How much water is in mushrooms?

Overview

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The reviewed entry for raw white mushrooms lists 92.45 g of water per 100 g of edible food: 92.45%. Other mushroom varieties and cooked mushrooms need their own entries.

Answer

Raw white mushrooms are about 92% water. This figure does not apply to every type of mushroom.

Mushroom variety and preparation affect the value.
For a 100 g entry, grams of water and percentage water have the same numerical value.
Account for preparation when comparing dried mushrooms with raw mushrooms.

How it is calculated

The formula or method behind the calculation.

water_percent = water_grams_per_100g / 100g * 100

92.45 g of water per 100 g equals 92.45%. Frying and drying change the water content, which also changes the values per 100 g.

FATSL leaves the result unavailable if an input is missing or a zero value would require division by zero.

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