Brown Button Mushroom – 250g

As the world’s most widely enjoyed mushroom varieties, button mushrooms (including crimini) make what can only be described as an outstanding contribution to human nourishment and health. Highlighting the contribution of crimini are their antioxidant and anti-inflammatory benefits.

As a fungus, crimini mushrooms are unusual in their macronutrient content. Many foods provide us with proteins and carbohydrates. But few foods provide us with the unique forms of these macronutrients that are found in crimini. In the protein category, perhaps the most unique protein component in crimini is the sulfur-containing amino acid known as ergothioneine. This amino acid is derived from the more common amino acid, histidine, and it has well-documented antioxidant benefits. In fact, not only has ergothioneine been shown to function as an antioxidant, but in animal studies it has also been shown to protect against chronic oxidative stress. Ergothioneine not only provides us with antioxidant support, but with immune support as well, since it helps protect immune cells from oxidative damage. Research studies have also confirmed the ability of our body to uptake ergothioneine following consumption of crimini mushrooms.