Is there any difference between Cordyceps sinensis and Cordyceps? How much is the price per jin? How can you tell?

Cordyceps flower and common mushroom, mushroom and other edible fungi are very similar, but the species, growth environment and growth conditions are different. Is it different from cordyceps sinensis? How much does it cost per catty? How do you tell? According to fungi encyclopedia data show that "Cordyceps flower" is not a flower, in essence is Cordyceps fruiting body, rather than Cordyceps fruiting body. Culture medium is imitation of natural insects contained in a variety of nutrients, including grains, beans, eggs and milk, etc., belongs to a fungus.

Is there a difference between cordyceps sinensis and cordyceps sinensis?

1. Cordyceps flower is a new type of food emerging in recent years, with dried products and fresh vacuum bags.

"Cordyceps flower" is not the flower of Cordyceps sinensis, it is artificially cultured Cordyceps fruiting body, culture medium is imitation of natural insects contained in a variety of nutrients, including grains, beans, eggs and milk, etc., belongs to a fungus. It is similar to common mushroom, mushroom and other edible fungi, but different in species, growth environment and growth conditions.

Cordyceps flower nature is peaceful, not cold, not dry, for most people can rest assured of eating. It contains abundant protein, amino acid, cordycepin, mannitol, SOD, polysaccharide and other components, among which cordycepin and cordycepin can comprehensively regulate the internal environment of human body, enhance the function of macrophages in vivo, enhance and regulate human immune function and improve human disease resistance.

2, Cordyceps sinensis is a drug name, its shape is particularly strange, winter is insects, summer is grass. So how did it go from bug to grass? In summer, the spores of a fungus called Cordyceps germinate into hyphae after they mature and scatter. They drill into the larvae of Hepialus moth and absorb nutrients from the larvae. Hepialus larvae hide in the soil, when Cordyceps grow a lot of filaments, called mycelium. Larvae because of the body's nutrients have been sucked up, leaving only the dead shell, of course, can not become a bat moth. In the spring and summer of the following year, when the temperature and weather were right, the mycelium grew out of the larvae 'mouthparts and extended to the ground. The tip is slightly enlarged, shaped like a root rod, with many small spherical spores on the surface. These spores can fly in the air and spread, and I don't know how many Hepialus moth larvae in the grass will become the living place of these spores.

How much does cordyceps flower cost?

1. Cordyceps flowers can be divided into sharp grass, round-headed grass, microspore head, megaspore head, pupa grass and coarse grass according to their appearance. Among them, sharp grass and round-headed grass are more popular, and the price is between 45 and 70; microspore head is generally above 80, megaspore head is above 120, pupa is generally above 180, and coarse grass is between 60 and 90.

2, according to the different culture medium can be divided into rice grass, wheat straw, pupa grass, the market is dominated by wheat straw, if the price of rice will be about 20, pupa grass expensive about 200 (pupa grass without pupa).

How to identify cordycepes?

1. Look at the packaging

At present, the number of enterprises producing Cordyceps sinensis flowers under the general environment of the domestic market is very large. It should be known that regular food enterprises not only need to obtain the business manufacturing of relevant state departments before they can produce, but also their own national food safety departments have very strict requirements for the outer packaging of Cordyceps sinensis flowers. All information such as brand, manufacturer information, production date, shelf life and barcode will be listed on the regular packaging. If any of the above factors is missing, then it will be confirmed laterally. Such a brand of cordyceps flower is not worth believing.

2. Look at the color

High-quality Cordyceps flowers generally show golden or orange-red color, and Cordyceps flowers will appear natural luster when irradiated to bright places. In addition, after long-term irradiation in the sun, it will obviously fade, and on the contrary, if it is printed and dyed, it will definitely not fade.

3. Taste

High-quality Cordyceps flowers will have a milk fragrance after opening the package, and if it is poor quality Cordyceps flowers, it will have a very pungent smell, and may even have a musty smell.