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Lion's Mane Is Both a Gourmet Food and a Wellness Mushroom

Lion's Mane Is Both a Gourmet Food and a Wellness Mushroom

Lion's mane

What they found

A book chapter describes lion's mane's crab-like texture, nutrition and compounds like erinacines, hericenones and ergothioneine.

A book chapter describes lion's mane's crab-like texture, nutrition and compounds like erinacines, hericenones and ergothioneine.

How solid is it?

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Review

Narrative review

Narrative review

Evidence ladder: Lab dish → Animal → Early human → Strong human. Reviews summarize earlier research.

At a glance

Latin name

Hericium erinaceus

Hericium erinaceus

Compound

erinacines, hericenones, ergothioneine

erinacines, hericenones, ergothioneine

Published in

Advances in Mushroom Research

Advances in Mushroom Research

Covered in Shroom Scan

Section

HEALTH & WELLNESS

HEALTH & WELLNESS

As it ran in Shroom Scan

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Lion's mane (Hericium erinaceus) combines a crab-like texture, savory umami flavor, fiber, protein, and naturally occurring compounds such as erinacines, hericenones, and ergothioneine. Few mushrooms bridge the gap between gourmet ingredient and functional wellness staple as completely as lion's mane.

Lion's mane (Hericium erinaceus) combines a crab-like texture, savory umami flavor, fiber, protein, and naturally occurring compounds such as erinacines, hericenones, and ergothioneine. Few mushrooms bridge the gap between gourmet ingredient and functional wellness staple as completely as lion's mane.

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