Holy Grail Chocolates, an Eagle Creek, Oregon-based chocolate maker, recently won the Best Truffle Award at the Oregon Chocolate Festival. Their winning product? Chocolate loaded with medicinal mushrooms!
The company markets three truffles, Spirit, Longevity and Samurai truffles, each of which contains a medicinal dose of concentrated mushroom powder.
Spirit Truffles contain Reishi mushroom extract (Ganoderma Lucidum) and may help you lower blood pressure and blood lipids, fight allergies, improve heart function and up-regulate the immune system (a full list of potential health benefits is available on the company’s website, http://www.holygrailchocolates.com.)
Longevity Truffles contain Cordyceps extract. According to the company, Cordyceps is an anti-asthma and anti-bronchitis agent, can help people with kidney disease, increase sexual stamina, help stabilize blood sugar levels, help athletes fight fatigue and protect your liver.
Samurai Truffles, on the other hand, contain Shiitake mushroom extract, known to act as a hepato-protective agent, i.e. protect your liver, lower blood pressure and lipids and strengthen the body as it goes through cancer therapies.
Each truffle contains approximately 1/3 gram of mushroom extract.
Finally there is a comfort food with scientifically proven health benefits… hat tip to Holy Grail Chocolates!
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