Studies on Component Characteristic of Fruiting bodies of Oyster Mushroom Cultured on Barley Shochu Lees and Utilization of the Waste Culture Media

Abstract

 In this study, we have used barley shochu lees as culture media for elevating the product value of oyster mushroom fruiting bodies in a similar manner with sweet potato shochu lees. The results showed that the barley shochu media were found to be better culture media than sweet potato shochu lees media and control media for oyster mushroom. Fruiting bodies cultured on barley shochu lees showed the higher values in protein and free amino acid amounts. The media of barley shochu lees were reusable as mushroom culture media, and the reuse lower the contents of ADF, NDF, and lignin of the waste media. Taken together, it is apparent that the reuse of culture media reduces the cost of the mushroom production and promotes the utilization of the media as feedstuff.