We use dual extraction on our reishi and chaga ingredients in 5 Defenders and Reishi.
It is most important for reishi and chaga, but not all of the beneficial triterpenes are non-water-soluble. With other mushrooms, it’s not as important as the main active component is the water-soluble beta-glucans.
Typically with concentrated extracts, like in 5 Defenders and Reishi, you remove the mushroom fiber before concentration begins. This is why you would do separate hot water and alcohol extractions to obtain those beneficial triterpenes before the mushroom fiber gets removed.
On the other hand, our Chaga Extract, Lions Mane Extract, and Cordyceps-M products are 1:1 hot water extracts that still contain all of the mushroom fiber, so nothing is lost in the extraction process, and all of the non-water soluble components are still present even though it is a hot water extract.
For more information on this, please read our blog post.