Differences in health-promoting properties in civilisation diseases of Agaricus bisporus fruiting bodies harvested from three flushes

A controlled environment and composition of the compost used for the commercial production of Agaricus bisporus can allow fruiting bodies with increased nutritional value to be obtained. The present study aimed first to investigate the content of bioelements in fruiting bodies of A. bisporus harvested from three flushes of cultivation and to estimate which elements are accumulated most effectively by determination of bioconcentration factor (BCF). The second aim of the study is to determine the amount of selected organic compounds in the A. bisporus fruiting bodies harvested from three flushes of cultivation and to evaluate their antioxidant activity. Among the three examined A. bisporus flushes, the first is considered the most valuable, since it was rich in dietary and nutritional substances, and has shown promise of antioxidant and antidepressant activities. The present study is the first to describe a complex evaluation of the content of bioactive substances and antioxidant activity in three different cultivation flushes of A. bisporus fruiting bodies.

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This study aimed to investigate the content of bioelements and selected organic compounds, as well as evaluate the antioxidant activity, in the fruiting bodies of Agaricus bisporus from different cultivation flushes. The results showed that the fruiting bodies from the first flush were the most valuable, containing high levels of dietary and nutritional substances, as well as exhibiting potential antioxidant and antidepressant activities.