Dry Oyster
Dried Oyster mushrooms is popularly known as ‘dhingri’ in India and grows naturally in the temperate and tropical forests on dead wooden logs. It is one of the most suitable fungal organisms for producing protein rich food from various forest wastes without composting.
| Nutrient | Common mushroom | Oyster mushroom |
| Moisture (g/100 g) | 92.45 | 89.18 |
| Energy (kcal/100 g) | 22 | 33 |
| Protein (g/100 g) | 3.09 | 3.31 |
| Fat (g/100 g) | 0.34 | 0.41 |
| Ash (g/100 g) | 0.85 | 1.01 |
| Carbohydrate (g/100 g) | 3.26 | 6.09 |
| Dietary fibre (g/100 g) | 1.0 | 2.3 |
| Ergosterol (mg/100 g) | 56 | 64 |
| Calcium (mg/100 g) | 3 | 3 |
| Copper (mg/100 g) | 0.32 | 0.24 |
| Iron (mg/100 g) | 0.5 | 1.33 |
