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Oyster Mushroom Powder Keeps Ham Fresher

Oyster Mushroom Powder Keeps Ham Fresher

Oyster mushroom

What they found

Adding 0.5–3% oyster mushroom powder to ham slowed rancidity and kept color over 49 days of storage.

Adding 0.5–3% oyster mushroom powder to ham slowed rancidity and kept color over 49 days of storage.

How solid is it?

Lab dish

Lab dish

Lab – food formulation

Lab – food formulation

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

At a glance

Latin name

Pleurotus ostreatus

Pleurotus ostreatus

Published in

foodnlife.org

foodnlife.org

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Section

GROWING & GOURMET

GROWING & GOURMET

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Ham Saver Hack

Ham Saver Hack

Adding oyster mushroom (Pleurotus ostreatus) powder to ham at just 0.5–3% helped it stay fresher longer by slowing down the “fat going rancid” process during storage. Over 49 days, oxidation stayed low, the ham kept a better red color, and bacteria stayed extremely low.

Adding oyster mushroom (Pleurotus ostreatus) powder to ham at just 0.5–3% helped it stay fresher longer by slowing down the “fat going rancid” process during storage. Over 49 days, oxidation stayed low, the ham kept a better red color, and bacteria stayed extremely low.

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