Description

Nutrient-Dense & Versatile Low-calorie shiitake mushrooms are rich in a variety of vitamins, minerals and health-promoting compounds. Shiitake can be consumed as food or in supplement form.

Uses Use it to add vegan, fibrous and nutritious meaty flavor to foods. Soak the dried mushroom in hot water or hot stock to rehydrate. A tabsp of miso paste or dark soy sauce or amino glaze will also hydrate the mushrooms with more flavor. Some ideas to incorporate shiitake mushroom daily:

• • • Cook with filling for savoury baked goods like pies, quiche, frittata and tarts.
    • Lightly fry a teaspoon of finely chopped dried shiitake mushroom in a little coconut oil or butter then stir through cooked rice, pasta, or noodles.
    • Stir into stews, stir-fries, soups, and curry
    • Add to dumpling filling
    • Make hot tea

    Flavor Dried Shiitake mushroom have an intensified umami flavour compared to the fresh mushroom and can quickly elevate the taste profile of any dish. The color of the dried mushroom can vary lightly, depending on the harvest and season . This is a natural product that had not undergone chemical refining, additives, or preservatives to standardize the product.

    Ingredient 100% Shiitake.
    Packed in a facility handling Gluten, Milk, Sesame, Soy, Tree nuts and Sulphites

    Storage Keep airtight in the pantry, away from sunlight and damp. Its potency and flavor remain strong as long as it is stored airtight. With a best before of two years from the manufacture date, natural dried shiitake mushroom remains safe to use for even longer periods as long as it is stored with minimal exposure to light, air, and moisture.

    Our promise There is nothing else.
    No refining, No coloring.

    Benefits
    Shiitake mushrooms has been researched to have several health benefits :

    • Have antimicrobial properties
    • An active antioxidant
    • Boosts Immunity
    • Absorbs excessive salt and could even reduce stress and anxiety due to excessive salt in the body.
    • Could even treat the common cold

    Read more research-based information, here.

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    Packaging and recycling 100g resealable pouch.
    Dispose of the soft plastic bag in the supermarket collection bin.

    ALLERGENS & PRECAUTIONS

    A natural component of shiitake mushrooms, lentinan can cause a reaction such as Shiitake dermatitis in a small percentage of its consumers, especially when shiitake mushrooms or its powder is consumed raw.

  • “Shiitake Dermatitis is a skin eruption that resembles whiplash marks and occurs after consumption of raw shiitake mushrooms. It is caused by a toxic reaction to lentinan, a thermolabile polysaccharide which decomposes upon heating”
  • To avoid this happening, please ensure this product is properly heated to avoid any possible reaction. If there are any known allergies and sensitivities to foods and their naturally occurring components, please check with your doctor before trying it out.