date:Jun 07, 2013
hea and abdominal bloating.
Rich in copper
One hundred grams of cooked shiitake contain 0.9 milligrams of copper, which is 45 percent of an adult's recommended daily intake. This is unusually high, even for a fungus, and makes shiitake one of the best plant-based sources of copper in the world. Copper is an essential trace mineral that works in synergy with iron - another mineral that shiitake also contain - to form hemoglobin in red blood cells, which in turn carry oxygen from the lungs to th