DNUT.2019.009

Healthy food from Waste

Dr. Qais Abdullah Nogaim

qais.nogaim@cihanuniversity.edu.iq

Abstract- Since earliest times, the mushroom has been treated as a special kind of food, they also have been considered as the oldest microbial food. The Greeks regarded mushroom as providing strength for warriors in battle. The Romans regarded mushroom as the food of God, which was served only on festive occasions. The Chinese treasured mushroom as a health food, the elixir of life, at first such mushroom collected from their natural growing habitats, but with the passing of time, numerous attempts have been made to establish practical cultivation techniques so far about 25 species.

Keywords- Mashroom, healthy food, beta-glucan

Date: 21/11/2019

Place: VIP Hall