Prebiotic & Immune Boosting Mushroom Power

Name: Prebiotic & Immune Boosting Mushroom Power
Uploaded: 2023-11-09T13:00:14+00:00
Duration: 54 s
Channel: Claudia von Boeselager
Description: In a concise interview, the expert explains that each medicinal mushroom species has a distinct nutritional makeup, typically containing 20–40% protein…

9 Nov 2023 · 1 min

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In a concise interview, the expert explains that each medicinal mushroom species has a distinct nutritional makeup, typically containing 20–40% protein and primarily non‑starchy, slow‑digesting carbohydrates rich in fiber. This fiber acts as a prebiotic, nourishing the gut microbiome. The mushrooms also contain beta‑glucans, which bind to specific immune receptors and stimulate the production of immune cells. Consequently, the main benefit of functional mushrooms is immunological potentiation; they function as biological response modifiers that enhance the body's immune response.

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Can you walk us through a little bit that medicinal mushroom benefits and use cases and what you've seen in your career?
Every species will have a different profile when it comes to nutrition. So maybe 20 to 40% protein, primarily carbohydrates, but good carbohydrates. Mushrooms do not have starch. Mushrooms have very slow-acting carbohydrates. That's what we're looking for. They digest slowly and a lot of it is fibers. That fiber will feed our microbiome. It's a prebiotic. Those beta glucans come down. They will hit certain receptor sites that we have, which will activate the production of immune cells. So the primary benefit of these medicinal functional mushrooms is immunological potentiation. They are considered a biological response modifier. That's the key to every one of these functional mushrooms.