Chaga Mushroom Chunks – Foraged/Wild Harvested

The chaga mushroom grows uniquely on the birch tree and is almost as hard as the wood itself. It is unique in that it is the most nutritionally dense of all tree growths. Known by in Siberia as the ‘Gift from God’ and the “Mushroom of Immortality”, chaga mushroom chunks has been used by humans to support health for thousands of years. The Japanese call it “The Diamond of the Forest”, while the Chinese deem it “King of Plants”.

Ingredients: 100% Chaga Mushroom – Source: whole mushroom pieces
Country of origin: Scotland
Scientific Name: Inonotus obliquus

Chaga is best consumed in its natural state as a tea tonic that has brewed for 12 hours but you can brew an amazingly intense tea with these chaga pieces in far less time.

At Detox Trading we sell a wide range of amazing mushroom powders which you can check out here.

Fruiting body or mycelium?

We get this question all the time, a common misconception with regards to chaga. Chaga grows in a very different way to other mushrooms such as lions mane and turkey tail which have a separate mycelium and fruiting body. Chaga mushroom is a type of fungus that grows mainly on the bark of birch trees. Chaga produces a woody growth, or conk. The sterile conk is irregularly formed and resembles burnt charcoal on the outside, but inside has a soft core with an orange colour. It is not the fruiting body of the fungus, but a sclerotium or mass of mycelium, mostly black because of a great amount of melanin. Our chaga powder is made from the whole chaga mushroom (is it literally sawn off the tree).

This product has been tested for heavy metals, e.coli, yeast, mould, salmonella and foreign matter. This product contains no bulking agents, added sugar, palm oil or GMO.

Suggested use:

Brewing instructions for chaga tea

Research shows the best way to draw the nutrients from chaga is by water extraction. However, we do not recommend using boiling water, because the hot temperature may corrupt the melanin complex and the polysaccharides of the raw chaga.

Place 1 litre of purified water in a pot. Bring the water up to roughly 50°c. Place 2-3  tablespoons of chaga pieces into the water. Cover with a lid, take off the heat and set aside to brew for 10-12 hours. Strain off and store in a glass jar in a cool dark place. Chaga tea can keep for up to 14 days in the fridge.

Chaga mushroom chunks production process

Our chaga mushroom chunks are foraged from Scotland, they are cut by hand and are only found growing in the wild. Once cut, they are laid out in a temperature-controlled room at 26-28°c and relative humidity of around 80°c. They are then dried between 40-60°c, reducing the moisture to 12% in order to harvest.

Nutritional info Per 100g
Energy KJ – 779KJ
Energy Kcal – 190Kcal
Protein – 3.63g
Fat – 1.13g
of which saturates – 0.49g
Carbohydrate – 12.83g
of which sugars – <0.50g
Sodium – <0.010g

Packed on premises that handles nuts & seeds.

Allergen-free from:
Peanut, Peanut Oil
Tree nuts
Sesame Seeds
Milk & Derivatives
Eggs
Fish
Shellfish
Soya
Wheat & Gluten
Sulfites
Other Known Allergens
Free from any GMO