Our Process

Know What You're Buying

What I would like you to focus on is what do you actually buy when you buy supplements? Many people don't actually realize that on the market, especially in many of the e-commerce platforms like Amazon, there are mushroom powders that are actually adulterated, or they are not 100% mushroom. As much as 70 percent of mushroom powders on the market don't actually contain 100% mushroom fruiting body as they're supposed to.

The problem is extensive. In the UK, there have been cases of suppliers being caught selling mushroom powder that they claim is 100% mushroom when in fact it's actually made from grain spawn, which is inoculated grain. That is a completely different thing from 100% fruiting body, and unfortunately, these are being sold by British suppliers at premium prices.

And there's more. I know of cases where mushrooms are being grown in China, but they are then being packaged and sold as British mushrooms. They arrive at a UK warehouse and are re-packaged as British products and sold at a higher price point.

So you see, the issue of authenticity and transparency is really, really critical. That's why I really want you to consider carefully, and to really ask questions about where your mushrooms are coming from, and what they actually are. Look for somebody who is honest about what they're putting in their tinctures and mushroom powders, who is honest and fully transparent about where the mushrooms that they are using are coming from.

How I Make My Tinctures

I produce all mushroom supplements through small batch double extraction. Double extraction means I use both alcohol and water to extract the beneficial compounds from the mushroom fruiting bodies.

Here's how the process works: First, I take the dried mushroom fruiting bodies and extract them with alcohol. Alcohol is excellent at extracting lipid-soluble compounds and many of the active constituents from mushrooms. I then filter out the spent mushroom material and set that liquid aside.

Next, I take the already-alcohol-extracted mushroom material and I put it through a water extraction process. Water pulls out water-soluble compounds and polysaccharides—compounds that alcohol cannot effectively extract. This water extract is then combined back with the alcohol extract.

The ratio I use is 1:4—meaning one part dried mushroom to four parts finished liquid. The final product is approximately 30% ABV (alcohol by volume). This is important because it allows the tincture to be shelf-stable while preserving all those beneficial compounds from both the alcohol and water extraction phases.

Why does this matter? Because when you use just alcohol or just water, you're only getting part of the picture. Double extraction ensures that you're accessing the broadest spectrum of compounds that may be beneficial. They will have more of those compounds that may be beneficial to your health.

Where Your Money Goes

Adi's Urban Mushrooms is a non-profit social enterprise. That means your money doesn't go to shareholders or profit margins—it goes back into community, learning, and sustainability.

When you buy from me, you're supporting:

• Community Mycology Lab — £11,000 reinvested into The Remakery's mushroom cultivation space, supporting local growers and workshops.
• South London Mushroom Club — Monthly gatherings for fungi enthusiasts to connect, share knowledge, and build a network of growers and foragers.
• Food Bank Mushroom Growing Project — Teaching local food banks how to grow their own mushrooms, increasing nutritious food access in under-resourced communities.

I'm committed to building a local circular economy where mushrooms support wellbeing, community resilience, and environmental sustainability.