The aim of this study was to promote the Z-isomerization lycopene in its extraction process from tomato pulp by adding foodstuffs containing Z-isomerization-accelerating compounds. addition onion, broccoli, mustard, makonbu (Saccharina japonica), or shiitake mushroom (Lentinus edodes) ethyl acetate significantly accelerated lycopene. For example, when extracted at 70 °C without foodstuffs, tota...

Medicinal mushrooms, Coriolus versicolor and Lentinus edodes are extremely attractive as nutraceuticals. Here we used fruiting bodies to prepare novel kombucha beverage. Microbiological, physicochemical chemical properties were monitored for eleven days, while the immunological of polysaccharide extracts determined in peripheral blood mononuclear cell (PBMC) cultures. FTIR analysis showed domin...