiaolan, DONG Qian, PENG Weihong, XU Yingyin()   

  1. Sichuan Institute of Edible Fungi, Chengdu 610066, China
  • Received:2024-12-20 Online:2025-10-25 Published:2025-11-13

Abstract:

In this study, five varieties of Auricularia cornea Ehrenb with representative morphological characteristics and nutritional value-Chuan’er 1967, Amber, Chuan’er 1985, Chuan’er 781 and Shanghai NO.1 were selected to determine the contents of protein, amino acid, crude polysaccharide, ash, vitamin B2, calcium, potassium, iron and selenium in the fruit body. Amino acid score (AAS), Institute of Medicine (IOM) model score, amino acid ratio coefficient score (SRC), chemical score (CS), essential amino acid index (EAAI) and protein digestibility corrected amino acid score (PDCAAS) were used to evaluate the nutritional value of these varieties. The results showed that the nutrients of these five varieties were diverse and the amino acids were rich, and the total essential amino acids contents were between 443.87 and 478.03 mg·g-1 protein. It exceeds the balance model reference values recommended by the World Health Organization/Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations/United Nations University (WHO/FAO/UNU) in 2007, the model reference values recommended by the IOM and the egg protein improvement model values recommended by FAO, which can be used as a beneficial supplement to the body’s protein source. According to the comprehensive evaluation results of AAS, IOM model score, CS, EAAI and PDCAAS, Chuan’er 781 was the best protein source among the five varieties in terms of amino acid nutritional value. This study provided some data support and methods for the nutritional quality evaluation of Auricularia cornea Ehrenb.

Key words: Auricularia cornea Ehrenb, nutrients, amino acid, nutritional value evaluation

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