freqently asked questions
Browse this page for all of your questions regarding our mushroom products.
If you want to learn about the differences between our double liquid extracts and powders, or have other general queries, please read through the FAQs below. If you can't find the answer you're looking for, please don't hesitate to reach out to us at india@lifecykel.com!
For any questions on how to grow your own mushrooms using one of our grow kits, please visit our How to Grow page here.
General FAQs
I am not completely satisfied with the product, can I get my money back?
Yes. We offer a money back guarantee if you are not satisfied with your product within the first 7 days of receiving it. You will need to contact our customer service team at india@lifecykel.com and send the full product/set back to our address at your expense.
Are your products safe to be consumed by children?
There is currently not enough research available to safely conclude mushroom supplements are safe for use by children. For further guidance, please consult your doctor or pediatrician. Thank you for your understanding.
I am pregnant, can I consume the liquid extracts?
There is currently not enough research available to safely conclude mushroom supplements are safe for use during pregnancy. For further guidance, please consult your doctor. Thank you for your understanding.
I am allergic to mushrooms, is it safe for me to consume your liquid extracts or other mushroom products?
People allergic to mushrooms shouldn’t consume this product. For further guidance, please consult your doctor. Thank you for your understanding.
What benefits am I getting with the liquid extracts and your other functional mushroom products?
As mushroom farmers our expertise is the cultivation of mushrooms. Life Cykel takes great pride in producing the highest possible quality products. We recommend using https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.
Can I take your products when I'm using prescription medications?
As mushroom growers this is not our area of expertise. Any medical related questions are best answered by your local GP or physician.
Liquid Extracts FAQs
Double extracts? Are they the equivalent strength to powders? The ratio is 10:1 on powders, but not the extracts. How does that work?
Powders and liquid extracts are made using different processes.
Our powders are 10:1 which means that 10kg of mushroom material has been used to make 1kg of powder. The powder is made using a spray-drying process.
Our liquid extracts are 1:2 which means that 1kg of mushroom material is used to make 2L of liquid extract. This double liquid extract ensures that both water soluble compounds (mainly polysaccharides like beta-glucans) and soluble compounds (mainly antioxidants such as triterpenoids) are present in the end product and bioavailable for the consumer.
We believe that the liquid extracts contain a range of full spectrum compounds acting synergistically together while powders are an isolate of single compounds.
For your own purpose, we advise you to test the difference - some people prefer the powders, others prefer the liquids.
Can I use different extracts at the same time?
Absolutely, feel free to use different extracts together. We encourage people to try different combinations of extracts to see what suits their needs best.
What is the starch content in your liquid extracts?
Our liquid extracts contain less than 1% of starch. This result tells us that we can separate most of the grain parts (mainly starch) from the mycelium with our patent pending extraction process.
Are all your liquid extracts suitable for vegetarians and vegan diets?
Yes, our liquid extracts are vegetarian and vegan, containing no animal-based ingredients.
How should I store the liquid extracts?
Our products are shelf stable.
Extracts used regularly can be stored at room temperature but if you plan to not use them regularly once opened, we recommend refrigerating the bottles to increase longevity.
Which extracts are made from native Australian strains?
Our Lion’s Mane Hericium corraloides and Turkey Tail Trametes versicolor extracts are made from strains growing natively in Australia.
How many beta glucans are there in your extract?
Until we can get precise laboratory results on beta-glucans content, we have decided to not promote them on our extracts.
Have you had your lion’s mane extract tested for specific beta glucans, terpenes, erinacines, hericenones and polyphenols levels?
Beta glucan and terpenes laboratory testings are in their infancy and so we do not believe in the validity of these markers currently. While we know beta glucans and terpenes are important the science is unclear. The Australian native Lion’s Mane strain we are using does not contain erinacines and hericenones but instead contains similar compounds called corralocins.
And what do you mean by flavouring on the ingredients. Are you using artificial flavouring agents?
This is a requirement from the current FSANZ standard regulations. We do not use artificial flavouring agents in our liquid extracts.
The extract doesn’t have a detectable mushroom taste. It is easy to take because of its mild flavour but just wondering about effectiveness?
Our liquid extracts are 1:2 which means that 1kg of mushroom material is used to make 2L of liquid extract. This double liquid extract ensures that both water soluble compounds (mainly polysaccharides like beta-glucans) and soluble compounds (mainly antioxidants such as triterpenoids) are present in the end product and bioavailable for the consumer. We are using both fruiting bodies, primordia and mycelium to ensure that the entire life cycle of the mushrooms full spectrum is in the end product.
Our liquid extracts are purified using pharmaceutical grade equipment which results in a clear purified colour. This differs from other companies extracts, which are made without purification steps, resulting in a more pigmented extract with a strong pungent flavour that is not palatable.
Do you have a recommended schedule for when to take the extracts?
Here's an example of a day in the life of a mushroom biohacker. Inspired by Dave Asprey’s personal use:
Are your extracts made from pure mycelium or it is made from mycelium on grain or liquid culture?
Our extract is made from a combination of fruiting bodies and mycelium. Our liquid extracts contain less than 1% of starch. This result proves that we can currently separate more than 99% of the grain parts (mainly starch) from the mycelium with our proprietary extraction process that has been lodged with the patent office.
How much vitamin C is in your extracts?
We are not making any claims on the vitamin C content of our extract. We do believe the formulation is amazing for optimising your day and we receive many positive reviews about this on a daily basis
My dropper doesn't have 'ml' marked on it, how many ml's are in a dropper?
Half a dropper full is approximately 1ml, you can use this as a guide for the recommended serving size (2ml)
Are there any calories in your extracts?
Our extracts are identified under the category of flavourings. The calories involved are very low.
Does each native ingredient come from an indigenous owned company?
All native ingredients have been sourced through our indigenous partnership with BUR'AN Australia, a social venture corporation with a defined strategy and purpose, focusing on unique long term sustainable socioeconomic indigenous initiatives building cultural bridges of understanding amongst local and global communities. Each sale contributes to their respective communities.
Do you use fruiting bodies or mycelium?
Our liquid extracts are made using fruiting bodies and mycelium as we believe both have properties that are beneficial in this bioavailable form. Our liquid extracts contain less than 0.5% of starch. This result proves that we can separate up to 99% of all starch coming from the substrate we are cultivating the mycelium on. This is made possible with our proprietary patented extraction process. With our great global team of scientists that include a biotechnology engineer, nanotechnologist, microbiologist, Mycologist and food scientist we are constantly refining and optimising our technology to ensure we are growing the best quality fruiting bodies & mycelium and using the best extraction processes.
Our cordyceps, chaga and reishi extracts are grown and engineered in the USA as we are not allowed to grow these strains in Australia under the current biosecurity laws.
All mushroom fruiting bodies used for our extracts are produced by us, we do not use Chinese based ingredients in our liquid extracts. Most of our fruiting bodies are grown on hardwood sawdust, cordyceps being an exception as it is grown on a substrate based on organic brown rice.
