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Mushroom Fun Facts

Mushroom Fun Facts. Hieroglyphics found in Egyptian tombs showed pharaohs considered mushrooms “the plant of immortality ”. Mushrooms are grown indoors, so are always in season and ready to use .

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Mushroom Fun Facts

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  1. Mushroom Fun Facts

  2. Hieroglyphics found in Egyptian tombs showed pharaohs considered mushrooms “the plant of immortality”.

  3. Mushrooms are grown indoors, so are always in season and ready to use

  4. The largest living organism ever found is a honey mushroom that covers 3.4 square miles of land in the Blue Mountains of eastern Oregon and it is still growing

  5. Crimini mushrooms growing

  6. Hay and Straw are very important to the mushroom growing process

  7. Mushrooms are unique for their umami content, meaning ‘savory’ or ‘meaty’ taste.

  8. The truffle, a type of mushroom that grows below the ground, is one of the world's most expensive foods. One variety, Tuber melanosporum, can cost between $800 and $1500 a pound

  9. The early Romans • considered mushrooms “the food of the Gods”.

  10. Compost for mushroom growing

  11. A mushroom has almost as much potassium as a small banana. Mushrooms contains 8% of the daily value

  12. Mushrooms are the only item on the produce aisle with Vitamin D

  13. The English believed that mushrooms had to be gathered under a full moon to be edible.

  14. MUSHROOMS RECYCLE

  15. If it weren’t for fungi, there might not be any fossil fuels.

  16. Mushrooms are a good source of B vitamins, including riboflavin, niacin, and pantothenic acid, which help to provide energy by breaking down proteins, fats and carbohydrates2. B vitamins also play an important role in the nervous system.

  17. Criminis & portabellas are the same mushrooms just picked at different times Portabella Crimini

  18. Mushrooms are low in calories, fat-free, cholesterol-free and very low in sodium

  19. Some of the earliest commercial farms were actually set up in caves in France during the reign of King Louis XIV (1638-1715)

  20. Mushrooms deliver the antioxidant selenium & ergothioneine which help maintain a healthy immune system

  21. Kennett Square, PA is considered the mushroom capital of the world since it produces the most fresh cultivated mushrooms each year.

  22. Kennett Square, Pennsylvania

  23. White button mushrooms are the most popular variety, representing 90% of mushrooms consumed in the United States.

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