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https://health.usnews.com/health-news/blogs/eat-run/articles/mushroom-nutrition
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"Mushrooms are a good source of B vitamins, such as riboflavin, folate, thiamine and niacin. We need B vitamins because they help our body to metabolize the food we eat, form red blood cells and for our brain to function properly."
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"And antioxidant-rich selenium, which may help protect the cells in our body from free radicals, has the highest content in mushrooms as compared to other fruits and veggies."
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"Mushrooms are also a good source of potassium, known to help control blood pressure, and choline, which is important for brain health."
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"the fiber in mushrooms was found to act as a prebiotic that stimulated the growth of gut microbiota, conferring health benefits to the host, as revealed in a 2017 study published in the International Journal of Molecular Science."
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"One type of soluble fiber found in mushrooms is called beta-glucan and is similar to the main fiber in oats. Beta-glucan is beneficial for blood sugar and blood cholesterol management."
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Be sure to cook your mushrooms to get the nutritional properties, as our digestive system can't break down the chitin by itself.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chitin