Most Jains do not eat mushrooms.

Reason in simple words:

• Mushrooms are fungi, not normal plants.
• They grow in dark, damp, decaying places and often carry many tiny life‑forms (micro‑organisms, insects, eggs, etc.).
• In Jainism we try to follow ahimsa (non‑violence) very strictly, even towards one‑sensed beings (like fungi and micro‑organisms).
• Because picking, cleaning and eating mushrooms usually involves killing or disturbing many small lives, they are generally avoided in Jain food.
• Similar to root vegetables, many Jain families and gurus consider mushrooms as not suitable for a strict Jain diet.

Across both Śvetāmbara and Digambara communities, the common practice is:

• Serious/strict Jains: do not eat mushrooms at all.
• A few modern or less‑strict families might allow them, but this is not the traditional standard.

So, if you want to follow proper Jain food rules, you should avoid mushrooms.

You can read a short explanation here: “Can Jains eat mushroom” “Why Jains don’t eat mushroom”