Mushrooms & fungi

Tremella

Tremella fuciformis

A translucent white bloom, almost coral-like, known across China for a thousand years as a dessert ingredient and a beauty food.

Known for

Its polysaccharides hold many times their weight in water, which is why Tremella has moved from the kitchen into serious cosmetic-ingredient research as a botanical alternative to hyaluronic acid.

At GaiaTara

Being studied for food, wellness and cosmetic ingredients.

Latin name

Tremella fuciformis

Group

Mushrooms & fungi

Grows in

Darkness · sterile incubation rooms

Status

In R&D

Traditional uses and research interest are described for information only. GaiaTara makes no claim that this organism treats, cures or prevents any condition.