The nutritional benefit of UV-exposed mushrooms for the Dutch population: modeling the addition of UV-exposed mushrooms to the diet

BackgroundMushrooms are rich in fiber, several B-vitamins, and vitamin D when exposed to UV-light, and sometimes used as meat substitute. A modeling study showed that the addition of a mushroom portion (84 g/day) to the diet of an American population caused a significant improvement to the intake of several nutrients.ObjectiveTo study the association between habitual intake of mushrooms and nutrient intake, and to study the change in micronutrient intake with the modeled addition of 60 or 84 gram of UV-exposed mushrooms to the diet of the Dutch population, with a sub-analysis on subjects with... Mehr ...