MicoVital ® Maitake is a dietary supplement based on the extract of the maitake mushroom (Grifola frondosa (Dicks). Fr) S.F. Gray), of which only the fruiting body where the assets of interest are located are used. This mushroom has great nutritional value because it is a rich source of bioactive compounds such as beta-glucans (Β- (1.3) - (1,6) -D-glucans, D-grifon fraction and grifolan)
with functional properties.
Ultrasound-assisted extraction (UAE) is an innovative extraction technique that significantly improves the performance of compounds of interest in the final extract.
The product is available in bottles with the liquid extract, which contains the maitake extract in a convenient presentation: a 50 ml bottle. It can be taken by adding it to coffee, tea or smoothies, or directly sublingually
.
With the Nordic Mushrooms Certified seal.
Although until a few years ago fungi were classified as vegetables, today they are considered to constitute an independent kingdom of equal rank as animals and plants. With a high nutritional profile of proteins, micronutrients and important bioactive compounds, they are an important nutritional tool for taking care
of our health.
They represent an important source of biologically active polysaccharides in fruiting bodies or in some cases sterile heads. Most of these polysaccharides belong to the beta-glucan group; they have beta- (1—>3) bonds in the glucan backbone and additional beta- (1—>6) branch points that are responsible for the properties of these
medicinal fungi.
In the MicoVital ® line of medicinal mushrooms, we only use the fruiting bodies of fungi, using birch bark from the forests of Finland as a substrate. As an exception, we have the Chaga mushroom, which is collected from birch trees in the forests of Finnish Lapland and whose sterile heads are used, and the Cordiceps, which is a fungus that concentrates the compounds of interest in the mycelium.
Ultrasound-assisted extraction (UAE) is an innovative extraction technique that significantly improves the performance of compounds of interest in the final extract
.
During extraction, mechanical vibrations are sent through the liquid suspension that cause enormous pressure flows on or within small areas located in the liquid suspension.
This causes what is known as acoustic or ultrasonic cavitation, which forms small pressure bubbles on the surface of the mushroom cells present in the solvent; these eventually implode or “collapse”, causing an opening in the cell wall of the fungus and exposing the internal constituents to the solvent of the extract.
In this way, the UAE is similar to a key that “opens the treasure chest” enclosed within the walls of fungal cells, easily releasing compounds of interest and optimizing extraction.
Maitake (Grifola frondose) is a fungus that forms large groups on tree stumps and roots and is widely used in traditional Asian medicine. It is common in forests in Asia, Europe and eastern North America.
Of all the functional mushrooms, maitake has the highest concentration of glutathione and contains a lot of l-ergothioneine, both of which are powerful antioxidants. In addition, it has high levels of polysaccharide compounds, as well as glutathione, an important intracellular antioxidant
in our liver.
*ecological.
If you need to ask any questions about this or other products and ingredients, do not hesitate to contact us at 91 386 53 70.