Sometimes there is white-yellowish flesh underneath the cap cuticle.

The flesh of the mushroom is white to yellow, or reddish immediately beneath the cap cuticle.

Some authors suggest removing the cap cuticle before eating.

The cap cuticle may be separated from the cap by peeling, to almost the center.

The cap cuticle is mucilaginous especially when moist and can be peeled off.

The cap cuticle is a thin gelatinous covering that can be peeled off.

The cap cuticle is dry and difficult to peel.

The cap cuticle is white with a lilac or violet tinge.

The cap cuticle turns yellow when a 10% potassium hydroxide solution is applied.

At the microscopic level, the filamentous cap cuticle is a trichoderm.