Ingredient guide

Chaga: the birch mushroom from northern forests

Chaga grows on birch trees in the cold forests of Siberia, Scandinavia and Canada, where it has been brewed as a tea for generations. It is naturally rich in antioxidants.

  • Inonotus obliquus
  • The birch mushroom
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  • The birch mushroomAlso known as
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  • Lab studiesEvidence so far

What is Chaga?

Chaga looks more like burnt charcoal than a mushroom. The black outer crust is rich in melanin, and inside it is a soft, rusty orange. It grows slowly, taking years to form on a single tree.

How Chaga has been used

In Russia and across Scandinavia, chaga has been dried and brewed into an earthy tea for centuries, sometimes as a coffee substitute. Today it is one of the most popular mushrooms for everyday wellbeing.

Research on Chaga is mostly in the lab so far, looking at the antioxidant compounds it contains.

What the research says

The studies so far.

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Studies looked at Chaga on its own, often in different forms and amounts, and did not test our gummies. Descriptions of traditional use are not health claims.

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Where to find it

Chaga in Starshroooms.

Starshroooms use a 10:1 Chaga extract, concentrated ten times over, as part of the six mushroom blend.

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Chaga, answered.

What does chaga taste like?

As a tea it is earthy and slightly vanilla like. In Starshroooms you will only taste blackcurrant.

Why is chaga black?

The outer crust is rich in melanin, the same pigment found in skin and hair.

When should I take chaga?

Any time of day. It is part of the Starshroooms blend, so take it whenever you take your gummies.

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