Mushroom Power: Tasty and Healthy
Freeze-Dried Mushroom
Powders
Eight-Ounce Packages of Maitake, King Oyster, Agaricus
and Cordyceps
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Freeze-Dried Mushroom Powders
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For thousands of years, mushrooms have been valued
throughout the world as a wonderful food. Western
Medicine has recognized the health-stimulating properties
of mushrooms; the single most valuable antibiotic,
penicillin, was obtained from a fungus.
Mushrooms are rich in a wide variety of important
nutrients, including amino acids, B vitamins and
vitamin D. Our selections combine tastiness with
high concentrations of beta glucans, long chain
polysaccharides that have strong effects on the
immune system. Beta glucans are potent compounds
in mushrooms - they stimulate receptors found on
neutrophils, monocytes, and natural killer cells
of the immune system.
We have selected four mushrooms renowned for their
wonderful flavors - Maitake, King Oyster, Agaricus,
and Cordyceps. They are great in stews, soups and
sauces. My favorite is to mix a half-teaspoon of
powder with melted raw butter and have it over meat,
fish or chicken. Our eight-ounce packages each yield
96 one-half teaspoon servings.
Agaricus blazei (Cogumelo de Deus,
or Mushroom of God)
Agaricus was originally discovered
in Brazil, where the local people know it as the
Mushroom of God. It is regarded as a health food
in many countries and is thought to prevent senility.
Agaricus is especially rich in beta glucans and
other polysaccharides. The mild, sweet flavor gently
enhances the taste of soups and sauces and reminds
some people of the taste of almonds - in fact, Agaricus
is sometimes called the almond mushroom.
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Agaricus
Blazei, 8 oz, mild and sweet, known
as the “Mushroom of God”
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$29.95 |
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Cordyceps
Cordyceps has a nutty sweetish taste,
the strongest and most flavorful of our mushrooms.
It has long been used in Traditional Chinese Medicine.
Research has shown benefit for the liver and the
immune system. Cordyceps has a marked effect on
fatigue and libido and has improved endurance in
competitive athletes.
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Cordyceps, 8
oz, the most flavorful of our mushrooms
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$29.95 |
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King Oyster (Pleurotus eryngii)
The King Oyster mushroom
also has an almond-like flavor and is native to Mediterranean
regions of Europe, the Middle East, and North Africa;
it is also grown in parts of Asia. In China it is known
as the "almond abalone mushroom." Also known
as the Royal Trumpet, the robust King Oyster is a gourmet
mushroom
with a superior flavor to other species of oyster mushrooms.
The mild, appealing flavor and fragrance have made it
a favorite of connoisseur chefs - it is wonderful in
soups, stews and meat sauces.
As are our other selections, King Oyster
is rich in many biologically active compounds, including
beta glucans with strong regulatory effects on the
immune system.
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King
Oyster, 8 oz, a gourmet favorite, the “almond
abalone mushroom"
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$29.95 |
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Maitake (Grifola frondosa)
Maitake has a light, mild flavor - the mildest
of our four selections - and has been used in Chinese
and Japanese cooking for centuries. Maitake D-fraction,
rich in beta (1,6) glucans, activates T cells in the
immune system.
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Maitake, 8
oz, light and mild, a favorite in Japanese
cooking
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$29.95 |
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