Naphezu kombono ophikisanayo nongacacile emphakathini, amakhowe asesetshenziswe izinkulungwane zeminyaka kokubili ukudla nangokwezokwelapha. Kwesinye isikhathi zihlukaniswa ngephutha njengemifino noma isitshalo, kepha empeleni lokhu kungumbuso ohlukile - isikhunta. Nakuba kunezinhlobo ezingu-14 zamakhowe endaweni, angu-000 kuphela adliwayo, angaba ngu-3 aziwa ngezindawo zokwelapha, futhi angaphansi kuka-000% abhekwa njengobuthi. Abantu abaningi bathanda kakhulu ukuhamba ngezinyawo ehlathini beyofuna amakhowe, kodwa kubalulekile ukwazi ukuhlukanisa ikhowe elidliwayo nelinobuthi. OFaro babebheka amakhowe njengento edliwayo, futhi amaGreki ayekholelwa ukuthi amakhowe anika amaqhawe amandla. Ngakolunye uhlangothi, amaRoma ayewamukela njengesipho esivela kuNkulunkulu amakhowe futhi ayewapheka ngezikhathi ezinesizotha kuphela, kuyilapho kumaShayina amakhowe ewukudla okunempilo. Namuhla, amakhowe aziswa ngokunambitheka kwawo okuyingqayizivele nokuthungwa kwawo. Bangakwazi ukunikeza isidlo ukunambitheka kwaso, noma bacwilise ukunambitheka kwezinye izithako. Njengomthetho, ukunambitheka kwamakhowe kuyaqina ngesikhathi sokupheka, futhi ukuthungwa kumelana kahle nezindlela eziyinhloko zokucubungula okushisayo, okuhlanganisa ukuthosa nokupheka. Amakhowe angama-700-1% amanzi futhi ane-calorie ephansi (80 cal/90 g), i-sodium namafutha. Ziwumthombo omuhle kakhulu we-potassium, i-mineral esiza ukwehlisa umfutho wegazi ophakeme nokunciphisa ingozi yokushaywa unhlangothi. Ikhowe elilodwa le-portabella eliphakathi liqukethe i-potassium eningi kunebhanana noma ingilazi yejusi yewolintshi. Ukuphakelwa okukodwa kwamakhowe kungu-100-30% wesidingo sansuku zonke sethusi, esinezici ze-cardioprotective.
Amakhowe angumthombo ocebile we-riboflavin, i-niacin ne-selenium. I-Selenium iyi-antioxidant, kanye ne-vitamin E, ivikela amangqamuzana emiphumeleni elimazayo yama-radicals mahhala. Uju lwendoda. abasebenzi abadle imithamo emibili enconyiwe ye-selenium nsuku zonke banciphise ingozi yabo yomdlavuza wendlala yesinye ngama-65%. I-Baltimore Aging Study yathola ukuthi amadoda anamazinga aphansi e-selenium egazini ayenamathuba angu-4 kuya kwangu-5 okuba nomdlavuza we-prostate kunalawo anamazinga aphezulu e-selenium.
Amakhowe avame ukudliwa kakhulu e-United States ama-champignon namakhowe amhlophe.