AHCC®

AHCC® is produced by a patented process of Shiitake extract. AHCC’s main active components, alpha-glucans, are small molecules easily absorbed by the organism. AHCC is Japan’s top-selling immune support ingredient, its properties have been described in more than 50 scientific articles, including reports of more than 20 human clinical studies.
AHCC® IS PRODUCED THROUGH A UNIQUE, PATENTED FERMENTATION PROCESS.

AHCC was developed in the late 1980’s by the Japanese biotechnology company Amino Up Co., in collaboration with scientists from the University of Tokyo. It started by the screening of hundreds of medicinal mushroom species, looking for those with the highest capacity to boost natural killer (NK) cell activity. A process of mycelium culture was then developed, during which enzymes from the mushroom’s cells process the naturally occuring polysaccharides into small size alpha glucans.

These unique, specific compounds confer remarkable properties to AHCC, which has become Japan’s #1 specialty immune supplement and is used for a variety of applications including immune support, anti-viral defense, liver protection, reduction of cancer therapy side effects.