Shiitake Mushroom Extract Powder

Descripción del producto

Shiitake mushroom extract powder boasts polysaccharides, terpenoids, sterols, and lipids, some of which have immune-boosting, cholesterol-lowering, and anticancer effects. Shiitake are low in calories. They are prized for their rich, savory taste and diverse health benefits. They also offer good amounts of fiber, as well as B vitamins and some minerals.

Applications
1. Used in health supplements.
2. Used in cosmetics & personal care products.
3. Used in beverages & snacks as a functional food additive.


Functions
1.It could boost heart health. The extract is rich in eritadenine, sterols and beta-glucans, wherein eritadenine inhibits an enzyme involved in producing cholesterol, sterols block cholesterol absorption in the gut, and beta-glucans lower cholesterol.
2. It could boost the immune system. It improves immune markers and drops inflammation levels in the body.
3.  Shiitake Mushroom Extract Powder has potential anticancer abilities. The polysaccharide lentinan helps fight tumors by activating the immune system.

In China and Japan, an injectable form of lentinan is used alongside chemotherapy and other major cancer treatments to improve immune function and quality of life in people with gastric cancer. Lentinan has also been shown to inhibit the growth and spread of leukemia cells.
4.  It may also help fight infections and promote bone health.