Current Events > I had no idea eating raw mushrooms was practically pointless

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Because they contain chitin and your body can't break it down so unless you cook them you get negligible amounts of nutrients out of it.
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Huh, didnt know that either. Thankfully, I almost always cook them. They go great with steak.

I think the last time I had a raw one was 5+ years ago.

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I usually put small pieces of a raw one in my salads, that's about it.
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Cant recommend cooking them with steak enough. They soak up the steak juices, its so good.

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i prefer the canned mushrooms for pasta.
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kingdrake2 posted...

i prefer the canned mushrooms for pasta.

Get out

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kingdrake2 posted...

i prefer the canned mushrooms for pasta.

What is wrong with you?

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Well I don't know. People say there's material in mushroom at that are very neuro stimulate and stimulates the brain, even the ones you normally eat as food.

So either you are lying are the vast majority of science is lying.

TIL

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Chitlins?

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I knew this only because I watched a lot of survivorman.

One of his routine tips was to never bother searching for mushrooms if you're stuck in the bush without food since you'll just burn calories and not get anything back from them.

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I like the taste, I dont eat them for nutrients but I like them cooked too

Unless theyre magic then its not pointless

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it's the texture we're sorry.
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Humans can digest chitin, we're just not particularly good at it. Humans can still access some of the nutritional value of mushrooms, they're just not a good source of calories, especially raw. That's not unusual since cooking most foods make it easier to access their nutrients.

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totalnerdken posted...

Speaking of mushrooms. I was going to make shepherds pie today. Never thought about throwing mushrooms in there but ima throw mushrooms in there.

Did you do it

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well, not completely pointless <_<

hold up. if you cook mushrooms, do they still taste the same?

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Pogo_Marimo posted...

Humans can digest chitin, we're just not particularly good at it. Humans can still access some of the nutritional value of mushrooms, they're just not a good source of calories, especially raw. That's not unusual since cooking most foods make it easier to access their nutrients.

raw hamburger is saying you're talkin mess

nah jk but cooking most vegetables also start cooking their nutrients away. Broccoli should really be eaten raw or lightly steamed at best; you cook them too much and you start breaking things down. For stuff like Iron you don't have to worry about it but for other things, yes, hence I stopped cooking a lot of vegetables not being ingested for calories, like potatoes still get cooked.

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I always eat mushrooms raw because heat breaks down the psilocybin.

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totalnerdken posted...

I think that's old science. Iirc, most modern nutritional studies say that cooking veggies does nothing to the nutrients. I'm no expert, just what I recall hearing.

I can only imagine that cooking would destroy many nutrients. This is desirable for many meats, as they can contain harmful bacteria. Lightly roasted veggies (especially peppers) are delicious though. Cooking can help your body break down the food a little more, similar to chewing.

totalnerdken posted...

I think that's old science. Iirc, most modern nutritional studies say that cooking veggies does nothing to the nutrients. I'm no expert, just what I recall hearing.

Depends on how you cook em. A fry up is definitely diminishing nutritional value; cooking them in a stew or soup is fine because it's going to go into the broth. Carrots cooking is good because they're a hard vegetable. Considering how often people boil/fry vegetables, it's something to take into account.

https://www.health.qld.gov.au/news-events/news/how-to-cook-vegetables-nutritional-value

"She explained that water-soluble nutrients , like vitamin C, B vitamins or folate, can leach out of veggies when cooked in water. ... So, if you're over-boiling them, then you will lose some of the nutrients. But this doesn't mean you should immediately stop cooking your veggies and adopt an all-raw diet"

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