Proximate and Mineral Evaluation of Six Edible Wild Mushroom Species from the Nahuatl Region of the State of Mexico

Objective: To evaluate the nutritional and mineral content of six species of edible wild mushrooms, from a Nahuatl region in the State of Mexico. Design/methodology/approach: Standard analytical techniques were used to determine moisture content, partial dry matter, ash, crude protein, crude fat, and mineral composition of six edible wild mushroom species. Results: The edible wild mushrooms exhibited high moisture content, ranging from 87.0% to 91.6%. The highest dry matter content was found in Lyophyllum decastes. Hypomyces macrosporus showed the highest ash content, with a value 2.22 times greater than that of Lactarius deliciosus. Regarding protein content, Infundibulicybe gibba had the highest percentage of crude protein among the species analyzed. Limitations on study/implications: The production of sporomes of edible wild mushrooms is subject to environmental conditions, mainly rainfall. Findings/conclusions: Edible wild mushrooms are a valuable source of nutrients and easily accessible to the Indigenous communities living in the forests of the State of Mexico. Additionally, there was a conspicuous nutritional variation among the different species studied.