Organic Chaga Mushroom Capsules

WHAT YOU GET IN EVERY SERVING (2 capsules)

• 1000mg organic chaga (Inonotus obliquus) mushroom mycelium powder
• Standardized to 40% polysaccharides — 400mg per serving
• 60 capsules per bottle, 30 servings at 2 capsules each
• A three-item ingredient list: capsule (pullulan, water) and silica, and nothing else
• Vegan, gluten free and non-GMO
• Daily Value not established — the ** beside the panel's single active row

What chaga is

Chaga is Inonotus obliquus, the fungus of the northern birch forests. In the wild it doesn't look like a mushroom at all: it grows as a hard, charcoal-black mass on the trunk of a living birch, cracked like burnt wood on the outside and rust-orange within, which is why it's often called a conk rather than a mushroom.

What's inside these capsules is chaga mycelium powder. Mycelium is the fine, thread-like network a fungus grows as — the living body of the organism, as opposed to the fruiting structure it eventually pushes out. It's a standard raw material for mushroom supplements, and it's what this panel names, in Latin and in English, on its one and only active row.

WHAT "STANDARDIZED TO 40% POLYSACCHARIDES" MEANS

This is the detail that separates one chaga bottle from another, and it's worth understanding before you compare prices. A standardized ingredient has been produced to hit a set proportion of a named constituent, so the amount stays the same from batch to batch instead of drifting with the raw material. Here that constituent is polysaccharides — long chains of sugar molecules — held to 40%.

The arithmetic is done for you on the label: 40% of 1000mg is 400mg, and the panel prints that number in brackets inside the row. If a bottle you're comparing lists only a milligram total with no standardization, you're looking at two different kinds of number.

The capsule itself

The shell is pullulan and water. Pullulan is a polysaccharide produced by fermentation, and it's the usual stand-in for gelatin in a plant-based capsule — which is what makes these vegan rather than merely vegetarian. The only other ingredient is silica, the flow agent that keeps powder moving cleanly through a capsule machine. No binders, no colour, no flavor.

How it's taken

Two capsules daily, with or without water alongside — there's no scoop to measure, nothing to mix and no mushroom taste to get past, which is the main argument for capsules over a chaga powder or a tea. A bottle of 60 runs a full month at the suggested serving.

Who it's for

Anyone who wants single-ingredient chaga rather than a six-mushroom blend, and who'd rather swallow two capsules in the morning than brew anything. It suits people already taking other capsules — it slots into the same routine — and it travels better than a tub. Vegan, gluten free, non-GMO.

How to use it

As a dietary supplement, adults take two (2) capsules daily or as directed by a healthcare professional.

What's in it

Capsule (pullulan, water), silica.

60 Capsules · 30 servings · Serving size 2 capsules

Caution: Do not exceed recommended dose. Consult a physician if pregnant, nursing, under 18, or have a medical condition. KEEP OUT OF REACH OF CHILDREN. DO NOT USE IF SAFETY SEAL IS DAMAGED OR MISSING. STORE IN A COOL, DRY PLACE.