Pure Mushroom Initiative

Certificate of Analysis

Pure MI — Tue, 23 Aug 2016 04:58:48 +0000

Certificate of Analysis for each Product Purchased

The product’s unique Certificate of Analysis is available to clients until expiration date of that product. Clients receive access to COAs when a product is purchased: Onus is on company to provide the COA, not client to request it.

Certificate of Analysis

Listed below are the minimum attributes required for a Certificate of Analysis to meet Pure MI standards.

Header

Company Name, Address and Contact Information
Title of Document

Designation

Name
Description
Latin Name
Intended Use
Usage Instructions
Standard Employed
Certified Organic
Mushroom Part(s) Used
Catalog Code
Lot Number
Production Date
Expiration Date
Country of Origin

Image of Product Package°

Analysis

COAs list each analysis attribute with it’s corresponding Specification | Results | Method

Assay Analysis

ßeta-glucans – IOL
Triterpenes* – IOL
Vitamin D – IOL
Protein
Fat
Polysaccharides
αlpha-glucans

Extraction Analysis

Extraction Method – IOL
Extraction Substance
Carriers/Additives

Physical Analysis

Appearance
Tapped Density
Particle Size
Moisture
Ash
GMO

Heavy Metals Analysis

Arsenic
Cadmium
Lead
Mercury

Microbiological Analysis

Total Plate Count
Yeast and mold
Coliform
E.coli
Salmonella

Organic 501 Analysis

Multi-Pesticides Screen 501 (GC)
Multi-Pesticides Screen 501 (LC)

Analytical Laboratories

Name
Location

Authorization

Certifying Personnel:
Signature
Name
Title
Contact

Date Issued

Definitions

° product image – only necessary for retail packaging
* product specific – only products including triterpenes IOL will be assayed for triterpenes
IOL – Identified on Label
GC – Gas Chromatography. Analysis method for pesticides that can be vaporized easily without degradation
LC – Liquid Chromatography. Analysis method for highly polar pesticides; not easily vaporized / derivatized.

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Triterpenoids

Pure MI — Wed, 03 Aug 2016 04:38:51 +0000

Triterpenoids √

Triterpenoids are functionalized triterpenes should instead be called triterpenoids. Triterpenoids. oid – a suffix meaning “resembling,” “like,” used in the formation of adjectives and nouns (and often implying an incomplete or imperfect resemblance to what is indicated by the preceding element): alkaloid; anthropoid; cardioid; cuboid; lithoid; ovoid; planetoid.

Triterpenes

Triterpenes are hydrocarbons and possess no heteroatoms (an atom in the ring of a cyclic compound other than a carbon atom), functionalized triterpenes should instead be called triterpenoids; however this distinction is not always adhered to in scientific literature, with the two terms often being used interchangeably. Triterpenoids possess a rich chemistry and pharmacology. Cholesterol: one of the simplest but most important triterpinoids. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Triterpene

α-glucans X

α-glucans are α-D-glucose units that make up the structure of polysaccharides starch.

Mushrooms are naturally low in α-glucans and a high testing of α-glucans is indicative of fillers such as rice, wheat, corn or other starch derivatives. These fillers are cheaper to produce and although some may offer value on their own, foreign carriers have no place in a Pure Mushroom medicinal or functional food product.

Glucans
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ß-glucans α-glucans

Summary

The significant medicinal mushroom ß-glucans values must be specifically listed on labels and not catchall terms such as Glucans or Polysaccharides. The addition listing of α-glucans is not necessary and may lead to confusion. The goal is to standardize medicinal mushrooms on the priority medicinal compounds and holistic structure.

Polysaccharides

Pure MI — Tue, 19 Jul 2016 16:59:41 +0000

Polysaccharides √

Polysaccharides are long-chain carbohydrates that are monosaccharides connected by glycosidic bonds.

Chitin (ky-tin) in mushrooms is a structural polysaccharide with a molecular formula (C₈H₁₃O₅N)n

Medicinal mushrooms naturally occurring non-startch polysaccharides are a good source of fiber and are low in calories.

Saccharides aka Carbohydrates

Saccharides (“sweet”) are molecular compounds made from three elements: carbon, hydrogen and oxygen which gives rise to their synonym, carbohydrates. Saccharides include sugars, starch and cellulose. The smaller saccharides (lower molecular weight) monosaccharides and disaccharides are usually referred to as sugars.

Monosaccharides

Monosaccharides (mono – one, saccharides – sweet) are simple sugars. The have the molecular formula (CH₂O)n where n is the number of carbons. Glucose, galactose and fructose are examples of monosaccharides.

Glycosidic Bonds

A glucosidic bond or glucosidic linkage joins a mono-sccharide to another compound.

Saccharides
Polysaccharides Oligosaccharides Disaccharides Monosaccharides

Summary

ßeta-Glucans

Pure MI — Sat, 16 Jul 2016 18:47:44 +0000

ß-glucans √

ß-glucans are β-D-glucose polysaccharides units which make up the structure of cellulose polysaccharides.

Mushrooms supply high quality ß-glucans. Due to the medicinal importance of ß-glucans it is imperative that the quantity be documented on the product label of any functional food or medicinal mushroom product.

Glucans

Glucans are polysaccharides of D-glucose monomers, linked by glycosidic bonds.
Glucans are separated into two groups: ß-glucans (beta-glucans) and α-glucans (alpha-glucans).

α-glucans X

α-glucans are α-D-glucose units that make up the structure of polysaccharides starch.

Mushrooms are naturally low in α-glucans and a high testing of α-glucans is indicative of fillers such as rice, wheat, corn or other starch derivatives. These fillers are cheap to produce, add bulk and reduce medicinal value by weight.

α-glucans must be listed on Certificates of Analysis.

Foreign carriers have no place in a Pure Mushroom medicinal or functional food product.

Glucans
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ß-glucans α-glucans

Summary

The significant medicinal mushroom ß-glucans values must be specifically listed on labels and not catchall terms such as Glucans or Polysaccharides. The addition listing of α-glucans is not necessary IOL and may lead to confusion. The goal is to standardize medicinal mushrooms on the priority medicinal compounds and holistic structure.