Auricularia Auricula/Wood ear (Fungus)

Auricularia auricula, commonly called wood ear or black fungus, is an edible jelly fungus of the family Auriculariaceae that grows on hardwood trunks and is cultivated on wood substrates. Nustras supplies the dried fruiting body as a milled powder and as a powdered extract. The fruiting body is composed largely of polysaccharides, including beta-glucans, with dietary fibre and minerals.

Wood ear powder and extract are formulated into botanical supplements in capsule, tablet and powder form, into mushroom blends, functional foods and beverages and cosmetic preparations where a mushroom-derived polysaccharide is wanted.

The material is a dark brown to black powder with a mild odour. Particle size, loss on drying, ash and, for extracts, polysaccharide content are standardised to specification; identity is confirmed by microscopic examination or thin-layer chromatography against a reference, and heavy-metal and microbial limits are supplied to specification and confirmed on each lot's certificate of analysis.

Nustras supplies Auricularia auricula (wood ear) in bulk commercial quantities, in food-grade bags and fibre drums, to manufacturers and formulators internationally, with a certificate of analysis, specification sheet and country-of-origin documentation on every lot. Wood ear is an accepted food and supplement ingredient in major markets; buyers confirm the permitted use and claim for their application. Contact us for grade, pricing per kilogram and lead time.