A.S. Deshmukh
Abstract
Nutrition is the main living reason for all the societies of the world. Health and nutrition involve balanced and essential food components. Mushroom can be an alternative food source especially for sports persons as it has high nutritional and medicinal value. Nutrition and health are the two faces of the same coin. Functions of the body are mainly regulated by correct diet. This review summarises the nutritional and medicinal value of mushrooms explored by various authors.