“…They are also rich in vitamins such as vitamin B1 (thiamine) B2 (riboflavin), vitamin B3 (niacin), B7 (biotin), vitamin C (ascorbic acid) , and vitamin E. Making them suitable for low calorie diets (Kadnikova et al, 2015;Kim et al, 2008). The polysaccharides from mushrooms have also been reported have antioxidant properties (Luo et al, 2011). Several cultivated edible mushrooms such as Lentinus edodes have significant antioxidant, higher SOD activity, decrease malondialdehyde (MDA) content, inhibit lipid peroxidation, and effectively protect cells from oxidative damage as well as repair damaged cells, delaying of skin aging and free radical scavenging activities (Zi et al, 2018).…”