Chaga Mushroom Powder – Organic

Chaga Mushroom Powder – Organic

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Chaga mushroom grows uniquely on the birch tree and is almost as hard as the trunk itself. Chaga is often referred to as ‘the mushroom of immortality’.

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Organic & Wild Chaga Mushroom Powder

The chaga mushroom grows uniquely on the birch tree and is almost as hard as the wood itself. It is unique in that it is the most nutritionally dense of all tree growths. Known by the Siberians as the ‘Gift from God’ and the “Mushroom of Immortality”, organic chaga powder has been used by humans to support health for thousands of years. The Japanese call it “The Diamond of the Forest”, while the Chinese deem it “King of Plants”.

Soil AssociationIngredients: 100% Organic Chaga whole mushroom
Country of Origin: China
Scientific Name: Inonotus obliquus

Chaga is best consumed in its natural state as a tea tonic that has brewed for 12 hours.

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Fruiting body or mycelium?

We get this question all the time, a common misconception with regards to chaga. Chaga grows in a very different way to other mushrooms such as lions mane and turkey tail which have a separate mycelium and fruiting body. Chaga mushroom is a type of fungus that grows mainly on the bark of birch trees. Chaga produces a woody growth, or conk. The sterile conk is irregularly formed and resembles burnt charcoal on the outside, but inside has a soft core with an orange colour. It is not the fruiting body of the fungus, but a sclerotium or mass of mycelium, mostly black because of a great amount of melanin. Our chaga powder is made from the whole chaga mushroom (is it literally sawn off the tree).Chaga on Birch Tree

Suggested use of Organic Chaga Powder:

Brewing instructions for chaga tea

Research shows the best way to draw the nutrients from chaga is by water extraction. We do not recommend using boiling water with raw chaga, since the hot temperature may corrupt the melanin complex and the polysaccharides, among other active ingredients.

Place 1 litre of purified water in a pot. Bring water up to roughly 50°c. Add 1-3 dessert spoons per litre (depending on how strong you prefer it to be) of powder into the water. Cover with lid, take off the heat and set aside to brew for 10-12 hours. Strain off and store in a glass jar in a cool dark place. Chaga tea can keep for up to 14 days in the fridge.

Alternatively you can just pop a teaspoon straight into glass of juice or a smoothie.

How our wild Organic Chaga Powder is processed

It is harvested in October every year from the Changbai mountains in Northeast China.

They are cut by hand and are only found growing in the wild. Once cut, they are laid out in a temperature controlled room at 26-28°c and relative humidity of around 80°c. The mushrooms receive scattered light and ventilation each day for around 20 days. They are then dried between 40-60°c, reducing the moisture to 12% in order to harvest the powder.

This product has been tested for heavy metals, e.coli, yeast, mould, salmonella and foreign matter. This product contains no bulking agents, added sugar, palm oil or GMO.

Nutritional info Per 100g
Energy KJ – 779KJ
Energy Kcal – 190Kcal
Protein – 3.63g
Fat – 1.13g
of which saturates – 0.49g
Carbohydrate – 12.83g
of which sugars – <0.50g
Sodium – <0.010g

Packed on premises that handles nuts & seeds.

This product is free from the following allergens:
Peanut, Peanut Oil
Tree nuts
Sesame Seeds
Milk & Derivatives
Eggs
Fish
Shellfish
Soya
Wheat & Gluten
Sulfites
Other Known Allergens
It is also free from any GMO

The UK government's nutrition and health claim regulations are very strict.  As a result, we cannot state the full benefits of this product on our site and we encourage you to do your own research.


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