Agaritine In Mushrooms

[postman]

Did Ray ever speak about this subject? I couldn't find anything. He usually has a lot to say about antinutrients.

 

[cardochav]

Yes which is why he recommends cooking them at high temps for at least a few hours. I’m not sure if he says to strain the water, but I do, as it’s the fiber that’s the most important to help keep gut bacteria in check.

 

[Birdie]

I thought the recommendation was to cook mushrooms for an hour.
He's also said it's fine to saute them when you are short on time.

 

[Birdie]

To answer your question about the absolute best method to reduce agaritine, if you boil in water for 1 hour you lose 88% of the agaritine and if you freeze them for 30 days then allow them to thaw out on their own for 1 hour without microwaving you lose 77% of the agaritine. These are by far the best 2 methods it seems to reduce this toxin.
https://mycotopia.net/forums/attach...oms-processingstoragedegradationagaritine.pdf

 

[Inaut]

Great post @Birdie

 

[baron]

To answer your question about the absolute best method to reduce agaritine, if you boil in water for 1 hour you lose 88% of the agaritine and if you freeze them for 30 days then allow them to thaw out on their own for 1 hour without microwaving you lose 77% of the agaritine. These are by far the best 2 methods it seems to reduce this toxin.
https://mycotopia.net/forums/attach...oms-processingstoragedegradationagaritine.pdf

Does freezing degrade the aromatase inhibting compounds?