Button mushroom, fresh: nutrition for pregnancy & family
Also known as Mushroom, Banger chata, Common mushroom, Portobello mushroom, Biladi no top, Aanabay/Aanabe, Hadder, Tit budam, Kun koon, Chenghum, Bhoochhtra, Chatu, Khoomba, Kaalaan, Putta Godugu. Food group: Mushrooms. Vegetarian.
What 100 g gives you in pregnancy
| Folate | 8.3 mcg — 1% of the daily need in pregnancy |
- Folate lowers the risk of neural tube defects, which form in the first weeks of pregnancy.
Daily requirements are NIH / US Dietary Reference Intakes recommended intakes for pregnancy. Requirements differ by country — folate is 600 mcg in US guidance against 570 mcg in India's — so percentages are only meaningful against the authority named here. They are for 100 g of this food and are a guide, not a meal plan; your doctor may advise different amounts for you.
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Button mushroom, fresh in Indian languages
| Assamese | Mushroom |
| Bengali | Banger chata |
| English | Common mushroom, Portobello mushroom |
| Gujarati | Biladi no top |
| Kannada | Aanabay/Aanabe |
| Kashmiri | Hadder |
| Khasi | Tit budam |
| Malayalam | Kun koon |
| Manipuri | Chenghum |
| Marathi | Bhoochhtra |
| Odia | Chatu |
| Punjabi | Khoomba |
| Tamil | Kaalaan |
| Telugu | Putta Godugu |
Regional names as recorded by ICMR-NIN in the Indian Food Composition Tables.
Nutrition per 100 g
| Energy | 27 kcal |
| Protein | 3.7 g |
| Fat | 0.4 g |
| Carbohydrate | 2.0 g |
| Fibre | 3.1 g |
| Iron | 0.3 mg |
| Calcium | 18 mg |
| Folate | 8 mcg |
Nutrition source: ICMR-NIN — Indian Food Composition Tables (IFCT). Values are typical per 100 g and vary by variety and preparation.
Educational information, not medical or dietary advice. Most everyday foods are fine in normal amounts — ask your doctor or dietitian about anything specific to your pregnancy.