Funghi
Enoki
Enoki (Flammulina velutipes) is cultivated in dense clusters of long, slender white stems topped with tiny caps. Texture is crisp when raw and silky when cooked; flavour is mild and slightly fruity. Commercial white enoki are grown in low light to stretch stems; wild forms are darker and shorter. Used in soups, hot pots, salads, and stir-fries, usually kept in clusters or lightly separated.
Also known as: Enokitake, Jinzhen gu / Enoki, Paengi beoseot
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Nutrition
Typical values per 100 g edible portion. Nutrient names open the reference page.
Nutrition Facts
Per 100 g edible portion
Amount per 100 g
- Total Fat 0.4 g
- Saturated Fat 0.09 g
- Trans Fat 0 g
- Monounsaturated Fat 0 g
- Polyunsaturated Fat 0.2 g
- Cholesterol 0 mg
- Sodium 9.59 mg
- Salt 0.05 g
- Total Carbohydrate 4.32 g
- Dietary Fibre 1.86 g
- Total Sugars 1.5 g
- Complex / starch 0.48 g
- Protein 2.86 g
- Water 92.7 g
- Energy 28.8 kcal
- Water 92.7 g
- Carbohydrates 4.32 g
- Sugars 1.5 g
- Monosaccharides 1.06 g
- Disaccharides 0.46 g
- Starch 0.48 g
- Amylose 0.12 g
- Amylopectin 0.36 g
- Digestible Starch 0.41 g
- Resistant Starch 0.05 g
- Fibre 1.86 g
- Soluble Fibre 0.65 g
- Insoluble Fibre 1.21 g
- Protein 2.86 g
- Fungal Protein 2.72 g
- Fat 0.4 g
- Saturated Fat 0.09 g
- Polyunsaturated Fat 0.2 g
- Vitamins 64.5 mg
- Vitamin A 20 µg
- Vitamin B1 — Thiamine 0.07 mg
- Vitamin B2 — Riboflavin 0.34 mg
- Vitamin B3 — Niacin 3.37 mg
- Vitamin B5 — Pantothenic Acid 1.25 mg
- Vitamin B6 0.08 mg
- Vitamin B7 — Biotin 9.4 µg
- Vitamin B9 — Folate 23.3 µg
- Vitamin C 2 mg
- Vitamin D 3.5 µg
- Vitamin E 0.11 mg
- Vitamin K 1.1 µg
- Minerals 224 mg
- Major Minerals 218 mg
- Trace Minerals 6.3 mg
- Salt 0.05 g
- Sodium Chloride 0.05 g
Vitamins
vitamin-c: 2 · vitamin-a: 20 · vitamin-b1-thiamine: 0.07 · vitamin-b2-riboflavin: 0.34 · vitamin-b3-niacin: 3.37 · vitamin-b5-pantothenic-acid: 1.25 · vitamin-b6: 0.08 · vitamin-b7-biotin: 9.4 · vitamin-b9-folate: 23.3 · vitamin-d: 3.5 · vitamin-e: 0.11 · vitamin-k: 1.1 ·
Minerals
Sodium: 9.59 · Potassium: 174 · Calcium: 34 · Iron: 0.9 · Zinc: 0.4 · Iodine: 5 ·
Mushrooms are high-water fungal tissue with modest protein and distinctive beta-glucans.
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Culinary partners and combinations that usually underperform with Enoki.
Pairs well with
Classic and complementary matches
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Often clash in flavour or tradition
History
Wild winter enoki were foraged in East Asia for seasonal soups and side dishes.
Japanese growers developed bottle culture producing the long white cultivated enoki.
Industrial enoki farming spread across East Asia for domestic and export markets.
Enoki became a global hot-pot and salad mushroom in supermarkets worldwide.