Mushroom
Mushrooms are fungi used fresh or dried in soups, sauces, stir-fries, and other savory dishes.
About Mushroom
Mushroom is a broad culinary term for edible fungi, usually meaning the fruiting body rather than one particular species. Mushrooms are used whole, sliced, chopped, or ground in soups, sauces, stir-fries, omelettes, pies, pasta, and many other savoury dishes. The category includes many distinct ingredients.
Fresh mushrooms range from white and brown to tan or strongly coloured varieties. Some are delicate and tender, while others are dense and meaty; flavours may be mild, earthy, savoury, or pronounced. Their character depends on species, maturity, growing conditions, and cooking method.
Mushrooms are sold fresh, dried, frozen, canned, or powdered, as whole pieces, caps, stems, slices, or blends. Drying concentrates flavour and makes the texture chewy until rehydrated. Sautéing browns and firms them, while boiling, canning, or long cooking produces a softer result.
- Ingredient type
- whole food
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Potato Soup
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Local names for mushroom
Names and romanised forms to recognise on menus and labels.
Mushroom
Champignon
Hongo
きのこ
kinoko
champignon
hongo
Pilz
fungo
cogumelo
bolet
paddenstoel
sampioen
svamp
svamp
sopp
sieni
sveppur
grzyb
houba
huba
goba
gljiva
печурка
pečurka
ciupercă
gomba
гриб
grib
гриб
hryb
грыб
h अryb
гъба
gǎba
печурка
pečurka
μανιτάρι
manitári
mantar
فطر
fiṭr
قارچ
qārč
פטרייה
pitriyá
मशरूम
maśarūm
মাশরুম
māśarūm
蘑菇
mógū
버섯
beoseot
nấm
เห็ด
hèt
မှို
hmo
jamur
cendawan
uyoga
እንጉዳይ
ənguday
boqoshaad
ikhowe
ikhowa
madarch
beacán
perretxiko
manitári
Romanised form
kinoko
Romanised form
champignon blanc de Paris
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Champignon de Paris ou champignon de couche, appertisé, égoutté
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Champignon de Paris ou champignon de couche, bouilli/cuit à l'eau
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Champignon de Paris ou champignon de couche, cru
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Champignon de Paris ou champignon de couche, sauté/poêlé, sans matière grasse
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Champignon de Paris ou champignon de couche, surgelé, cru
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Champignon, tout type, appertisé, égoutté
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Champignon, tout type, cru
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cultivated mushroom
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GRILLED MUSHROOMS
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mushroom (canned)
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mushroom (chef-cut, in butter sauce, canned)
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mushroom (chopped, canned)
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mushroom (cooked, canned)
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mushroom (debrined)
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mushroom (deep-frozen)
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mushroom (frozen)
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mushroom (home-canned)
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mushroom (marinated, canned)
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mushroom (pickled, canned)
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mushroom (processed)
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mushroom (puree)
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mushroom (random cut, raw)
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mushroom (salted)
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mushroom (sliced, canned)
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mushroom (sliced, in butter sauce, canned)
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mushroom (sliced, with butter and sherry)
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mushroom (sliced, with butter)
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mushroom (whole or pieces)
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mushroom cap
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mushroom fruitbody (dried)
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mushroom fruitbody (raw)
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mushroom produce in sour pickle
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mushroom product flavoring or seasoning
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mushroom stems and pieces (canned)
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mushroom whole in brine
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mushroom with seafood (canned)
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Mushroom, Asian, cooked, from dried
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Mushroom, Awi-beoseot, Blanched
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Mushroom, Awi-beoseot, Raw
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Mushroom, Bam-beoseot, Raw
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Mushroom, Beodeulsongi-beoseot, Cap, Dried
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Mushroom, Beodeulsongi-beoseot, Raw
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Mushroom, Beodeulsongi-beoseot, Stem, Dried
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Mushroom, common, fresh, fried, no added fat
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Mushroom, common, fresh, raw
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Mushroom, common, vitamin D enhanced, fresh, fried, no added fat
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Mushroom, common, vitamin D enhanced, fresh, raw
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Mushroom, crimini
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Mushroom, dried
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Mushroom, Geomeunbineul-beoseot, Dried
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Mushroom, Geomeunbineul-beoseot, Raw
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Mushroom, Imbricated hydnum, Raw
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Mushroom, Ipsae-beoseot, Blanched
