Characterisation of flavour and taste compounds in Agaricus blazei murrill sensu Heinem., the cultivated almond mushroom.
Agaricus blazei Murrill sensu Heinem. is a new cultivated medicinal and gourmet mushroom which is currently popular in Brazil, Japan and China. It is also cultivated in the USA, and it has recently drawn the attention of European mushroom growers. Upon investigating the mushroom's pleasant almond flavour, it was observed that benzaldehyde and its precursor benzoic acid were the major components of the volatile fraction. Other benzylic compounds contributing to the flavour were benzyl alcohol, methyl benzoate and 4-hydroxybenzaldehyde. When reconstituting the commercially available dried mushrooms, almond flavour develops, presumably by enzymic conversion of benzoic acid to benzaldehyde and benzyl alcohol. Since benzoic acid is present at concentrations of 1280-3100 mg/kg dry weight, it may contribute to the excellent shelf life of the mushroom. Interestingly, benzoic acid also occurs in several close relatives of A. blazei, suggesting that this compound could well be a taxonomic marker. Among the non-volatile taste compounds, mannitol predominated to the extent of 22% on dry weight. Contents of taste-enhancing free glutamic and aspartic acids were comparable to those reported in the White button mushroom (Agaricus bisporus). The mycelium of A. blazei was found to be poor in nearly all compounds investigated. No almond flavour was observed and its crude protein content was only 13% compared with an average value of 30% in the dried mushrooms. Moreover, it had less than 1% of mannitol and only very low levels of free amino acids. Typical secondary metabolites as urea, free tryptophan and agaritine were even totally absent.
Main Authors: | , , |
---|---|
Format: | Artigo de periódico biblioteca |
Language: | English eng |
Published: |
2006-07-27
|
Subjects: | Agaricus blaze, Composição., Cogumelo., |
Online Access: | http://www.alice.cnptia.embrapa.br/alice/handle/doc/312070 |
Tags: |
Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
|
id |
dig-alice-doc-312070 |
---|---|
record_format |
koha |
spelling |
dig-alice-doc-3120702017-08-16T00:03:41Z Characterisation of flavour and taste compounds in Agaricus blazei murrill sensu Heinem., the cultivated almond mushroom. STIJVE, T. AMAZONAS, M. A. L. GILLER, V. Agaricus blaze Composição. Cogumelo. Agaricus blazei Murrill sensu Heinem. is a new cultivated medicinal and gourmet mushroom which is currently popular in Brazil, Japan and China. It is also cultivated in the USA, and it has recently drawn the attention of European mushroom growers. Upon investigating the mushroom's pleasant almond flavour, it was observed that benzaldehyde and its precursor benzoic acid were the major components of the volatile fraction. Other benzylic compounds contributing to the flavour were benzyl alcohol, methyl benzoate and 4-hydroxybenzaldehyde. When reconstituting the commercially available dried mushrooms, almond flavour develops, presumably by enzymic conversion of benzoic acid to benzaldehyde and benzyl alcohol. Since benzoic acid is present at concentrations of 1280-3100 mg/kg dry weight, it may contribute to the excellent shelf life of the mushroom. Interestingly, benzoic acid also occurs in several close relatives of A. blazei, suggesting that this compound could well be a taxonomic marker. Among the non-volatile taste compounds, mannitol predominated to the extent of 22% on dry weight. Contents of taste-enhancing free glutamic and aspartic acids were comparable to those reported in the White button mushroom (Agaricus bisporus). The mycelium of A. blazei was found to be poor in nearly all compounds investigated. No almond flavour was observed and its crude protein content was only 13% compared with an average value of 30% in the dried mushrooms. Moreover, it had less than 1% of mannitol and only very low levels of free amino acids. Typical secondary metabolites as urea, free tryptophan and agaritine were even totally absent. Resumo. 2014-08-16T06:33:40Z 2014-08-16T06:33:40Z 2006-07-27 2004 2014-08-16T06:33:40Z Artigo de periódico Australasian Mycologist, v. 22, n. 2, 2004. http://www.alice.cnptia.embrapa.br/alice/handle/doc/312070 en eng openAccess |
