Oyster mushrooms(Pleurotus ostreatus) are a common mushroom that are prized world wide for their edibility and texture.
Oyster Mushrooms are wide spread in temperate and subtropical forests throughout the world.
The Oyster mushrooms is a saprotroph that acts as a primary decomposer on wood.
The Oyster mushroom has a high nutritional value due to its high level of vitamins and proteins and its non-saturated fatty acids.
The consumption of Oyster mushroom is said to reduce cholesterol levels and has also been attributed anticancer properties.
Originally cultivated in Asia, it is now cultivated world wide for food.
The Oyster mushroom is frequently used in Japanese and Chinese recipes.
It is frequently used in soups or served with soy sauce.
Apart from using Oyster mushrooms as a food, the Oyster mushroom is produced industrially for uses such as the manufacture of paper pulp,
cosmetics or in the pharmaceutical industry.