Mushrooms, Maitake
Popular in both food and medicine, the maitake mushroom is most commonly used as a cancer-fighting agent. Fungi and mushrooms (polypores) contain polysaccharides, a complex carbohydrate, which helps stabilize blood pressure and blood sugar. Maitake also causes apoptosis, or “programmed suicide,” of cancer cells and contains a complex sugar (d-fraction) that stimulates immune cells.
Maitake mushrooms are an excellent culinary source of the fifth basic flavor, umami.
Glycemic Index=2
ORAC=669
The Benefits
- Special diets: Autoimmune Paleo Diet, Candida Diet, Diabetic, Elimination Diet, Gluten-Free Diet, Gluten-Free/Dairy-Free Diet, Grain-Free Diet, Low Acid Diet, Low Carb Diet, Low FODMAP Diet, Low Histamine Diet, Low Oxalate Diet, Low Starch Diet, Paleo Diet (Light), Paleo Diet (Strict), PCOS Diet, Pescetarian Diet, Primal Diet, Thyroid Diet, Vegetarian Diet, Whole Food
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- Preferences: No Fish, No Nuts, No Red Meat, No Pork, No Eggs, No Shellfish, No Gluten, No Seeds, No Soy, No Dairy, No Poultry, No Corn, No Yeast, No Peanuts, No Grains, No Legumes, No Nightshade, No Citrus, No Coconut, No Pseudograins, Low Carbohydrate, Low Cholesterol, Low Fat, Low Sodium, Low Sugars, Low Saturated Fat
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