institution |
EMBRAPA |
collection |
DSpace |
country |
Brasil |
countrycode |
BR |
component |
Bibliográfico |
access |
En linea |
databasecode |
dig-alice |
tag |
biblioteca |
region |
America del Sur |
libraryname |
Sistema de bibliotecas de EMBRAPA |
language |
English eng |
topic |
Agaricus blaze Composição. Cogumelo. Agaricus blaze Composição. Cogumelo. |
spellingShingle |
Agaricus blaze Composição. Cogumelo. Agaricus blaze Composição. Cogumelo. STIJVE, T. AMAZONAS, M. A. L. GILLER, V. Characterisation of flavour and taste compounds in Agaricus blazei murrill sensu Heinem., the cultivated almond mushroom. |
description |
Agaricus blazei Murrill sensu Heinem. is a new cultivated medicinal and gourmet mushroom which is currently popular in Brazil, Japan and China. It is also cultivated in the USA, and it has recently drawn the attention of European mushroom growers. Upon investigating the mushroom's pleasant almond flavour, it was observed that benzaldehyde and its precursor benzoic acid were the major components of the volatile fraction. Other benzylic compounds contributing to the flavour were benzyl alcohol, methyl benzoate and 4-hydroxybenzaldehyde. When reconstituting the commercially available dried mushrooms, almond flavour develops, presumably by enzymic conversion of benzoic acid to benzaldehyde and benzyl alcohol. Since benzoic acid is present at concentrations of 1280-3100 mg/kg dry weight, it may contribute to the excellent shelf life of the mushroom. Interestingly, benzoic acid also occurs in several close relatives of A. blazei, suggesting that this compound could well be a taxonomic marker. Among the non-volatile taste compounds, mannitol predominated to the extent of 22% on dry weight. Contents of taste-enhancing free glutamic and aspartic acids were comparable to those reported in the White button mushroom (Agaricus bisporus). The mycelium of A. blazei was found to be poor in nearly all compounds investigated. No almond flavour was observed and its crude protein content was only 13% compared with an average value of 30% in the dried mushrooms. Moreover, it had less than 1% of mannitol and only very low levels of free amino acids. Typical secondary metabolites as urea, free tryptophan and agaritine were even totally absent. |
format |
Artigo de periódico |
topic_facet |
Agaricus blaze Composição. Cogumelo. |
author |
STIJVE, T. AMAZONAS, M. A. L. GILLER, V. |
author_facet |
STIJVE, T. AMAZONAS, M. A. L. GILLER, V. |
author_sort |
STIJVE, T. |
title |
Characterisation of flavour and taste compounds in Agaricus blazei murrill sensu Heinem., the cultivated almond mushroom. |
title_short |
Characterisation of flavour and taste compounds in Agaricus blazei murrill sensu Heinem., the cultivated almond mushroom. |
title_full |
Characterisation of flavour and taste compounds in Agaricus blazei murrill sensu Heinem., the cultivated almond mushroom. |
title_fullStr |
Characterisation of flavour and taste compounds in Agaricus blazei murrill sensu Heinem., the cultivated almond mushroom. |
title_full_unstemmed |
Characterisation of flavour and taste compounds in Agaricus blazei murrill sensu Heinem., the cultivated almond mushroom. |
title_sort |
characterisation of flavour and taste compounds in agaricus blazei murrill sensu heinem., the cultivated almond mushroom. |
publishDate |
2006-07-27 |
url |
http://www.alice.cnptia.embrapa.br/alice/handle/doc/312070 |
work_keys_str_mv |
AT stijvet characterisationofflavourandtastecompoundsinagaricusblazeimurrillsensuheinemthecultivatedalmondmushroom AT amazonasmal characterisationofflavourandtastecompoundsinagaricusblazeimurrillsensuheinemthecultivatedalmondmushroom AT gillerv characterisationofflavourandtastecompoundsinagaricusblazeimurrillsensuheinemthecultivatedalmondmushroom |
_version_ |
1756019768833343488 |