How much is fresh matsutake per jin? What are its benefits?
Matsutake, also known as songxun, hejun, taijun and so on, is a rare and precious natural medicinal mushroom in the world, and a Class II endangered protected species in China. Its name has a long history; this name already appeared in the Jing Shi Zheng Lei Bei Ji Ben Cao during the Song Dynasty. Since matsutake is so ancient and precious, how much is fresh matsutake per jin? And what benefits does it have?
1. How much is fresh matsutake per jin
Matsutake grows well in forest land with few nutrients and relatively dry conditions, generally forming in autumn. China has a total of four major matsutake producing areas: Shangri-La in Yunnan, Yajiang in Garze Prefecture of Sichuan, Sdana in Danba County of Garze Prefecture of Sichuan, and Xiaojin in Aba Prefecture of Sichuan. The four matsutake producing areas account for most of the country's matsutake output. However, due to China's backward matsutake technology, China's matsutake industry is still at the rough processing stage, while deep processing generally takes place in Europe and Japan.
Matsutake has extremely strict requirements for its growing environment, and its growth process is also extremely slow. Although Japan began artificial cultivation of matsutake as early as the last century, there is still no successful precedent for artificial cultivation. Moreover, in recent years, due to predatory development, matsutake resources have gradually become depleted, and its economic value has continued to rise.
The price of matsutake differs from season to season, and the price in each region is also different, so it is impossible to answer exactly. For example, branded Sige Chuntian fresh matsutake is 300 yuan per jin, while unbranded fresh matsutake is more than 200 yuan per jin. In large supermarkets in Beijing, dried matsutake can reach as high as 2000 per jin. Matsutake has particularly high requirements for freshness, and its price is like stocks, changing every day. Generally speaking, matsutake output is low in June and the price is the highest. From July to August, output gradually increases and the price gradually decreases. In September and October, it returns to a high level again. The specific price is still determined by market conditions.
2. Main benefits of matsutake
According to many past documents, matsutake has effects such as strengthening the body, benefiting the stomach and intestines, relieving pain, supplementing qi and resolving phlegm, and expelling parasites. Modern scientific research shows that matsutake also has special effects such as treating diabetes, fighting cancer, and resisting radiation. Matsutake is rich in nutrients and is truly first among wild mushrooms. It is said that after the atomic bombing of Hiroshima in August 1945, the only surviving plant was matsutake.
When eating matsutake, it should not be eaten together with soft-shelled crustacean foods or high-fat foods. Matsutake contains a certain amount of vitamins, especially vitamin C and vitamin E. Vitamin C reacts with arsenic substances in soft-shelled foods to produce toxic arsenic trioxide, causing great damage to the liver. If matsutake is eaten together with other oily foods, it will reduce the human body's absorption of unsaturated fatty acids in matsutake and lower the nutritional value of matsutake. Therefore, matsutake is most suitable for light cooking.
The above is some knowledge about matsutake. Its price is greatly related to place of origin, quality, brand, climate and so on, but its high price is not something ordinary people can afford. However, whether or not you buy matsutake, this precious fungus is worth protecting.