Cordyceps Supercritical™ Full-Spectrum Extract

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Australian-grown Cordyceps militaris, extracted three ways to capture cordycepin and adenosine, its two signature compounds.

MYCOfactor Cordyceps Supercritical™ Full-Spectrum Extract is a liquid extract made from 100% Australian-grown Cordyceps militaris fruiting body. We grow every mushroom ourselves at Urban Valley, our farm in Fortitude Valley, Brisbane, then extract it with our Supercritical™ Triple-Phase process, an Australian first.

Key facts

• Mushroom: Cordyceps (Cordyceps militaris), fruiting body only
• Grown: Urban Valley, Fortitude Valley, Brisbane, Australia. We grow and harvest every mushroom ourselves
• Extraction: Supercritical™ Triple-Phase (supercritical CO2, ethanol and hot water)
• Key compounds: cordycepin, adenosine, polysaccharides, beta-glucans
• Suggested serve: 1ml per day
• Sizes: 30ml (30 serves, 30 days) or 100ml (100 serves, 100 days)
• How to take: shake, then add to water or coffee, or drop straight onto the tongue
• Organic: National Standard organic certification with Southern Cross Organic in progress
• No rice, no imports, not diluted

How Supercritical™ Triple-Phase extraction works

We add gas and pressure to traditional methods to pull more from every mushroom. Standard dual extracts use alcohol and water only, which leaves many fat-soluble compounds behind. Our process runs three separate extractions on the same fruiting body:

• Phase 1, supercritical CO2: captures fat-soluble compounds
• Phase 2, ethanol: captures alcohol-soluble compounds, including cordycepin
• Phase 3, hot water: captures water-soluble compounds, including adenosine, polysaccharides and beta-glucans

The three phases are combined into one full-spectrum liquid, so a single suggested 1ml serve carries compounds from all three.

Why does that matter? Cordycepin is the compound most people choose Cordyceps for. Its structure is very similar to adenosine, a building block of ATP. Cordyceps militaris is naturally rich in cordycepin, but like every mushroom, its cells are wrapped in a tough wall made of chitin, the same hard fibre found in crab and prawn shells. Our bodies can barely break chitin down, so a dried mushroom or a simple powder keeps much of its cordycepin locked away.

Extraction sets the cordycepin free. Our alcohol and hot water phases draw out the cordycepin and adenosine, which dissolve well in both. Under our NEW high-pressure method, CO2 gas becomes more like a liquid and grabs the fatty compounds the other two phases miss, including the natural pigments that give Cordyceps militaris its bright orange colour. In our closed-loop system, the pressure is then released, the CO2 turns back into a gas, and what is left behind is a super-concentrated extract. We combine all three, so each suggested serve carries the lot.

The compounds in every serve

• Cordycepin: the signature compound of Cordyceps militaris, drawn out in our ethanol and hot water phases
• Adenosine: a naturally occurring nucleoside and a building block of ATP
• Polysaccharides and beta-glucans: water-soluble compounds captured in our hot water phase

Frequently asked questions

Is this Cordyceps militaris or Cordyceps sinensis?
It is Cordyceps militaris. We grow it as a fruiting body here in Brisbane, and it is naturally rich in cordycepin.

When should I take it?
Most people take it in the morning or before training, in water or coffee. We suggest 1ml a day, and you are welcome to adjust it to suit you.

Where is it grown?
It is grown at Urban Valley, our indoor mushroom farm in Fortitude Valley, Brisbane. Nothing is imported.

Can I take it with other MYCOfactor extracts?
Yes, you can. It pairs well with Lion's Mane in the morning, and all five extracts come together in the Complete Supercritical™ Extract Pack.

Please note: Check with your health professional before use if you are pregnant, breastfeeding or taking any medication.