How to distinguish between authentic and fake Cordyceps
Appearance of cordyceps
The authentic ones are known to have four pairs of feet which are close to the head and tail. They are flat and difficult to identify as compared to the other four pairs which are seen easily.
The fake one is known to have eight pairs of feet, and unlike the real one, these are neatly arranged and visible.
Tenacity of cordyceps
The authentic of the best quality Cordyceps are well dry and hard, but it can easily break when its bended.
Cordyceps has to be well dried in the natural sun only , right after it has been cleaned after picking it up from the soil.It helps to improve the quality and grade of the Cordyceps.
At Cordyceps from Bhutan company, we provide only fresh and new Cordyceps from Bhutan.
Color of bhutanese cordyceps
The authentic Bhutanese cordyceps are shades of light brown to natural hues. The head of Bhutanese cordyceps are large red in color.
Cordyceps of Bhutan's head is either dark red or orange which is due to the weather and snow during the harvest. Dark red eyes are considered the best thus more expensive.
smell of bhutanese cordcyeps
The authentic are fungi-like smell, very similar to that of mushrooms. The fake have no mushroom-like odor and may sometimes smell like wood or sulfur.
The best quality Bhutanese cordyceps strong smells like dried fish.
check CORDYCEPS by putting in water
After putting the Cordyceps in water, the color of the authentic remains in water. The fakes would loss its color and water it is immersed in may become dark in hue.
The water will taste rotten after 7/8 hours and also the water will become bit murky which mean the Cordyceps is super quality.
taste of bhutanese cordyceps
After putting in water, the color of the authentic remains in water. The fakes would loss its color and water it is immersed in may become dark in hue.
The Cordyceps do not have any taste but, if you put in water the water will taste rotten and the whiskey will taste sweet which means it more effective.