Protein contains 18 kinds of amino acids. Among the eight essential amino acids, mushrooms account for seven. Mushrooms also contain a lot of glutamic acid and various sugars. It is an important substance that constitutes the inherent fragrance and flavor of shiitake mushrooms. So nutritionists say that the nutritional value of shiitake mushrooms is four times that of beef, and they regard shiitake mushrooms as "the peak of plant food". The reason why people all over the world love mushrooms so much is self-evident.

Mushrooms are still traditional Chinese medicine. In the Compendium of Materia Medica written by Li Shizhen, a famous doctor in Ming Dynasty, it is recorded that "Lentinus edodes is a good product, sweet in taste and flat in nature, which can benefit the stomach and regulate urination" and has the functions of "benefiting stomach qi" and "supporting acne rash". Therefore, mushrooms are often used to assist in the treatment of smallpox and children's measles, as well as clearing away heat and toxic materials and lowering blood pressure. In recent years, medical research has also found that100g of dried mushrooms contain 265mg of vitamin D (ergosterol), which can be used to prevent rickets in infants and promote the normal growth and development of children's bones, teeth and body. Mushrooms contain adenine and various enzymes, which can be used to prevent liver cirrhosis and treat various diseases caused by enzyme deficiency. In addition, Lentinus edodes is a kind of polysaccharide, which can not only lower blood pressure, but also improve human immunity, and has a certain effect on cancer prevention.