Termitomyces microcarpus

Termitomyces microcarpus is a species of agaric fungus in the family Lyophyllaceae. An edible species, it is found in Africa and Asia, where it grows in groups or clusters in deciduous forests near the roots of bamboo stumps associated with termite nests.[3]

Termitomyces microcarpus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Basidiomycota
Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Agaricales
Family: Lyophyllaceae
Genus: Termitomyces
Species:
T. microcarpus
Binomial name
Termitomyces microcarpus
Synonyms[2]
  • Agaricus microcarpus Berk. & Broome (1871)
  • Entoloma microcarpum (Berk. & Broome) Sacc. (1887)
  • Gymnopus microcarpus (Berk. & Broome) Overeem (1927)
  • Podabrella microcarpa (Berk. & Broome) Singer (1945)
  • Termitomyces microcarpus (Berk. & Broome) R.Heim (1941)
  • Termitomyces microcarpus f. santalensis R.Heim (1977)

Nutrition

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A 2017 study which compared the amino acid profile of 13 edible wild mushrooms in Yunnan, China found that T. microcarpus had the largest amount of total amino acids as well as essential amino acids.[4]

Termitomyces microcarpus
Tryptophan241.9 mg
Threonine653.6 mg
Isoleucine689.6 mg
Leucine1197.3 mg
Methionine180.4 mg
Cystine555.5 mg
Phenylalanine785.8 mg
Tyrosine756.4 mg
Valine971.8 mg
Arginine742.0 mg
Histidine357.5 mg
Alanine690.9 mg
Aspartic acid497.3 mg
Glutamic acid1369.2 mg
Glycine597.9 mg
Proline521.6 mg
Serine775.7 mg
Vitamins and minerals
Percentages estimated using US recommendations for adults,[5] except for potassium, which is estimated based on expert recommendation from the National Academies.[6]

References

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  1. ^ Heim R. (1942). "Nouvelles études descriptives sur les agarics termitophiles d'Afrique tropicale". Archives du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle (in French). 18 (6): 107–66 (see p. 128).
  2. ^ "Synonymy: Termitomyces microcarpus (Berk. & Broome) R. Heim, Arch. Mus. Hist. Nat. Paris, ser. 6 18: 128 (1942)". Index Fungorum. CAB International. Retrieved 2012-12-20.
  3. ^ Zhishu B, Zheng G, Taihui L (1993). The Macrofungus Flora of China's Guangdong Province (Chinese University Press). New York, New York: Columbia University Press. p. 262. ISBN 962-201-556-5.
  4. ^ Sun; Liu; Bao; Fan (2017). "Comparison of Free Total Amino Acid Compositions and Their Functional Classifications in 13 Wild Edible Mushrooms". Molecules. 22 (3): 350. doi:10.3390/molecules22030350. PMC 6155212. PMID 28245582.
  5. ^ United States Food and Drug Administration (2024). "Daily Value on the Nutrition and Supplement Facts Labels". FDA. Archived from the original on 2024-03-27. Retrieved 2024-03-28.
  6. ^ National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine; Health and Medicine Division; Food and Nutrition Board; Committee to Review the Dietary Reference Intakes for Sodium and Potassium (2019). Oria, Maria; Harrison, Meghan; Stallings, Virginia A. (eds.). Dietary Reference Intakes for Sodium and Potassium. The National Academies Collection: Reports funded by National Institutes of Health. Washington, DC: National Academies Press (US). ISBN 978-0-309-48834-1. PMID 30844154. Archived from the original on 2024-05-09. Retrieved 2024-06-21.