Nutritional Value of Protein from Mycelia and Fruit Bodies of Inonotus obliquus

Protein from mycelia and fruit bodies of lnonotus obliquus was assessed in terms of six nutritional quality indices-Amino Acid Score (AAS),Chemical Score (CS),Essential Amino Acid Index (EAAI), Biological Value (BV),Nutritional Index (NI) and Amino Acid Ratio Coefficient Score (AARCS).AAS, CS,EAAI,BV,NI and AARCS values of I.obliquus mycelia were 75.0,44.5,92.2,88.8,24.7 and 52.0,respectively,compared with corresponding values for fruit bodies of 47.1,20.3,99.4,96.6,2.94 and 33.0.