Triterpene-standardised Reishi spore powder
Cracked-cell Ganoderma spore powder, standardised to a stated triterpene (ganoderic acid) percentage — the processed, cultivated counterpart to whole-fruiting-body reishi.
| Origin | Sikkim, India |
| Indian subcontinent | Yes |
| Category | Fungi & Functional Mycology |
| Retail price band | Trade/bulk: from approx. INR 6,200/kg (A-grade extract) upward for higher-triterpene, cracked-cell spore grades |
| Bulk / trade price band | Pricing under research |
| Sourcing status | Dossier researched from public sources — producer contact not yet established |
| Compliance status | Preliminary review complete (see below) — not yet legally verified |
Detailed study
Spore powder is the fine dust of sexual spores released from a mature Ganoderma fruiting body, collected by bagging the caps at spore-release stage. Ganoderma spores have a tough chitinous double wall that resists digestion, so commercial spore powder is almost always "cracked-cell" (mechanically ruptured) to improve bioavailability, and standardised by HPLC to a stated percentage of triterpenes (ganoderic acids) rather than sold as an undefined raw powder.
Provenance & producer
Spore capture at meaningful volume requires netted, controlled fruiting — it is not practical from scattered wild forest specimens — so this product is positioned as a cultivated-facility product from Sikkim hill-state mushroom units growing Ganoderma under log or bag culture, distinct from the wild-foraged whole-fruiting-body Reishi entry above.
Market & pricing
Indian B2B reishi extract listings start around INR 6,200/kg for A-grade material; spore powder and spore oil, because of the extra cell-cracking and concentration step, command a premium over plain fruiting-body powder in international listings (e.g. triterpene ≥40% spore oil products marketed well above basic extract pricing) — exact India-specific spore-powder pricing is a named gap for direct producer-quote research.
Compliance & export
As a cultivated product, this sits outside Biological Diversity Act wild-access rules, simplifying the compliance path relative to wild-collected fungi. It remains subject to the same dietary-supplement/novel-food labelling regime in destination markets as other functional mushroom extracts.
Sources
- GoodMushroom — Indian reishi/Ganoderma trade quoting practice
- IndiaMART — A-grade Ganoderma lucidum extract pricing
Image status
A working reference photograph is in place, captured from a freely-licensed Wikimedia Commons source (File:Ganoderma lucidum 08.jpg). Shows the source fruiting body, not spore powder itself — a true product/packaging photo is still needed. Wikimedia Commons candidate, licence to be re-verified; not yet downloaded (see build note). Treat this as a placeholder for marketing purposes: exact licence terms should be re-verified on the Commons file page, and original producer photography is recommended before final trade use.