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Table 6 Proximate composition (on dry basis %) and mineral profile (mg/100 g) of harvested wild P. ostreatus from different locations in Ondo and Ekiti States

From: Genetic diversity, microbiological study and composition of soil associated with wild Pleurotus ostreatus from different locations in Ondo and Ekiti States, Nigeria

Fungi

Moisture

Ash

Crude fiber

Fat

Protein

CHO

K

Na

Mg

Ca

Fe

Zn

POAL

8.10b ± 0.13

6.26a ± 0.57

23.00b ± 0.25

0.95a ± 0.10

17.30a ± 0.32

44.80c ± 0.54

93.80b ± 8.21

0.93a ± 0.04

48.62b ± 1.30

50.30c ± 1.86

22.80a ± 0.94

13.89a ± 0.58

POIT

10.19c ± 0.16

9.17c ± 0.40

24.85c ± 0.39

1.77c ± 0.67

22.65c ± 0.39

33.27b ± 0.14

148.90c ± 18.70

3.01b ± 0.03

79.20c ± 2.06

40.90a ± 1.00

81.03e ± 1.04

43.00b ± 0.30

POID

7.30a ± 0.05

8.45b ± 0.02

19.50a ± 0.38

1.70c ± 0.05

17.90a ± 0.44

44.80c ± 0.51

221.06e ± 15.11

2.91b ± 0.00

111.40e ± 22.0

80.59d ± 0.81

67.77d ± 0.14

25.89bc ± 0.90

POUS

10.05c ± 0.74

7.80b ± 0.55

25.04c ± 0.09

0.85a ± 0.01

24.07d ± 0.66

30.06a ± 0.33

181.50d ± 23.90

1.78a ± 0.04

104.78d ± 17.0

58.80b ± 4.88

26.10b ± 0.10

32.80b ± 1.45

POAE

7.90a ± 0.03

8.31b ± 0.44

19.05a ± 0.30

1.08b ± 0.25

18.36ab ± 0.23

45.10c ± 0.53

71.08a ± 9.04

4.05c ± 0.01

27.00a ± 2.89

101.78e ± 6.05

34.84c ± 1.09

10.71a ± 1.90

  1. Values are mean ± standard deviation (SD) of replicates (n = 3)
  2. Means with the same superscript letters down the column are not significantly different (p ≤ 0.05)
  3. POAL: P. ostreatus from Ala quarters in Akure; POIT: P. ostreatus from Igbatoro Road in Akure; POID: P. ostreatus from Ido-Ekiti; POUS: P. ostreatus from Usi-Ekiti; and POAE: P. ostreatus from Ado-Ekiti; CHO: carbohydrates