Maitake Alcohol-Free Extract
Maitake Alcohol-Free Extract is an alcohol-free extract of Maitake (Grifola frondosa), a medicinal mushroom, in a glycerin base, giving dietary supplement and food-and-beverage developers a concentrated botanical base. Bio-Botanica produces it through the low-heat Bio-Chelated cold-extraction process at its FDA-inspected cGMP facility in Hauppauge, New York, preserving a full-spectrum botanical profile.
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What Is Maitake Alcohol-Free Extract?
Maitake is a medicinal mushroom (Grifola frondosa), the frond-like 'hen of the woods' gathered from the temperate forests of northeastern Japan, North America, and Europe. This alcohol-free extract holds a full-spectrum profile of the fungus in glycerin, an alcohol-free humectant base, and Bio-Botanica supplies it non-standardized so dietary-supplement and functional-food developers receive the whole botanical rather than an isolated fraction. Because it is a fungus rather than a plant, maitake carries a distinct culinary and wellness heritage that resonates on a label.
Market Demand
Functional-mushroom interest has carried maitake out of specialty channels and into everyday wellness formats. Global Growth Insights tracks the maitake mushroom extract market expanding at a 5.3% CAGR, and a glycerin-based, alcohol-free format lets brands translate that demand into beverages, gummies, and family-friendly liquids where ethanol is unwelcome.
Formulation Applications
The extract pours cleanly into aqueous supplement liquids, wellness shots, functional coffees, and gummy or syrup bases, and it rehydrates without the bite of alcohol. It disperses during cold or gentle warm processing, which suits heat-sensitive lines. With no function areas attached to this listing, positioning stays on format flexibility and a clean-label mushroom story rather than any consumer health promise.
Why Formulators Choose Bio-Botanica
Since 1972 Bio-Botanica has run its own FDA-inspected cGMP facility in Hauppauge, New York, and this fungus is worked through the low-heat, proprietary Bio-Chelated process that holds a Holistically Balanced set of naturally occurring constituents. Every lot passes an onsite laboratory using HPLC, ICP/MS, microbial, and heavy-metal methods, with Kosher, Halal, and Organic certification available on request.
Common Buyer Questions
What is Maitake Alcohol-Free Extract, and what species and plant part does it come from?
Maitake Alcohol-Free Extract is an alcohol-free extract made from Maitake (Grifola frondosa), a medicinal fungus in the Grifolaceae family, native to Temperate forests of the Northern Hemisphere (northeastern Japan, North America, and Europe). It is produced by Bio-Botanica through our proprietary Bio-Chelated low-heat cold-extraction process, which is designed to preserve a Holistically Balanced, full-spectrum profile of its naturally occurring constituents.
What extract form is this, and what is it carried in?
This is an Alcohol-Free Extract, and the carrier is Glycerin. The alcohol-free extract delivers a concentrated liquid form without ethanol. The exact carrier and any processing details are documented on the Spec Sheet/TDS that accompanies samples.
Does Maitake Alcohol-Free Extract contain alcohol?
No — Maitake Alcohol-Free Extract is an alcohol-free extract, not an alcohol-based tincture. For any residual solvent or processing details, refer to the Spec Sheet/TDS and representative COA.
Is Maitake Alcohol-Free Extract standardized to a specific compound?
Maitake Alcohol-Free Extract is a full-spectrum, Holistically Balanced extract and is non-standardized. It is designed to reflect the naturally occurring constituents of the botanical rather than an isolated, quantified compound.
What applications and formats is Maitake Alcohol-Free Extract suited for?
Maitake Alcohol-Free Extract is formulated for ingestible applications, meaning dietary supplements and food and beverage products. As an alcohol-free extract, it serves as a concentrated botanical base that formulators dose and blend according to their own product specifications.
What industries and positioning does Maitake Alcohol-Free Extract fit?
It fits the Dietary Supplements and Food and Beverage categories as a botanical ingredient that formulators incorporate into their own products according to their positioning and specifications.
Where does the Maitake originate?
Maitake (Grifola frondosa) is native to Temperate forests of the Northern Hemisphere (northeastern Japan, North America, and Europe). Sourcing and country-of-origin details for a given lot are documented on the TDS that accompanies samples.
How does Maitake Alcohol-Free Extract behave for solubility and compatibility?
As a liquid extract, Maitake Alcohol-Free Extract blends into liquid and hydro-alcoholic systems; the carrier is glycerin. We recommend reviewing the Spec Sheet/TDS and evaluating a sample within your specific formulation to confirm compatibility and handling.
What certifications are available for this ingredient?
Bio-Botanica operates under NSF, cGMP, and FSSC 22000 quality systems, and Kosher, Halal, and Organic certification is available. Our facility in Hauppauge, New York is FDA-inspected; specific certification for your order can be confirmed with our team.
What documentation ships with Maitake Alcohol-Free Extract?
Samples ship with a Spec Sheet/TDS, a representative Certificate of Analysis (COA), and a Safety Data Sheet (SDS). These document the extract form, carrier, and testing so your team can evaluate the ingredient against your specifications.
How is Maitake Alcohol-Free Extract sold, and what about samples and MOQ?
Maitake Alcohol-Free Extract is sold in bulk to formulators and brands, not as a finished consumer product, and is offered in pack sizes of 23 kg and 200 kg. Pricing is available by requesting a formal quote — our team quotes to your chosen pack size and volume, and samples ship with full documentation so you can assess fit before committing.
How is Maitake Alcohol-Free Extract manufactured and tested?
Maitake Alcohol-Free Extract is manufactured at Bio-Botanica's FDA-inspected cGMP facility in Hauppauge, New York using our proprietary Bio-Chelated low-heat cold-extraction process. Testing is performed in our onsite quality lab using instrumentation including HPLC, UPLC-MS/MS, GC/MS, LC/MS, and ICP/MS, covering identity, microbial, USP, and heavy-metal testing from raw-material intake through finished product, supported by third-party labs.