Grain-grown chaga supplements did not match the wild mushroom
Chaga grown on grain separated cleanly from wild chaga on every chemical fingerprint, and came out starch-rich. Grain is the same route used across mushroom supplements.
What the study found
In chaga, the grain-grown supplements came out starch-rich
Wild chaga and chaga supplements grown from mycelium fermented on grain separated cleanly on every chemical fingerprint: the grain-grown products were starch-rich and lacked the wild material's markers. Grain fermentation is the same route used across the mushroom supplement category.
The caveat · No lion's mane product was tested
No lion's mane product was tested here; this is a different fungus and none of these numbers transfers. The analysts work for a supplier selling fruiting-body extracts in competition with grain-grown mycelium ones, which is a direct commercial interest in this result.
What we don't know
No lion's mane product was tested here; this is a different fungus and none of these numbers transfers. The analysts work for a supplier selling fruiting-body extracts in competition with grain-grown mycelium ones, which is a direct commercial interest in this result.