Matsutake mushroom, also known as matsutake mushroom, matsutake mushroom, mushroom, etc., is the world’s rare and valuable natural medicinal mushrooms, known as the “king of mushrooms”.

Agaricus mushroom, also known as Brazilian mushrooms, Pasteurized mushrooms, small pine mushrooms, etc., living in high temperature, humidity, ventilation environment, with almond flavor, taste crisp, here we take a look at the difference between matsutake mushrooms and agaricus mushrooms!

Genus difference

1, matsutake: matsutake is a fungus, aspergillus, aspergillus, umbelliferae, Stomatobacteria, Stomatobacteria, Stomatobacteria, is a pine, oak and other trees exogenous mycorrhizal fungi.

2, Agaricus: Agaricus is a fungus, fungi, tambourine fungi, umbrella fungi, umbelliferae, umbelliferae, mushroom family, mushroom saprophytes.

Morphological differences

1, matsutake mushroom: similar in appearance to the umbrella, its cap is light brown, the stalk is white, the fresher the matsutake mushroom, the more distinctive color, there are fibrous pieces of velvet, and its flesh is plump, white and tender, the texture is fine and dense, there is a unique rich flavor, the taste is like abalone lubrication and crisp, fresh and delicious to the extreme. The cap is flat hemispherical or slightly spreading, 5-20cm in diameter, dirty white, with chestnut brown or yellow-brown ciliated scales on the surface, the edge of the inward curling. The flesh is thick, dense, white or light brown. The foot cap of the matsutake mushroom is well-proportioned, and the gap between the top and bottom will not be very big.
Generally speaking, the smaller the open umbrella, the more valuable; the fuller the better the antler body; the longer the length of the rarer.

2, Agaricus mushroom: Agaricus mushroom substrate stout, mushroom cap diameter 5 ~ 11 cm, the first hemispherical, gradually into a bun-shaped and finally for the spreading, the top of the central flat, the surface of the light brown to chestnut-colored fibrous scales, cover the edge of the fragments of the curtain. Mycelium in the center of the cap is up to 11 mm thick, the edge of the mycelium is thin, the mycelium is white and becomes slightly orange-yellow after injury. Agaricus mushroom’s is obviously cap big feet small, very uneven.

The difference between the environment of the place of origin

1, matsutake mushroom: generally grows in the cold temperate zone at an altitude of more than 3,000 meters above sea level in the alpine woodland, is endemic to the Asian region, mainly distributed in Japan, the Korean Peninsula and the southwest of our country, in the United States and Europe there are varieties of matsutake mushrooms, but the production of this species is less, and the quality is also poorer.
Matsutake mushroom has extremely strict requirements on the growing environment, and can only grow in the primitive forest without any pollution and human intervention, usually grows beside the trees such as red pine, supine pine and hemlock, etc., and the age of the trees that are symbiotic with the matsutake mushroom is about more than 50 years.
In fact, research on artificial cultivation of matsutake mushrooms has begun since the beginning of the last century, but until now there are still no successful cases of cultivation. The inability to realize artificial cultivation means that people can only collect wild matsutake mushrooms with lower and lower yields, and it is only natural that the price rises.

2. Agaricus: This mushroom’s home is in the Americas. Although the name is only one word different from matsutake, the Agaricus is not a member of the Stomatocystis family, but a member of the Mushroom family. This Brazilian mushroom is not as picky about its habitat as the matsutake and grows easily on a medium of straw and wood chips. This has made the Agaricus mushroom an up-and-coming mushroom species on the market.

Price difference

In recent years, the global production of matsutake mushrooms has been decreasing year by year, and the average annual production of fresh matsutake mushrooms in China is currently only 2,000 tons. There is only one word difference between matsutake mushroom and agaricus mushroom, but the price difference is several times to dozens of times.

Difference in efficacy

1, matsutake mushroom: matsutake mushroom contains 18 kinds of amino acids, 14 kinds of essential trace elements, 49 kinds of active nutrients, 5 kinds of unsaturated fatty acids, 8 kinds of vitamins, 2 kinds of glycoproteins, rich in dietary fiber and a variety of active enzymes, and also contains 3 kinds of precious active substances, respectively, the double-chained matsutake mushroom polysaccharide, matsutake mushroom polypeptide and the world’s unique anticancer substance — matsutake mushroom alcohol, which is the world’s leading anticancer substance. -Matsutakeol, which is the most precious natural medicinal mushroom in the world.

Matsutake is not only nutritionally balanced and sufficient, but also has various effects such as improving immunity, anti-cancer and anti-tumor, treating diabetes and cardiovascular diseases, anti-aging and skin care, promoting gastrointestinal health and protecting the liver. Matsutake is a globalized natural tonic category. Matsutake is internationally known as a natural nutritional treasure trove because of its balanced nutrition and rich content.

Matsutake has 4 main nutritional characteristics: first is balanced, matsutake contains most of the basic nutrients needed by the human body, the nutritional structure of the overall ratio is reasonable and balanced, especially the content of 18 kinds of amino acids in all the food is closest to the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) proposed standards; the second is the nutrient content of sufficient, a large number of studies show that matsutake’s 100 grams of nutritional content, among the mushrooms, is one of the most nutritious, the most nutritious and the best. Secondly, the nutritional content is sufficient, a lot of research data show that the nutritional content of matsutake mushroom in 100g is among the best in mushrooms, for example, the proportion of medicinal amino acids and essential amino acids in amino acids of matsutake mushroom is high, it is a good nutritional supplement food; thirdly, it is well absorbed, the main nutrients of matsutake mushroom are active nutrients, small molecules, very easy to be absorbed, therefore, it is widely used in the nutritional supplementation of patients with major surgeries and physically weak groups of people; fourthly, it is very safe, matsutake mushroom is a safe food recognized by the world. Matsutake mushrooms are suitable for nutritional supplementation for any age group and any physical state.

2, Agaricus blazei: flat in nature, sweet in flavor, belonging to the heart, lungs, liver, kidney meridian. The edible part of the protein composition includes 18 kinds of amino acids, the human body 8 kinds of essential amino acids complete, also contains a variety of vitamins and ergosterol. In addition, the main components of Agaricus blazei are polysaccharides and sterols, which can assist the body to discharge excess cholesterol (which is very important for the health of tumor patients), and can also be used to fight against tumors, enhance immunity, protect the liver and kidneys, promote bone marrow hematopoiesis, and interfere with the proliferation of leukocytes. It is suitable for both young and old, and can be consumed for a long time.