Turkey tail mushroom (Trametes versicolor) is a thin, fan-shaped shelf fungus that grows on dead hardwood, banded in rings of brown, tan, and cream that look like the tail feathers of a wild turkey. It is one of the most common mushrooms in the world, and one of the most studied.
Our Turkey Tail extract is a concentrated powder made from the whole fruiting body, hot-water extracted and lab-tested. No mycelium grown on grain, no fillers, one species only.
Quick clarification, because search engines mix these up. Turkey Tail here means the mushroom, Trametes versicolor, named because its banded fan resembles a wild turkey's tail feathers. It is not the smoked turkey tails sold as food, and it has nothing to do with the bird. In older scientific papers you may also see it called Coriolus versicolor, which is the same mushroom under its earlier name.
Turkey Tail is studied mainly for its polysaccharide chemistry. These describe what is in the mushroom, not what it does in the body.
Beta-glucans are the branched polysaccharide compounds Turkey Tail carries in unusually high amounts, and the fraction our lab measures on every batch. Turkey Tail is one of the most glucan-rich mushrooms we test.
The broader water-soluble polysaccharide family, and the largest measured fraction in our extract. Hot water is what draws these out of the fruiting body.
PSK (polysaccharide-K) and PSP (polysaccharide-peptide) are the protein-bound polysaccharide compound classes Trametes versicolor is known for in the research literature. We name them as compounds found in the mushroom. Our Certificate of Analysis does not assign them a percentage, so we do not print one.
From our Certificate of Analysis, batch BE20250705. Hot-water 12:1 extract, whole fruiting body, no carriers.
Beta-glucans at 47.53%, measured by phenol-sulfuric assay, make Turkey Tail one of the most glucan-rich mushrooms we test. Polysaccharides are the largest fraction at 57.66%. We publish only what our lab measures, never a rounded-up range. Every batch is lab-tested for heavy metals and active compounds.
You will see many Turkey Tail products advertised as "dual-extracted" with alcohol. For this particular mushroom, that is marketing, not chemistry.
The compounds Turkey Tail is prized for, its beta-glucans and the PSK and PSP polysaccharides, are water-soluble. Hot water pulls them out. An alcohol step adds a label word and cost, but for Turkey Tail it does not add the compounds that matter. So we hot-water extract at 12:1: twelve kilograms of dried fruiting body concentrate into one kilogram of finished powder. It is the honest method for the species.
Only the fan-shaped fruiting body, never mycelium grown on grain or rice.
Concentrated twelve to one, the correct method for a water-soluble mushroom.
47.53% glucans, printed from the Certificate of Analysis on every batch.
One mushroom, Trametes versicolor, never a blend or a filler.
Turkey Tail is one of the most researched functional mushrooms in the world, with hundreds of papers on PubMed. Almost all of that work is early-stage laboratory research on its polysaccharide compounds, PSK and PSP. It is compound research, not evidence about a finished consumer product. We share it as context for why the mushroom is studied so heavily, and we make no claim that our extract treats, cures, or prevents any disease.
Long before it was studied in a lab, Turkey Tail had names across Asia. In China it was Yun Zhi, the "cloud mushroom", recorded in traditional Chinese practice going back over 2,000 years. In Japan it was Kawaratake, the "tile mushroom", named for the way the shelves overlap like roof tiles. Korean tradition knew it too. We share this as history and culture, not as a health claim.
Stir 1 to 2 grams of extract powder into hot water, coffee, tea, or a smoothie. Turkey Tail has a mild, earthy, faintly woody taste. It has also been simmered into broths and soups for centuries, so a spoonful stirred into a stock or dal works well too. It is caffeine-free, and most people take it daily, at any time of day.
Turkey Tail is a food and is not for medicinal use. It is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. If you are pregnant or breastfeeding, or are on any medication, consult a doctor before use. Marketed by Nutradose Private Limited under FSSAI License No. 13326999000107.
Compound identity and Certificate of Analysis values (beta-glucans 47.53%, polysaccharides 57.66%, phenol-sulfuric assay) per batch BE20250705, hot-water 12:1 extract. Trametes versicolor (synonym Coriolus versicolor) has hundreds of published studies on PubMed, most of them early-stage laboratory research on its polysaccharide compounds.
