“…Agaricus bisporus , commonly termed as white button mushroom, is an edible mushroom that is extensively cultivated worldwide. [ 1 ] Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO, United Nations) has recommended the growing population in developing countries to take mushrooms as supplementary food as they possess nutritional values in terms of abundance of fiber, proteins, amino acids, ergosterol, and are effective as a preventative and auxiliary treatment of hypertension, cancer, and diabetes. [ 2,3 ] However, mushrooms deteriorate rapidly post‐harvest due to their vigorous metabolism, maturation, senescence, browning, water loss, microbial attack and represent difficulty in distribution and marketing.…”