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🌱 Producer introduction :
Our Shiitake are carefully and lovingly grown by over 600+ local growers.
We collaborate closely with the local community dedicated to naturally producing delicious Shiitake.
Each of our growers' tailors and fine-tune their cultivation to the ever-changing weather and different micro-climates in their area.
Shiitake mushrooms in Takachiho Township are grown on open spaces without pesticides, using the trunks of oak trees.
Unlike indoor cultivation, shiitake mushrooms bend when the wind blows, but because they remove excess moisture, shiitake mushrooms develop a rich umami flavor and chewy texture. The traditional texture described as "mountain abalone" is the result of open field farming. Also, the climate is cold, light rain and foggy, which makes it rough, delicious, and sweet.
How to Dried Shiitake Mushrooms
- Log-grown shiitake mushrooms do not keep for very long, so producers use hot air to dry them immediately after harvest. (15 to 20 hours at 40 to 55°C)
- After that, the dried shiitake mushrooms shipped to our factory are further dried by far infrared rays. (4 minutes and 20 seconds directly through the ceramic panel at 240°C) Through this process, the internal temperature of the shiitake mushrooms reaches 80°C.
- After drying at a high temperature above 60°C, the degrading enzymes inside the mushroom are active, the umami component of guanylic acid increases, and the mushroom is more delicious.
The nutritional composition and efficacy of shiitake mushrooms:
1. Lentinan has many immune-enhancing properties, including strengthening natural killer cells and increasing the production of interferon-gamma. Lentinan not only helps in cancer treatment, but also prevents chromosomal damage caused by the use of anticancer drugs.
2. LEM (Lentinus edodes mycelium) is extracted from immature shiitake mushrooms. It can strengthen the ability of lymphocytes and macrophages to resist bacteria, viruses, tumors and toxins, and can promote immune responses.
3. Shiitake contains various vitamins, such as vitamins A, B, B12, C, D, niacin and various minerals, and also has a higher proportion of eight essential amino acids than soybeans, meat, milk or eggs. .
4. The use of lentinan before radiation therapy can protect the reduction of the number of white blood cells.
Natural Umami Booster
Our dried shiitake are not only delicious to eat, but also provides a 100% natural pwerful Umami booster.
Try our Shiitake Powder to quickly and easily boost the Umami for all your cooking.