Gas Chromatography–Mass Spectrometry Confirmation of the Sensory Scent Features of the Most Commonly Consumed Agaricus bisporus and Agaricus subrufescens Exhibiting Anticancerous Traits

Abstract In Hungary, fairly little is known about Agaricus subrufescens Peck (formerly called Agaricus blazei Murrill), which is cultivated on an industrial scale in the Far East. Nevertheless, this mushroom species exerts a curative influence and might become a new pillar of cancer research and antitumorous therapy. The present study gives a detailed discussion on the compositional differences of the scent components of A. subrufescens and its close relative Agaricus bisporus based on gas chromatography–mass spectrometry measurements, subsequent to Likens–Nickerson simultaneous distillation–extraction.