Australian Made Mushroom Extracts
Touchwood Mushrooms is a proudly family-run business, operating out of dedicated facilities in Western Australia. Our founder Graham has been in the mushroom industry for over five decades. Now along with his daughter Cat, wife Lee and other family members, they've become a leading producer of functional mushroom extracts in Australia.
Mushroom growers for over 50 years
Graham’s interest in mushrooms began when he met a retired wheat farmer growing mushrooms in his back shed. That spore of an idea led Graham and his wife Lee to begin their very own mushroom business.
Suffice to say it paid off – at one point Graham and Lee ran West Australia’s largest mushroom growing facility and Graham also spent years on the Board of Directors with the Australian Mushroom Growers Association.
But the real turning point was when Graham began exploring the health benefits of functional mushrooms. He researched the science and sought out information on the best mushrooms for everyday health and longterm wellness.
Getting to the root of functional mushrooms
Graham’s determination to create the best mushroom extracts on the market led him to learn more about how mushroom supplements were created.
What he found was that many of the products on the market were produced from mycelium (the root system of the mushroom), grown on a grain substrate. The result was mushroom extracts that contained very little actual mushrooms, and no scientific basis to support their use.
After learning about extraction methods and how to draw down all the benefits from whole mushrooms, Graham developed a specific dual-extraction method to harness all the beneficial compounds from the fruit body to make powder and liquid extracts.
This unique method ensures our products contain the essential beta glucans, antioxidants and sterols that make mushrooms so valuable to general wellbeing.
Getting real about mushrooms
We continue to be driven by the desire to produce the best possible functional mushroom extracts in Australia.
Just as importantly, our goal is to educate people on how functional mushrooms are grown, what to look for in a mushroom product and advances in scientific research that improve our understanding of the benefits of these products.
This means when you use our mushroom products you can feel confident you’ll have the best possibility to experience the unique benefits these mushrooms have to offer.Â
Seeking out the best mushrooms
While we’re excited for continued growth of the Australian functional mushroom industry, the fact is that China remains the leading market for functional mushrooms in the world.
China has a rich history of the use of medicinal mushrooms, from as early as the 12th century. Even now, China produces over 87% of the world’s mushrooms and they have access to quality specimens that contain high levels of beneficial compounds.
The country also has the most mushroom researchers of anywhere in the world along with some of the best facilities. It really is a world leader in medicinal mushroom production.
We work with our incredible partners in China to source premium organic whole fruit body mushrooms for our products, offsetting what we grow ourselves.
All products are tested for heavy metals, pesticides and microorganisms to ensure the quality of our products. In years of importing, we’ve never had an analysis fail or be rejected.Â