Most of the time raw foods are more beneficial than cooked but I just read that cooked shiitake have "more health benefits" than raw. What benefits does cooking bring out? Thanks!|||The cell walls of mushrooms are made of chitin. Humans are not able to digest this derivative of cellulose, and therefore mushrooms are cooked to help you digest it. Also, there mushrooms may be contaminated with dirt and other materials. That being said, many recommend eating one raw shiitake a day for health. You do lose some vitamins and enzymes in the cooking process. You should be careful to identify and recognize differences between mushrooms, because some types of mushrooms must be cooked to avoid poisons that are removed during the cooking process. Shiitakes produce many times the flavor of common white button mushrooms with protein (18%), potassium, niacin and B vitamins, calcium, magnesium and phosphorus. They are antiviral, lower cholesterol, boost immunity, and help regulate blood pressure. Derivatives have been used to fight "cancer, AIDS, diabetes, chronic fatigue syndrome, fibrocystic breast disease, and other conditions with impressive results." "Researchers S. Suzuki and Oshima found that a raw shiitake eaten daily for one week lowered serum cholesterol by 12%."|||coz they taste like cardboard raw!! lol dont know the health benefits tho.

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