Seafood mushrooms are rich in nutrients, with 14.7% of protein, 43.2% of carbohydrates, 4.31% of fat, and 15.4% of fiber; they are rich in 18 kinds of amino acids.

The crab mushroom is a typical heterogeneous combination of edible fungi, stramenospores in the appropriate conditions for the germination of mononuclear mycelium, amphiphilic mononuclear mycelium fusion, protoplasmic mating to form a binucleate mycelium, under the appropriate conditions of the binucleate mycelium twisting the formation of the protoplasm, which will develop into a mature fruiting body. According to the morphological characteristics of different developmental stages of the substrate, it can be artificially divided into the color change stage, mushroom bud stage, white stage, cap stage, stretching stage and maturity stage.

Nutritional Analysis:

Contains rich vitamins and 17 kinds of amino acids, among which the content of lysine and arginine is higher than that of other mushrooms, which can help teenagers to increase their intelligence and increase their height, and also can help them to fight against cancer and lower cholesterol. In particular, the extract of the fruiting body (i.e., the part above the root) has a variety of physiological active ingredients. Among them, fungal polysaccharides, purines, adenosine can enhance immunity and promote the formation of antibodies antioxidant components can delay aging, beauty and so on.

The β-1,3-D glucan extracted from the substrate of the crab mushroom (shimeji) has high anti-tumor activity, and the activity of the polymerase isolated from shimeji is also much higher than that of other mushrooms.

The hot water extract and organic solvent extract of its seed entity have the effect of scavenging free radicals in the body, so it has the unique effect of preventing constipation, anticancer, anti-cancer, improving immunity, preventing aging, and prolonging life span. It is a low-calorie, low-fat health food.

Reference for the above: Baidu Encyclopedia-Seafood Mushroom