GUIDE 01
Reishi, Lingzhi and Ganoderma lucidum: a buyer’s naming guide
Use the common name, scientific identity and product format together.
- Record the scientific identity shown on the specification.
- State whether the material is fruiting body, mycelium or spores.
- Keep the trade name consistent across COA, label and shipping documents.
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Fruiting body vs. mycelium vs. spores
Why the part used changes the specification, regulatory route and buyer expectation.
- Confirm the part used before comparing quotations.
- Review marker compounds and methods for the selected material.
- Check whether the destination market treats the format differently.
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What to review in a Reishi COA
Connect identity, method, contaminant scope and batch information.
- Match the lot number and production date to the supplied batch.
- Review test methods as well as reported values.
- Confirm microbiology, heavy metals and pesticides against the agreed market scope.
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What does broken cell-wall rate mean?
Questions buyers should ask about method, result and particle-size context.
- Ask how the break rate was measured.
- Connect the result to particle size and process controls.
- Use an approved sample and agreed method as the commercial baseline.
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How to brief a private-label Reishi project
Define market, formula, format, pack, volume and required documents first.
- Name the destination country and responsible importer.
- Specify formula, serving format, pack count and target quantity.
- List label, testing, certificate and launch-timing requirements.
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Why a low public price is not a complete quotation
Specification, testing, packaging and trade terms change the commercial result.
- Compare the same identity, grade and test scope.
- Include packaging, documentation, freight basis and payment terms.
- Treat unusually low public prices as screening inputs, not final landed cost.
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