by Reed Mangels, PhD, RD<\/p>\n
Dole Portobello Mushroom Powder\u2019s ingredient listing is a quick read – Portobello mushrooms. Mushrooms naturally contain a small amount of vitamin D. Dole exposed mushrooms to ultraviolet light in order to increase the amount of vitamin D in the mushrooms. By drying the vitamin D-rich mushrooms and grinding them into a powder, Dole has created a concentrated source of vitamin D. The mushrooms are a source of vitamin D2, the vegan form of vitamin D. One teaspoon of the mushroom powder provides 600 IU of vitamin D \u2013 enough to meet the recommendations for vitamin D for children and for adults age 70 and younger (1-1\/3 teaspoons of the powder would supply 800 IU of vitamin D \u2013 the recommendation for adults older than 70). The mushroom powder can be easily added to hummus, soups, grain dishes, salad dressings, and sauces where it adds a mild mushroom flavor. In a seitan roast, the mushroom powder did not markedly change the taste but was a convenient way to supply the day\u2019s worth of vitamin D. The mushroom powder was more evident in High “D” Hummus Dip (recipe available at http:\/\/www.dole.com\/EatRightLanding\/EatRightRecipe\/RecipeDetail\/tabid\/596\/Default.aspx?contentid=13089<\/a>) which was delicious but tasted more like a mushroom and onion spread than hummus. I’d bet this would be great on rye bread or crackers.<\/p>\n The limited-supply vitamin D mushroom powder can be ordered online at www.doledepot.com<\/a> in both 2 oz. and 3.5 oz.bottles. To learn more, visit www.dole.com<\/a> or write to Dole Food Company, One Dole Drive, Westlake Village, CA 91362-7300.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" by Reed Mangels, PhD, RD Dole Portobello Mushroom Powder\u2019s ingredient listing is a quick read – Portobello mushrooms. Mushrooms naturally contain a small amount of vitamin D. Dole exposed mushrooms to ultraviolet light in order to increase the amount of vitamin D in the mushrooms. By drying the vitamin D-rich mushrooms and grinding them into […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[22],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2668","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-ingredients"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vrg.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2668","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vrg.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vrg.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vrg.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vrg.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2668"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/www.vrg.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2668\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3197,"href":"https:\/\/www.vrg.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2668\/revisions\/3197"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vrg.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2668"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vrg.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2668"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vrg.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2668"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}