Nutritional impact of adding a serving of mushrooms to USDA Food Patterns - a dietary modeling analysis.

The objective was to assess the nutritional impact of adding a serving of mushrooms in USDA Food Patterns using a similar approach to that used by USDA for Dietary Guidelines. A composite of commonly consumed raw mushrooms (white, brown/crimini and portabella; at 1:1:1 ratio) and raw speciality mushrooms (oyster mushrooms) were used for modeling. The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Food Data central database (https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/) was used to obtain nutrient profiles of mushrooms. Nutritional profiles of USDAs Food Patterns were obtained from the Scientific Report of the 2015 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee, Appendix E-3 (https://health.gov/dietaryguidelines/2015-scientific-report/15-appendix-E3/) and dietary modeling was accomplished by adding nutrients from mushrooms. Addition of an 84 g serving of commonly consumed raw mushrooms to USDA Food Patterns resulted in about 1% increase in calories, less than 5% increase in macronutrients, 2-3% increase in fiber, 8-12% increase in potassium, 12-18% increase in riboflavin, 11-26% increase in niacin, 11-23% selenium and 16-26% increase in copper depending upon the pattern type and calorie level. Mushrooms exposed to UV light to increase vitamin D levels to 200 IU/serving also increased vitamin D by 67-90% in USDA Food Patterns. Addition of oyster mushroom also additionally increased 8-11% vitamin D and 10-16% choline in USDA Food Patterns. Addition of mushrooms had minimal effect on sodium (1% or less incr...

Source: Food and Nutrition Research - February 23, 2021 Category: Nutrition Authors: Agarwal S, Fulgoni Iii VL Tags: Food Nutr Res Source Type: research