About Mushrooms

• Mushrooms are a superfood.
• Mushrooms have a glycaemic index (GI) so low it can’t even be measured.
• Mushrooms have 3 times the anti-oxidant capacity of tomatoes.
• 4 closed cup mushrooms, or an 80g serving counts as one of your 5-A-DAY.
• Mushrooms are a good source of pyridoxine, Vitamin B6 (15% RNI).
• Mushrooms are low in calories, fat and sodium.
• Mushrooms are high in fibre.

• Mushrooms give you get the benefit of vitamins and minerals without worrying about your weight.
• One portion (80g) of mushrooms goes towards your 5 a day so helps to keep you healthy.
• There are 38,000 kinds of mushrooms in the world, three quarters of which are edible.
• Over 4,500 years ago, mushrooms were an important staple in the diets of aborigines.