MU20001 - Mushrooms and their potential health benefits of lowering blood cholesterol

Key research provider: CSIRO

This project is generating scientific evidence on mushrooms and their ability to lower blood cholesterol.

At present, high-level health claims, authorised by the Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ), show that the β-glucan from oats or barley has a direct impact on lowering cholesterol. The same β-glucan molecules in oats are also in mushrooms, however they differ in structure. The project is working to compare whether the β-glucan in mushrooms has the same blood lowering effects as the β-glucan in oats.

Findings from the research will inform whether a health claim on mushrooms and blood cholesterol lowering can be authorised by FSANZ.

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