Functional Mushrooms

Cordyceps Militaris

Cordyceps militaris

From €175.00 / kg

Orange cultivated cordyceps, sold dried by the kilo and as powders and extracts tested for cordycepin.

Origin
Cultivated in China and other production markets
Production
Cultivated
Season
Cultivated all year
Family
Cordycipitaceae
Available forms
Dried, Powder, Standardized extract
Quantity (kg)

Prices are per kg. Availability of fresh mushrooms follows the season.

About Cordyceps Militaris

Cordyceps militaris is the cordyceps the supplement industry runs on. It can be grown on grain in jars, which makes it consistent and affordable next to wild caterpillar fungus.

Dried fruiting bodies are priced per kg online. Powder and extracts are quoted against your cordycepin and adenosine targets, measured by HPLC, with full contaminant testing on each lot.

Scientific profile

Scientific name
Cordyceps militaris (L.) Fr.
Family
Cordycipitaceae
Order
Hypocreales
Common names
Scarlet caterpillar club, orange cordyceps, chong cao hua
Ecology & habitat
Wild on buried insect pupae. Commercial crops are grown on grain or rice substrate (sometimes silkworm pupae) in sealed jars.
Appearance & flavour
Bright orange club-shaped fruiting bodies. Used dried in soups and teas in China, and as the main raw material for cordyceps supplements.
Notable compounds
Cordycepin (3'-deoxyadenosine), adenosine, carotenoids and polysaccharides. Cordycepin content is far higher than in wild O. sinensis.

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Prices are per kg. Availability of fresh mushrooms follows the season.

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