Morphological characteristics:

Shaggy mane is named because of its form like chicken leg. It is a kind of rare edible mushroom which is developed in recent years. It was called “starlet in the edible mushroom”.

Nutritive value:

According to analysis determination, every 100 grams dried shaggy mane contains protein 25.4 grams, fat 3.3 grams, total sugar 58.8 grams, quantity of heat 364 kilocalorie. Also contains many kinds of microelements. Chicken leg mushroom has 20 kinds of amino acids. Eight kinds of them are essential amino acids for human body which amount for 34.83% of the total; other twelve kinds of amino acids amount for 65.17%. Chicken leg mushroom also contains active ingredients to anti-cancer and cure diabetic. If you often eat it can reduce your blood sugar concentration and cure your diabetic, especially have good effects to your tumors. Shaggy mane is a kind of high protein and low fat edible mushroom which is the intergration of nutrition, healthcare and food therapy. It is perfect in color, aroma, taste and shape. So it’s very popular all over the world.

Suitable group:

Generally speaking everyone can eat it.