Enoki: Delicate Threads of Flavor for Your Cuisine

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Flammulina velutipes, commonly known as Velvet Foot or Enoki, is a mushroom that comes in two forms. In the wild, it has a dark brown, slightly slimy cap and prefers growing on the stumps of dead trees. The cultivated form, known as Enoki or Enokitake, is grown in a carbon dioxide-rich environment to promote the growth of long, thin stems and small, white caps.

Look Alike Species

	Specie:	Differences:
	Galerina marginata Edibility: poisonous	Galerina marginata has a more brownish cap and stem compared to the orange-brown cap and velvety black stem of Flammulina velutipes. Also, Galerina marginata is deadly poisonous while Flammulina velutipes is edible.

Specie:

Galerina marginata

Edibility:

poisonous

Differences:Galerina marginata has a more brownish cap and stem compared to the orange-brown cap and velvety black stem of Flammulina velutipes. Also, Galerina marginata is deadly poisonous while Flammulina velutipes is edible.

Nutrition Facts (Raw)

Serving Size g

Amount Per Serving

Calories

% Daily Value*

Total Fat 0.3 g0%

Saturated Fat 0 g0%

Trans Fat 0 g

Cholesterol 0 mg0%

Sodium 3 mg0%

Total Carbohydrate 7.8 g3%

Dietary Fiber 2.7 g10%

Total Sugars 0.2 g

Protein 2.7 g5%

Vitamin A 0 µg 0%•Thiamin B₁ 0.2 mg 17%

Riboflavin B₂ 0.2 mg 15%•Niacin B₃ 7 mg 44%

Vitamin B₆ 0.1 mg 6%•Folate B₉ 48 µg 12%

Vitamin B₁₂ 0 mg 0%•Vitamin C 0 mg 0%

Vitamin D 5 µg 25%•Vitamin E 0 mg 0%

Vitamin K 0 µg 0%•Calcium 0 mg 0%

Copper 0.1 mg 11%•Iron 1.1 mg 6%

Magnesium 16 mg 4%•Manganese 0.1 mg 4%

Phosphorus 115 mg 9%•Potassium 359 mg 8%

Selenium 2.2 µg 4%•Zinc 0.7 mg 6%

Vit A 0 µg 0%•B₁ 0.2 mg 17%

B₂ 0.2 mg 15%•B₃ 7 mg 44%

B₆ 0.1 mg 6%•B₉ 48 µg 12%

B₁₂ 0 mg 0%•Vit C 0 mg 0%

Vit D 5 µg 25%•Vit E 0 mg 0%

Vit K 0 µg 0%•Calcium 0 mg 0%

Copper 0.1 mg 11%•Iron 1.1 mg 6%

Mg 16 mg 4%•Mn 0.1 mg 4%

Phosph. 115 mg 9%•Pot. 359 mg 8%

Selenium 2.2 µg 4%•Zinc 0.7 mg 6%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

References

Structural Elucidation of a Polysaccharide from Flammulina velutipes and Its Lipid-Lowering and Immunomodulation Activities

FVPT1, a novel heteropolysaccharide, was purified from the fruiting body of Flammulina velutipes using magnetic-field-assisted three-phase partitioning and gel permeation chromatography. The structure was characterized using monosaccharide composition and methylation analysis, infrared spectroscopy and nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR).

2024

Fungus-derived protein particles as cell-adhesive matrices for cell-cultivated food

This paper presents a method to isolate and utilize extracellular matrices (ECM) from fungi to support cell culture in 3D. The study shows that the formation of particles from crude extracts isolated from Flammulina velutipes has a positive effect on cell alignment.

2023

Auricularia polytricha and Flammulina velutipes reduce liver injury in DSS-induced Inflammatory Bowel Disease by improving inflammation, oxidative stress, and apoptosis through the regulation of TLR4/NF-κB signaling pathways

This study suggests that Flammulina velutipes can regulate colitis by alleviating inflammation, oxidative stress, and apoptosis, suggesting it could be used as an alternative against liver functions and as dietary supplements.

2023

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Flammulina Velutipes

Common Names: Enoki, Enokitake, Velvet Foot, Winter Mushroom

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References

Structural Elucidation of a Polysaccharide from Flammulina velutipes and Its Lipid-Lowering and Immunomodulation Activities

Fungus-derived protein particles as cell-adhesive matrices for cell-cultivated food

Auricularia polytricha and Flammulina velutipes reduce liver injury in DSS-induced Inflammatory Bowel Disease by improving inflammation, oxidative stress, and apoptosis through the regulation of TLR4/NF-κB signaling pathways