Bioactive Compounds in Edible Mushrooms

Many wild varieties of mushrooms are consumed by people around the world, yet many species remain unexplored, their nutritional as well as pharmacological significance yet to be discovered for many of them. Wild Mushrooms: Characteristics, Nutrition, and Processing informs readers about different unexplored wild mushrooms, their methods of cultivation, nutritional values, pharmaceutical values, and possible utilization for human wellbeing.

This book is the most comprehensive guide on vegetable technology for processors, producers, and users of vegetables in food manufacturing. Two volumes of this book provide contemporary information that brings together current knowledge and practices in the value-chain of vegetables from production through consumption. The book is unique in the sense that it includes coverage of production and postharvest technologies, innovative processing technologies, packaging, and quality management.

This volume is a compilation of selected research articles and reviews covering current efforts in research in and application of emerging technologies in the food industry.