Booth 6119
 
Nammex, a North American supplier of certified organic functional mushroom extracts, will exhibit at SupplySide West, with executives available to discuss planning for brands to ensure adequate supplies as the mushroom category experiences persistent, rapid growth.
 
Nammex will highlight its line of organic mushroom extracts, and ingredients grown to enhance selected constituents. Bill Chioffi, COO, will be a speaker at an educational session about functional mushrooms, “Functional mushrooms: Sources, standards, species, and science,” on Tuesday, Oct. 29 from 1:00 to 3:45 p.m. in Islander Ballroom C.
 
“Continued escalation in demand for a number of mushrooms, such as lion’s mane and turkey tail, makes those ingredients vulnerable to demand exceeding supply of quality ingredients, and targets for adulteration,” said Skye Chilton, CEO of Nammex. “Nammex has been focused on expanding our pioneering cultivation programs of key mushrooms, and we are well positioned to meet our customer’s needs with high quality material. But this is the time to talk about forecasting, so brands can make sure they have access to enough high-quality material from suppliers they have vetted.”
 
Nammex’s enhanced mushrooms include:
 

• ErgoGold, an antioxidant called ergothionene found in high amounts in certain fungi. The extract powder is from golden oyster mushrooms, and delivers a therapeutic amount of “Ergo” along with other compounds such as beta-glucans, ergosterol, insoluble and soluble fiber, and secondary metabolites. The ergothioneine is present in a whole-food mushroom preparation.
• MycoD2 mushroom-derived vitamin D, which is created by utilizing pulsed UV light technology to convert fungal sterol, ergosterol, into high amounts of vitamin D2. The ingredient is ideal for consumers seeking a whole-food, vegan source of vitamin D, which delivers recommended daily allowances at a dose of 60 mg.