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Premium functional mushroom extracts distributor and manufacturer based in Estonia. Cordyceps, chaga, reishi, lion's mane and more.

Custom formulations - low MOQ - certified organic - liquids and powders. Ingredients - finished products - private label.

09/10/2025

Kas sina tahaksid olla meie järgmine töökaaslane 😀
Otsime inglise keele oskusega assistenti meie sõbralikku tiimi Pillapalus.
Kirjuta admin@musheez.eu või helista 5062170

18/07/2025

Long celebrated for its cognitive benefits, the lion’s mane mushroom is gaining renewed attention, but not just for boosting brainpower.

17/07/2025

Why Don’t Extraction Ratios Accurately Reflect Quality in Mushroom Extracts?

Extraction ratios like “10:1” or “20:1” are common in marketing — but they’re often misleading and don’t reliably indicate quality. Here's why:

1. Extraction Ratios Tell You Nothing About Bioactive Compounds
A “10:1” extract means 10 kg of raw material made 1 kg of extract. But it says nothing about what was actually extracted — bioactives like ganoderic acids, beta-glucans, or hericenones, or mostly starch and degraded biomass.
Without chemical analysis, the ratio is meaningless.

2. Poor Starting Material = Poor Extract
High ratios can come from:
๏ Low-quality mushrooms
๏ Substrate-grown mycelium
๏ Reused or “spent” biomass
Even a 20:1 extract is weak if the starting material is bad.

3. Weak or Inappropriate Extraction Methods
A high ratio doesn't mean effective extraction. Little is gained if:
๏ Temps are too low
๏ Extraction time is too short
๏ Wrong solvents are used
Water extraction can yield triterpenoids like ganoderic acids (if optimized). LC-MS proves it.
Alcohol isn’t always essential. Water extracts can contain ganoderic acids under high-temp or long-duration methods. Claims that they contain “zero” triterpenes are outdated.

There are many recycled myths in mushroom extract marketing. One favorite: chaga “fruiting body” extracts — despite chaga not being a mushroom and not producing visible fruiting bodies used in supplements.

These myths persist because people repeat what others say. We did too. But no longer. We want data, not dogma.

4. Extraction Ratios Can Be Manipulated
Let’s not detail shady tricks used by unethical processors. The point:
๏ A 5:1 extract could be rich in triterpenes
๏ A 20:1 could be mostly bitter fibre

What Actually Matters:
๏ LC-MS quantified compounds (ganoderic acids, hericenones, etc.)
๏ NMR species validation, purity, fruiting body content
๏ Organic certification
๏ Transparency: Real data > marketing claims

If you're making, researching, or buying mushroom extracts, ask for independent analytical data (LC-MS, NMR). If budgets are tight, HPLC and HPTLC are also valid.

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Pillapalu Forest Retreat
Pillapalu
74502

Telephone

+37255929479

Website

http://www.naturalchaga.eu/

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We are focused on creating a sustainable chaga supply chain that respects Estonia's natural environment and promoting chaga as part of a healthy lifestyle.

I'm Robin, English - my wife and two kids are Estonian. When I moved to Estonia back in 2004, the nature impressed me immediately - the empty sandy beaches, crisp clean clean air and endless forests especially.

Summers and autumns since then have been dedicated to gathering wild berries and foraging for wild mushrooms—mostly we like to pick blueberries, wild strawberries, cloudberries and chanterelle mushrooms.

A few years ago, I was introduced to chaga, or must pässik as they say in Estonian, and since then I've been on a journey of discovery of its history, usage and health benefits.