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UV Light and New Extraction Boost Vitamin D in Button Mushrooms

UV Light and New Extraction Boost Vitamin D in Button Mushrooms

Button mushroom

What they found

UV-B treated button mushroom powder reached a 3% vitamin D2 yield, and a menthol-based extraction raised it to 4% with better storage stability.

UV-B treated button mushroom powder reached a 3% vitamin D2 yield, and a menthol-based extraction raised it to 4% with better storage stability.

The number

85% ergosterol extraction and a 4% vitamin D₂ yield

How solid is it?

Lab dish

Lab dish

Lab – chemical analysis

Lab – chemical analysis

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At a glance

Latin name

Agaricus bisporus

Agaricus bisporus

Compound

vitamin D₂, ergosterol

vitamin D₂, ergosterol

Published in

Food Chemistry

Food Chemistry

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HEALTH & WELLNESS

HEALTH & WELLNESS

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Vitamin D Upgrade

Vitamin D Upgrade

Button mushroom (Agaricus bisporus) powder exposed to UV-B light reached a vitamin D₂ yield of 3%, while a menthol-based extraction system achieved 85% ergosterol extraction and a 4% vitamin D₂ yield. The process also improved vitamin D₂ storage stability by 21% and ergosterol stability by 25% compared with ethanol. Mushrooms are already one of the few non-animal sources of vitamin D, and these techniques dramatically increase how much vitamin D₂ can be produced from a single mushroom.

Button mushroom (Agaricus bisporus) powder exposed to UV-B light reached a vitamin D₂ yield of 3%, while a menthol-based extraction system achieved 85% ergosterol extraction and a 4% vitamin D₂ yield. The process also improved vitamin D₂ storage stability by 21% and ergosterol stability by 25% compared with ethanol. Mushrooms are already one of the few non-animal sources of vitamin D, and these techniques dramatically increase how much vitamin D₂ can be produced from a single mushroom.

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