Under the Tennessee Food Freedom act we are only allowed to sell our powdered products inside Tennessee. Any mushrooms we grow that aren’t sold fresh are dried, powdered, bagged and sold as a flavor enhancer. All the culinary mushrooms contain copious amounts of glutamic acid or glutamate. This non-essential amino acid stimulates umami, your 5th sense of taste, enhancing savory, brothy flavors. Great for people who are trying to cut down on salt. However, from a nutrition standpoint it’s REALLY important that the mushrooms be dried below 120F. Above 120F the chemistry changes rapidly. You lose the polysaccharides and essential amino acids if they are dried too hot.
It sounds like making marijuana/CBD oil. You have to keep the temps below 200 for hours. It’s like an all day thing.
I have some dried shitake mushrooms that we got out of Greensboro NC. I checked and our local grower does have Lions Mane. I don’t know why they sell Turkey Tail. It is everywhere around here
Under the Tennessee Food Freedom act we are only allowed to sell our powdered products inside Tennessee.
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The Tennessee Food Freedom Act, effective July 1, 2022, allows (gee, thanks massah!) Tennessee homemade food businesses to sell their food products directly to consumers within the state. The Act fosters the establishment and growth of small businesses in Tennessee and enhances consumer choice.
I see where it allows sales in Tenn, but I didn't see where it forbade you from selling outside Tenn. (What a pity)