Proximate Analysis and Mineral Composition of the Fruiting Body of Pleurotustuberregium (Mushroom) Cultivars from South East Nigeria.
The proximate analysis and mineral elements of the fruiting body Disney of Pleurotus tuberregium were investigated to ascertain its nutritional and clinical implications.The protein content, crude-fibre, crude-fat, moisture and ash contents were determined using standard methods, the mineral elements was determined using atomic absorption spectroph