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Red Reishi (Ganoderma lucidum) Mushroom Extract


Product code:		RREXTR
Description:		Fine Brown powder; minimum 20 mesh or finer
Extract Ratio:		12-15 kg dried mushrooms produces 1 kg extract
Treatment:		Equal volume alcohol/water extraction at 60oC. 
			under pressure. 
Extraction Time:	Two-Six hours
Separation:		Fibrous mushroom materials separated by centrifuge
Concentration:		Evaporation under vacuum
Carrier:		None
Final Processing:	Spray dried
Shelf life:		Twenty-four months
Guaranteed Potency:
   Triterpenes:		4 % minimum as measured by HPLC
   Polysaccharides	12.5 % as measured by phenol-sulfric method and 
			spectrophotometer

TYPICAL COMPOSITION

PHYSICAL		Percent
Moisture:		 < 10.0
Protein:		   23.6
Lipids:			    6.1
Carbohydrates:		   45.1
Ash:			   20.4

MINERALS ug/gram Phosphorus: 78700. Potassium: 43100. Magnesium: 9080.

HEAVY METALS ug/gram Lead: 5.0 maximum Cadmium: none detected Arsenic: none detected Mercury: none detected

MICROBIOLOGICAL Total plate count: NMT 7000 CFU/gram Total Coliform: Negative Pesticides: Negative for Organochlorines


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