Oyster Mushrooms
(Pleurotus)

These are from the Pleurotus family. Oyster mushrooms are fleshy and have gills. There are different kinds with main differences in colour. Oyster mushrooms also have very slight differences in taste, texture and growing conditions.
Chido UG cultivates the
- White / Grayish Oyster (pleurotus ostreatus)
- Yellow/ Golden Oyster (pleurotus cintrinopileatus)
- Pink Oyster (pleurotus djamor)
- The King Oyster (pleurotus eryngii)
Oyster mushrooms are easy to grow and nutritious. They contain more or less the same amount of protein as meat, essential amino acids, unsaturated fats, carbohydrates. They contain a lot of the mineral salts required in the body. Different researches have indicated that oyster mushrooms have many medicinal benefits as well.
