Chaga Honestea
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The Chaga mushroom is harvested. |
The Chaga is ground into coarse powder. |
Ground chaga powder |
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After inspection, the Chaga is cooked in mineral water from own source |
After cooling, the enzyme β-1,3-Glucanase is added. There is an enzyme reaction. |
Then the Chaga is re-cooked. |
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The Chaga is dried. |
After another inspection the extract is packed in small teabags. |
The teabags are packed in packets. |
Chaga Honest Tea contains 100% pure Chaga extract and has a two-year shelf life. The extract is black in colour and contains the following ingredients:
| Japanese Food Analytic Center No. 104051093-002 |
β-Gluconase SOD |
14.5 g (Deactivated after enzyme treatment) 24.000 µ |
| Foundation Akita General Health Institute No. 041202091 |
Water Proteins Fats Solids Carbohydrates Sodium Energy level |
7.2 g 2.2 g 1.0 g 11.0 g 78.6 g 0.015 g 166 kcal (= 3.32 kcal per bag) |
| Japanese Food Analytic Center No. 104051093-006 |
Iron Potassium Magnesium Zinc Manganese |
7.98 mg 5.37 mg 163 mg 7.65 mg 17.7 mg |
Chaga Super High Grade capsules
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The first five steps of the production process of the capsules are the same as for the tea. |
Specially selected rice is polished to white rice, washed and cooked by steaming. |
The rice is mixed with Monasus Anka. This is a yeast much used to ferment food and drinks |
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The rice is left alone for two weeks to ferment. |
The resulting Red Kojiis ground into powder. |
The Chaga is also ground and then mixed with the Red Koji at a ratio of 9:1. |
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Capsules are filled with the Chaga mixture. |
The capsules are wrapped in plastic bags and then put into plastic jars. |
The pots are packed for shipping. |
Chaga Super High Grade capsules contain 90% pure Chaga extract and 10% pure Red Koji powder. The capsules have a two-year shelf life. The mixture in the capsules is black in colour and contains the following ingredients:
| Japanese Food Analytic Center No. 406070306-001 |
Water Proteins Fats Solids Fibers Carbohydrates β-Gluconase Sodium SOD Energylevel |
3.0 g 16.7 g 16.9 g 35.8 g 35.7 g 3.9 g 0.094 g (Deactivated after enzyme treatment) 2,40.000 µ 258 kcal (= 0.322 kcal per cap) |
Download the quality certificate of Chaga (pdf): Certificate of Analysis 28-07-2009