What if any, is the nutritional content of the morel mushroom?
This is a great question, which many visitors ask in concern of diet for various reasons. In researching the nutrient value of the morel mushroom, it is very difficult to find a great deal of validated information. The USDA National Nutrient Database for Standard Reference website is as good a place to start as any. While the morel is not listed when searching this site, you will find a variety of other mushrooms in which to make your own conclusion. Search for “mushroom”. This website may be your best bet though. You can also check out the USDA’s website and review this PDF file of USDA Nutritive Value of Foods, Home and Garden Bulletin No. 72. Note: this publication was last revised in 2002, yet contains valuable nutrient data on page 86. Some retailers who offer dried morels label their products with respectively similar data. For instance, one such retailer states that 0.5 oz of dried morels contains about 48 calories, 3 calories from fat, total fat of 0.25g, sodium 3mg, total carb
