“…Flammulina velutipes, also known as golden needle mushroom or winter mushroom, is one of edible fungus with the largest production and consumption in China (Shi et al, 2018). As the fourth most popular edible mushroom in the world, this mushroom has an attractive taste and high nutritional values with low calorie and fat contents and high proportions of essential amino acids, fiber, and vitamins (Fang et al, 2016;Jing et al, 2014). It has also been highly valued as a functional food owing to its good antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, immunomodulatory, antitumour, and cholesterol-lowering effects (Fukushima, Ohashi, Fujiwara, Sonoyama, & Nakano, 2001;Leung, Fung, & Choy, 1997;Wu, Duan, Liu, & Cen, 2010;Wu et al, 2014;Xia, 2015).…”