molecules Article Chemical Composition, Antioxidant and Antihyperglycemic Activities of the Wild Lactarius deliciosus from China Zhou Xu 1,†, Liang Fu 2,†, Shiling Feng 1, Ming Yuan 1, Yan Huang 1, Jinqiu Liao 1, Lijun Zhou 1, Hongyu Yang 1 and Chunbang Ding 1,* 1 College of Life Sciences, Sichuan Agricultural University, Yaan 625014, China;
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[email protected]; Tel.: +86-083-562-5014 † These authors contributed equally to this paper. Academic Editors: Alessandra Gentili and Chiara Fanali Received: 13 March 2019; Accepted: 1 April 2019; Published: 6 April 2019 Abstract: The wild mushroom Lactarius deliciosus from China was studied for the first time to obtain information about its chemical composition, antioxidant, and antihyperglycemic activities. Nutritional value, dietary fiber, fatty acids, metal elements, free sugars, free amino acids, organic acids, flavor 50-nucleotides, and volatile aroma compounds were determined. Potential antioxidant and antihyperglycemic activities were also tested by investigating 1,1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) and 2,20-Azino-bis(3-ethylbenzothiazoline-6-sulfonic acid) (ABTS) radicals scavenging activities, ferric ion reducing activity, as well as α-amylase and α-glucosidase inhibitory activities using ethanol and aqueous extracts. The results showed that L. deliciosus was a good wild mushroom with high protein, carbohydrate, and dietary fiber contents, while low in fat and calorie, extensive unsaturated fatty acids contents, with negligible health risks about harmful metal elements.