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Mushroom, Ipsae-beoseot, Raw
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Mushroom, Nadopangnamu-beoseot, Dried
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Mushroom, Nadopangnamu-beoseot, Raw
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Mushroom, Norugungdengi-beoseot, Blanched
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Mushroom, Norugungdengi-beoseot, Dried
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Mushroom, Norugungdengi-beoseot, Raw
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Mushroom, Nuedongchunghacho, Dried
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Mushroom, Nuedongchunghacho, Raw
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Mushroom, portabella
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Mushroom, white, exposed to ultraviolet light, raw
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Mushrooms, white button
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Mushrooms, white, cooked, boiled, drained, with salt
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Mushrooms, white, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt
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Mushrooms, white, fried in corn oil
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Mushrooms, white, fried in rapeseed oil
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Mushrooms, white, fried in salted butter
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Mushrooms, white, microwaved
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Mushrooms, white, raw
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Mushrooms, white, stewed in unsalted water
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Mushrooms, white, stir-fried
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piece of mushroom fruitbody (raw)
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piece(s) of mushroom fruitbody
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piece(s) of mushroom fruitbody (raw)
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h अryb
Romanised form
ənguday
Romanised form
pečurka
Romanised form
fiṭr
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hryb
Romanised form
beoseot
Romanised form
māśarūm
Romanised form
mógū
Romanised form
maśarūm
Romanised form
grib
Romanised form
hmo
Romanised form
gǎba
Romanised form
pitriyá
Romanised form
qārč
Romanised form
pečurka
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hèt
Romanised form
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Mushroom nutrition & diet
Mushroom nutritional value
Reference: Mushroom, raw
Per 100 g of 100 g edible portion in the named official reference form.
- Calories
- 25kcal
- Protein
- 3.7g
- Carbs
- 1.1g
- Fat
- 0.3g
Official national food-composition reference. The displayed food form is part of the estimate; cultivar, recipe, brand, processing and preparation can change values.
Portions & preparation
Identify the species and whether the edible portion is fresh, dried, rehydrated, canned, cooked, or powdered before using a reference. Trimmed caps and stems may differ from whole mushrooms, while sautéing, sauces, and breaded preparations add oils, coatings, or other ingredients.
Compare the right form: Match references to the confirmed mushroom species and the exact edible form: fresh, dried, rehydrated, canned, cooked, or powdered.
Diet considerations
Mushrooms are fungi rather than plants or animals, but the exact species and preparation should be established. Plain mushrooms may be compatible with plant-based patterns; butter, dairy, meat stock, egg coatings, or cereal breading can change that. Carbohydrate patterns depend on species, form, and portion.
AI-authored reading notes · Awaiting editorial review. Measured values, where available, have a separate source above.
Dietary compatibility
- VeganTypically compatible
- VegetarianTypically compatible
- PescatarianTypically compatible
- KetoDepends on the version
- PaleoTypically compatible
- Low-carbDepends on the version
- HalalNot established
- KosherNot established
What these diet assessments mean
- Vegan · Typically compatible
- The plain ingredient profile is plant, fungal or mineral based. Added ingredients in a prepared product need a separate check.
- Vegetarian · Typically compatible
- The plain ingredient profile is plant, fungal or mineral based. Added ingredients in a prepared product need a separate check.
- Pescatarian · Typically compatible
- The plain ingredient profile is plant, fungal or mineral based. Added ingredients in a prepared product need a separate check.
- Keto · Depends on the version
- Compatibility depends on the portion and preparation. A sourced carbohydrate amount for a defined serving is not available.
- Paleo · Typically compatible
- The plain form fits the conventional paleo food groups. Added ingredients and individual interpretations can differ.
- Low-carb · Depends on the version
- Compatibility depends on the portion and preparation. A sourced carbohydrate amount for a defined serving is not available.
- Halal · Not established
- Sourcing, processing and any applicable certification have not been verified. A food name alone does not establish halal status.
- Kosher · Not established
- Sourcing, processing and any applicable certification have not been verified. A food name alone does not establish kosher status.
For the plain ingredient · Awaiting review. Diet compatibility is not allergy suitability or halal/kosher certification. Keto and low-carb depend on the portion.
AI-generated illustration for visual context. It does not identify a particular product or establish allergen content.
Sources & review
Nutrition reference: Swiss Food Composition Database 7.1 (2026) — 375 ↗. Values are scaled from 100 g of the recorded edible form. Individual portions have no assumed fixed weight.
Expanded overview, name examples and nutrition notes are database drafts awaiting editorial review. Numeric nutrition values, where shown, have their own source and food-form reference.
The ingredient description and dish connections come from the draft catalogue and may change after review.
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