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Post by rainpony on Dec 14, 2012 13:53:09 GMT -5
That's a question that's been trotting in my head for quite some time. I know that biologically mushrooms are not plants, but what about nutritionally ? Does it count as a vegetable at all ? Is it interesting ?
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Post by DarthAvarous on Dec 14, 2012 17:40:57 GMT -5
It counts as a vegetable IMO. It is low in calories, carbohydrates, fat, and comprised of over 90% water. Sounds like a vegetable to me. Additionally, they are delicious. Win win.
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Post by caretaker on Jan 22, 2013 10:59:52 GMT -5
Yes of course it is a vegetable and is used in different dishes.
Mushrooms are a good alternative to meat in recipes that call for a certain type of ‘chew’ and intense savoury flavour.
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Post by deathmineral on Jan 23, 2013 10:56:06 GMT -5
An interesting fact about the nutrition in mushrooms, they're pretty much the only vegetables/plants (whatever you want to classify them under) that have Vitamin D. Which is particularly interesting in my opinion because they're intentionally grown without any sunlight, the only other natural form of Vitamin D. The amount in mushrooms can be increased with exposure to sunlight while they are growing too though.
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Post by DarthAvarous on Jan 25, 2013 11:53:55 GMT -5
An interesting fact about the nutrition in mushrooms, they're pretty much the only vegetables/plants (whatever you want to classify them under) that have Vitamin D. Which is particularly interesting in my opinion because they're intentionally grown without any sunlight, the only other natural form of Vitamin D. The amount in mushrooms can be increased with exposure to sunlight while they are growing too though. I had no idea. Looked it up and sure enough, this is the case. Excellent find, and very interesting! |
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