History of the black truffle - Black Truffle Collection

There is documentary evidence of the black winter truffle dating back to Ancient Times. Some historians date the first mention of the black winter truffle as a food to 1500 BC. It is known that the Greeks used truffles in their esteemed cuisine and that the Egyptian Pharaohs enjoyed dishes with truffles. Over the centuries, this hypogeous ...

An Overview on Truffle Aroma and Main Volatile Compounds

This black truffle in Europe grows from near sea level in France up to 1800 m in Spain and there are some discrepancies among truffle growers and experts for the selection of right field altitude of cultivation. ... anti-inflammatory, antimicrobial, antimutagenic, antitumor, aphrodisiac, and antidepressant activities [1,15,16,17]. This is the ...

Tuber melanosporum: 8 Benefits of The Perigord Black Truffle

It was shown that administration of the truffle (0.25g/kg - 1.0g/kg) increased hepatic and muscular ATP (ATP is a currency for energy) and in support of this, there were decreased levels of specific exercise-induced metabolites, including lactic acid. These results were compared to mice not receiving Tuber melanosporum [1.].