Eating whole mushrooms is a great way to obtain gut-boosting insoluble fibre, but most of the beneficial compounds you want are locked inside the cell wall (composed of chitin). This is where extraction comes in. Extraction involves taking raw plant material and applying a solvent to it, such as water or alcohol. The extraction process breaks down the chitin, making the full spectrum of beneficial compounds more readily available to your body to absorb.
Alcohol is used to extract the alcohol-soluble compounds (mainly antioxidants such as triterpenoids) to make them bioavailable for the consumer. Without alcohol, our extracts would only include water-soluble compounds, missing out on the full range of benefits mushrooms can provide. The use of alcohol ensures you receive a comprehensive profile of both water-soluble and alcohol-soluble compounds, maximizing the potential of our extracts. The ABV content is around 25% making a normal dosage too small to notice any of its effects.