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A Little Oyster Mushroom Powder Made Smoothies More Nutritious

A Little Oyster Mushroom Powder Made Smoothies More Nutritious

Oyster mushroom

What they found

Adding 1% oyster mushroom powder to a smoothie raised antioxidants and mineral uptake in a lab gut-cell model.

Adding 1% oyster mushroom powder to a smoothie raised antioxidants and mineral uptake in a lab gut-cell model.

The number

just 1% oyster mushroom (Pleurotus ostreatus) powder

How solid is it?

Lab dish

Lab dish

In vitro (lab dish)

In vitro (lab dish)

Evidence ladder: Lab dish → Animal → Early human → Strong human. Reviews summarize earlier research.

At a glance

Latin name

Pleurotus ostreatus

Pleurotus ostreatus

Published in

Food Chemistry: X

Food Chemistry: X

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Section

GROWING & GOURMET

GROWING & GOURMET

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Smoothie Nutrition Boost

Smoothie Nutrition Boost

Adding just 1% oyster mushroom (Pleurotus ostreatus) powder to a carrot–tomato smoothie significantly increased antioxidant activity and improved intestinal uptake of key minerals, including iron, zinc, and calcium, in a Caco-2 cell model. The formulation boosted phenolic content and mineral bioaccessibility without changing the food format, showing how a small, realistic amount of mushroom powder can measurably enhance everyday nutrition in lab-based digestion and absorption tests.

Adding just 1% oyster mushroom (Pleurotus ostreatus) powder to a carrot–tomato smoothie significantly increased antioxidant activity and improved intestinal uptake of key minerals, including iron, zinc, and calcium, in a Caco-2 cell model. The formulation boosted phenolic content and mineral bioaccessibility without changing the food format, showing how a small, realistic amount of mushroom powder can measurably enhance everyday nutrition in lab-based digestion and absorption tests.

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