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Lion’s mane powders
Angle of repose 23.5° to 30°
Main, p. 12
Reishi powders
Angle of repose 23° to 25.5°
Main, p. 12
Cordyceps powders
Angle of repose 25.5° to 27.5°
Main, p. 12
Shiitake mushroom protein powder (MPP)
Water solubility index Approximately 20 % soluble
Combined ergosterol and vitamin D2 content (HPLC; 282 and 254 nm, respectively) No detectable levels
Ganoderic acid A (HPLC; 252 nm) No levels
Main, pp. 9, 16, 20–21
20 % MPP lion’s mane extract
Water solubility index (200 mg powder, 10 mL versus 40 mL water) 7 % increase in total dissolved mass when the volume is increased by 400 %
Combined ergosterol and vitamin D2 content (HPLC; 282 and 254 nm, respectively), hot-filtered sample None detected
Combined ergosterol and vitamin D2 content (HPLC; 282 and 254 nm, respectively), cold-filtered sample Very little detected
Main, pp. 9, 18–19
One reishi commercial product
Ganoderic acid A (HPLC; 252 nm) No detectable levels
Main, pp. 9, 21
Other reishi commercial product
Ganoderic acid A (HPLC; 252 nm) Only moderate levels
Main, pp. 9, 21
One of two reishi commercial products
Water solubility index Around 30 % soluble
Main, p. 16
Commercial mushroom powder samples
Suspension in water For all commercial samples an insoluble residue remained after suspending the product. The residual mass of this is negligeable