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Shiitake Proteins Are Complete and Heat-Stable

Shiitake Proteins Are Complete and Heat-Stable

Shiitake

What they found

Shiitake contains about 20%–44% protein by dry weight, and its key proteins provide 9 essential amino acids.

Shiitake contains about 20%–44% protein by dry weight, and its key proteins provide 9 essential amino acids.

The number

about 20%–44% of dry weight

How solid is it?

Lab dish

Lab dish

Lab – chemical analysis

Lab – chemical analysis

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

At a glance

Latin name

Lentinula edodes

Lentinula edodes

Compound

albumin; glutelin

albumin; glutelin

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GROWING & GOURMET

GROWING & GOURMET

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Protein Performance

Protein Performance

Shiitake (Lentinula edodes) contains substantial protein for a low-fat food, with proteins reported at about 20%–44% of dry weight, and this paper shows two key shiitake proteins, albumin and glutelin, that both deliver 9 essential amino acids and stay stable when heated. Bottom line: shiitake proteins are not just “nutrition,” they also act like useful food-processing ingredients for things like texture, foam, and emulsions.

Shiitake (Lentinula edodes) contains substantial protein for a low-fat food, with proteins reported at about 20%–44% of dry weight, and this paper shows two key shiitake proteins, albumin and glutelin, that both deliver 9 essential amino acids and stay stable when heated. Bottom line: shiitake proteins are not just “nutrition,” they also act like useful food-processing ingredients for things like texture, foam, and emulsions.

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