Color:
White stem with a grey-blue or white cap.
Taste:
Mixture of nutty undertones layered over a natural woodsy flavor can be describes as a cashew like taste for some.
Texture:
Consistent delicate chewy texture, pleasant velvety meat.
Preparation:
Quick to Cook in any fashion becoming soft. Recommended to compliment any white meat.
Size:
Single diverging cluster
Circumference 5 – 13 in 13 – 33 cm
Stems height 1- 2 in 2 – 5 cm
Cap length 1 – 4 in 2 – 10 cm
Cap width 1/8 – 1 in 1/3 – 2 cm
Mushrooms/Kg or Lb
1-3 Clusters/Lb
2-5 Clusters/Kg
Storage Time:
Keep refrigerated in paper bag or cardboard box for up to 7 days.
Beneficial Properties
-Still Under Research-
Ubiquitin, an antiviral protein
pleuromutilin – Antibiotic
Benzaldehyde – Anti Bacterial
Lovastatin – lowers blood cholesterol
Potassium – lowers blood pressure
Nutritional Fact Sheet