Soups and Dishes
Soups and dishes use wood ear for flavour and bite. That culinary ear is not a capsule assay.
Black Fungus Mushroom Extract
- Mushroom Source
- Black Fungus
- Latin Name
- Auricularia auricula
Product Description
Wood ear in a soup and Auricularia auricula in a capsule should not share a specification. One is a culinary ear. The other is an extract, and only if a polysaccharide or beta-glucan figure is actually on the COA.
The powder here is pale, not the dark brown of the fresh ear. Do not invent an assay the sheet does not show, do not swap it for tremella, and ask for the part and a metal panel before a supplement label is printed.
Specification
| Mushroom Source | Black Fungus | Latin Name | Auricularia auricula |
|---|
Applications
Capsules
Capsules use the extract only when a polysaccharide or beta-glucan figure is the dose being filled.
Blends
Blends name Auricularia. Snow fungus, tremella, is a different jelly fungus.
Savoury Drinks
Savoury drinks can take colour and a slightly gelatinous mouthfeel at a real dose.
FAQ
Is black fungus the same as tremella?
No. Black fungus is Auricularia. Tremella is a different fungus, often used in cosmetic formulas.
Is a dried wood ear an extract?
No. An extract has a stated process and, if claimed, an assay.
What should we confirm before printing a percent?
The marker, the method and the part on this lot’s COA.
Why ask for heavy metals?
Wood-ear fungi can carry metals from the substrate. The panel belongs on the lot.
