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You should cook mushrooms for better nutrient absorption. They have thick cell walls full of chitin that needs to break down during cooking, so eating them raw
by mistyvales 4y ago
You should cook mushrooms for better nutrient absorption. They have thick cell walls full of chitin that needs to break down during cooking, so eating them raw isn't great for you
- 11235813213455 4y agoeven for https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agaricus_bisporus https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agaricus_bisporus? I masticate them well, and it tastes good I see what you mean, for example for tomatoes as well, but it's a compromise, cooking destroys other valuable things
- mistyvales 4y agoCooking also activates other nutrients, such as for dark greens such as spinach which is full of oxalic acid which breaks down during cooking so you can absorb more calcium and iron. The mushrooms you posted definitely are absorbed better in the body by cooking them. All mushrooms have chitin in the cell wall that needs to break down by cooking to digest.