Mineral Contents of Two Wild Morels

Abstract

Mineral (Ni, Cu, Co, Zn, Cr, Mn, Mg, Cd, Fe, Ca and Pb) contents of two wild edible morels, Morchella deliciosa Fr. and Morchella elata Fr., which are collected and consumed in Gaziantep province, were determined by an atomic absorption spectrophotometer (AAS). Although both of the morelscontained considerable amounts of minerals, all the contents are in the range reported from Turkey.