Description
An autumn mushroom of red-pine forests whose scent embodies the season. It cannot be farmed and fetches very high prices.
松茸
まつたけ
matsutake
Matsutake mushroom
- Autumn
Did you know?
The saying goes 'for aroma, matsutake; for taste, shimeji': its perfume is everything.
Famous produce
- Nagano, top producer
- Tanba (Kyoto), the most prized
In the kitchen
- dobinmushi
- matsutake gohan
- yaki matsutake
Season
- Spring
- Summer
- Autumn
- Winter
Nutritional composition
per 100 g edible portion
32 kcal
- Protein 29%
- Fat 20%
- Carbohydrate 51%
| Energy | 32 kcal |
|---|---|
| Water | 88.3 g |
| Protein | 2 g |
| Fat | 0.6 g |
| Carbohydrate | 8.2 g |
| Dietary fibre | 4.7 g |
| Salt equivalent | 0 g |
| Sodium | 2 mg |
|---|---|
| Potassium | 410 mg |
| Calcium | 6 mg |
| Magnesium | 8 mg |
| Iron | 1.3 mg |
| Zinc | 0.8 mg |
| Iodine | 3 µg |
| Vitamin A (RAE) | 0 µg |
|---|---|
| Vitamin D | 0.6 µg |
| Vitamin E (α-tocopherol) | 0 mg |
| Vitamin K | 0 µg |
| Vitamin B1 | 0.1 mg |
| Vitamin B2 | 0.1 mg |
| Vitamin B12 | 0 µg |
| Folate | 63 µg |
| Vitamin C | 0 mg |
Source: Standard Tables of Food Composition in Japan, 8th ed., 2023 supplement (MEXT) · food no. 08034 · Tr = trace · — = no data
