Mushrooms, Jew's ear, tender, dried, soaked, raw

Jew's ear mushrooms, also known as wood ear mushrooms, are edible fungi. The form described here is tender mushrooms that have been dried, then soaked, and are raw. They provide mainly water, with some carbohydrate and small amounts of protein and fat. Per 100g, they contain 5.7g carbohydrate, 0.7g protein, 0.7g fat and 5.1mg iron.

Iron is needed to make haemoglobin, the substance in red blood cells that carries oxygen around the body. Iron from plant foods and fungi is generally absorbed less readily than iron from meat. Soaking changes the water content, so these figures should not be used for mushrooms in their unsoaked, dried form. Full nutrient figures are in the tables below.