Article produced in partnership with Applied Food Sciences, a leading functional ingredient manufacturer. Lion's Mane (Hericium erinaceus) has become one of the leading ingredients in cognitive health, yet independent human trials show its effects are inconsistent, a gap rooted in how little the species name on a label reveals about a product's actual composition. Applied Food Sciences has published a validated UHPLC-UV method that measures the mushroom's key marker compounds

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The European Commission has granted novel food authorisation to Fermotein, a mycoprotein powder made from the fungal strain Rhizomucor pusillus, making it the first whole-food mycelium ingredient approved for sale across the EU. The approval followed a positive scientific opinion from the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) and a unanimous vote by all 27 EU member states, six years after The Protein Brewery first filed its regulatory dossier in May 2020. The decision sets a