The use of fermented buckwheat to produce l-carnitine enriched oyster mushroom

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Table 3 L-carnitine content in oyster mushroom grown on various buckwheat media

Mushroom medium material	Mean (mg/kg)	Increase rate (%)	Mushroom medium material	Mean (mg/kg)	Increase rate (%)
G	164.5 ± 4.9
CB	186.3 ± 8.1	13.3	TB	180.8 ± 6.2	9.9
FCB	201.2 ± 3.6**	22.3	FTB	185.7 ± 4.9	12.9

G basal medium, CB common buckwheat, FCB fermented common buckwheat, TB tartary buckwheat, FTB fermented tartary buckwheat. Each mean value was written with standard error of the mean (SEM). For each parameter, asterisk star (* or **) means significantly different (p < 0.05 or p < 0.01) from basal medium (G)