• Cordyceps sinensis, as it has been used for centuries in the Far East, grows at an altitude of more than 3,000 metres in Nepal, among other places. As Cordyceps only thrives well at this altitude under natural conditions, this mushroom is very rare. However, scientists have managed to cultivate this mushroom for use in food supplements. These cultivated mushrooms with the strain name Cs-4 are a sustainable alternative to the original wild Cordyceps.
• Production process
• Vitals organic Cordyceps is grown under strictly controlled conditions. The Cordyceps mycelia (fungal threads) grow in a special fermentation tank on a nutrient medium of sterile, organically grown beans. This ensures a final product free of contaminants and unwanted micro-organisms. After harvesting the mycelia, the last step in the production process is to dry the Cordyceps at low temperature and grind them into a powder. The low temperature is necessary to preserve the natural properties of the phytonutrients present, which would be lost at too high a temperature. Cordyceps Organic contains the entire complex of nutrients present in the mycelium, standardised at a minimum of 5% polysaccharides and 0.25% adenosine. These phytonutrients are considered to be the main constituents of Cordyceps sinensis.

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