Ingredient Overview
Phellinus igniarius is a woody bracket fungus used as a mushroom extraction raw material. The extract is characterised by its fungal polysaccharides rather than the flavour profile of a culinary mushroom.
The hard fruiting body is suited to processing rather than use as a tender food mushroom. Extraction makes its fungal constituents available in a dry ingredient format. It can be included in species-specific mushroom preparations or broader blends where woody bracket fungi form part of the botanical composition.