Organic Maitake Capsules (Food Supplement) 500mg 90 Capsules
Maitake mushrooms, also known as hen of the woods, are edible mushrooms that grow naturally in Japan, China, Europe, and North America on oak, elm, and maple trees. They are highly prized for their culinary and other properties. Maitake mushrooms (Grifola frondosa) have a wonderful aroma and flavor, making them a favorite among chefs.
It is said that the mushroom got its name after people who found it in the wild and were amazed by its appearance, flavor, and properties began to jump for joy.
It contains beta-glucans (read more about beta-glucans here). Maitake mushrooms are also rich in vitamins and minerals, including vitamin D, potassium, and copper.
About our Maitake Mushroom Capsules
Our dried Maitake mushrooms are ground using a special industrial (superfine grinding) method until they are practically dusty. This breaks down chitin, releasing a wide range of beneficial substances. Chitin is the main building block of fungal cell walls, which is also the skeleton of arthropods. If the chitin molecule is not broken down, the beneficial substances remain "closed" in the cell and are eliminated from the body through the digestive process. Chitin can also be broken down by thermally treating mushrooms: by boiling, frying or freezing them, but the percentage of chitin broken down in this way is very low, so if you decide to use mushrooms as a dietary supplement, you would have to eat an impossible amount of them.
Additionally, the mushroom powder is dried in a vacuum with constant stirring, which further disrupts the fungal cell walls, increasing the bioavailability of intracellular substances.
ORGANIC MAITAKE MUSHROOM CAPSULES (Food supplement). 90 capsules
Purpose: for metabolism, cholesterol control, mood, stomach function, digestive system, heart function, immunity
Ingredients: organic maitake (Grifola Frondosa*) mushroom powder, hypromellose (vegan capsule shell).
Polysaccharides: ≥37%
Certified according to: SI-EKO-001
Instructions for use: 2 capsules 1-3 times a day. One capsule contains 500 mg of dried maitake mushroom powder. Recommended daily intake: 1-3 g.
Warning: do not exceed the recommended daily dose. Food supplement
should not be used as a meal replacement. A varied and balanced diet and a healthy lifestyle are important. Not recommended for pregnant and breastfeeding women.
Best before: see on the packaging
Batch: see on the packaging
Storage conditions: Store at room temperature, dry, protected from direct sunlight and out of reach of children.
Net content: 45 g (90 capsules)
Grown and manufactured in: EU
Main bioactive components of maitake mushroom
• Polysaccharides. Over the past 30 years, more than 47 bioactive polysaccharide fractions have been isolated and purified from the fruiting body, mycelium and culture medium of G. frondosa using different extraction methods. The main polysaccharides found in maitake mushrooms are beta-glucans and d-glucans (also known as alpha-glucans). Among these bioactive polysaccharides, the D-fraction and MD-fraction are considered to be the most important.
• Proteins and peptides. Several types of biologically active proteins and peptides have been isolated from G. frondosa, including the specific lectin N-acetylgalactosamine (GalNAc), also known as Maitake D lectin or MDL for short. These mushrooms also contain ribonucleases, polysaccharide-peptide (PSP) and polysaccharide-K (PSK), ergothioneine, and enzymes.