The calorie content of black fungus is 265 calories/100g.

There are two kinds of fungus that people often consume: one is smooth and black on the belly side, while the back side of the hairy grey or grayish-brown, called the hairy fungus (commonly known as the wild fungus); and the other is smooth, blackish-brown, and semi-transparent, known as the light fungus.

The hairy fungus ear is larger, but the texture is coarse and tough, not easy to chew, taste is not good, the price is low. The light fungus is soft and flavorful, slippery and refreshing, nutritious, and is a kind of artificial mass cultivation.

Black fungus contains protein, fat, sugar, not only is the body's essential nutrients, but also the material basis for beauty. Its carotene into the human body, transformed into vitamin A, have moisturized the skin hair role.

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Good fungus identification methods:

1, see the color.

Good black fungus is dark brown or nearly black, uniform color; adulterated black fungus is black and gray, and accompanied by white attachments.

2, look at the appearance.

High-quality black fungus ear flaps curled tight, thin leaves and no complete outline; adulterated black fungus form swelling, fat, less curled and more complete edge.

3, look at the texture.

General good dry black fungus body light, firm, tough, not easy to be crushed. Adulterated black fungus brittle and fragile.

4, smell flavor.

Nowadays, most of the black fungus is cultivated from the wood chips, so the quality of the black fungus smells a kind of wood chip flavor. If it smells musty, pungent flavor or other odors, it is likely to be improper processing and storage or processed by chemicals.

5, water immersion.

Quality black fungus into the water, first floating in the water, and then slowly absorb water. After soaking, the leaf body is fat and thick, evenly suspended in the water, brownish yellow and blackish, large and bright, fine texture, glossy and elastic.

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