Nutrient and mineral components of wild edible mushrooms from the Kilum-Ijim forest, Cameroon

Abstract

Kilum-Ijim forest is a forest in the North West Region of Cameroon. Wild edible mushrooms are mostly consumed by the communities of Kilium-Ijim as a substitute of meat to obtain protein, hence the importance on the evaluation of their nutritional and mineral composition. Eight most preferred wild edible mushroom species from ethnomycological studies; Polyporus tenuiculus, Termitomyces striatus, Termitomyces macrocarpus Auricularia polytricha, Laetiporus sulphureus, Termitomyces sp.1, Termitomyces sp.2 and Polyporus dictyopus was identified by ITS gene region. The eight species were analyzed for nutrient and mineral content using standard protocols.