Milky mushroom is beneficial in controlling diabetes and high cholesterol, you will be surprised to know its speciality:

News Topical, Digital Desk : If you want to keep your blood sugar under control, a new species of mushroom has been discovered. You must have eaten many types of mushrooms till now... sometimes oyster, sometimes white button and sometimes shitake mushroom. All are good, but now milky mushroom has come. It is named milky because it is whiter than white button mushroom.

It is not bitter at all. It is also beneficial for farmers as the production is 10 percent more than the traditional varieties. After three years of testing at 32 centres across the country of Solan-based Directorate of Mushroom Research (DMR), success was achieved in developing the DMR-321 variety of milky mushroom.

is full of medicinal properties

Let us tell you that it has many medicinal properties. It increases the immunity of our body. The fiber and bioactive compounds present in it help in controlling blood sugar. It is an excellent source of plant-based protein for vegetarians. It is beneficial for cholesterol, diabetes and bile diseases.

It gets ready in a month

Its production is highest in South India, but it is also grown in other states. It can be prepared in a month. Apart from DMR 321, scientists have also developed another new variety of milky mushroom this year, DMR Milky 299, which will also give more yield than other varieties.

It does not spoil for eight days

Milky mushroom is cultivated in India at a high temperature of 30-35 degrees Celsius. Unlike other mushrooms, milky mushroom does not spoil for seven to eight days. Fertilizer is not required to prepare it. It is prepared by putting seeds in straw. Its pickle is also made.

As per the demand, its seeds are prepared in 15 days and made available to the producers. It is known that the Directorate of Mushroom Research has 32 centers in 22 states, which do research on various mushrooms.

Rich in Vitamin C

CS Vaidya, ML Sharma and NK Sharma have studied this at the Agro Economic Research Center of Himachal Pradesh University. According to this, a simple 100 grams mushroom contains 8.60 mg of vitamin C while vitamin B3 or niacin contains 5.85 mg. Niacin converts food into energy. India ranks third in the world in mushroom production after China and Japan. It is estimated that it will overtake Japan in the next two years.

Dr. Manoj Nath (Scientist DMR Solan) says that we have developed two new varieties of milky mushroom DMR Milky 299 and DMR Milky 321. Both the varieties will give more than 10 percent yield. Milky 321 will not give bitterness in food. This variety has been released after three years of research.