Mushrooms are being used as food since time immemorial. These have been considered as the delicacy. From the nutrition point of view mushrooms are placed between meat and vegetables. These are rich in protein, carbohydrate and vitamins. Mushrooms are low in caloric value and hence are recommended for heart and diabetic patients. They are rich in proteins as compared to cereals, fruits and vegetables. In addition to proteins (3.7 %), they also contain carbohydrate (2.4 %), fat (0.4%), minerals (0.6 %) and water (91%) on fresh weight basis. Mushrooms contain all the essential nine amino acids required for human growth.