Cordyceps distinguishes the real from the fake, how to distinguish the real from the fake

How to identify real and fake Cordyceps

1. Recognize the color of the grass: "color" brown and yellow. Cordyceps sinensis is yellow to brownish yellow on the surface, the head is yellow-red, and most of the "grass heads" are black, slender, flat in section, and slightly yellowish in color.

**Cordyceps is preferably yellow and clean, bright, plump and hypertrophied, yellowish-white in section, not hollow, short in sub-seat, no mildew, and no impurities.

2. Look at the grass shape: "shape" is like a silkworm. Cordyceps sinensis is like a silkworm, generally has only one "grass head", and there are very few Cordyceps with multiple branches of "grass head", the base of the "grass head" is thicker, the end is tapered, and the length is in.

1 4 cm. **Cordyceps has a rough surface with obvious rings, with a total of 2 3 rings. Dried cordyceps is brittle and easy to break.

After Cordyceps is broken, there is a small horseshoe-shaped imprint in the section that is hollow or light gray. Cordyceps is mostly slender or slightly curved. However, Pseudocordyceps is a symmetrical bump on one side and equal stripes with parallel voids on the other, which is generally poured out of molds.

3. Cordyceps: Cordyceps sinensis is soaked in boiling water, the insect body becomes swollen and soft, the color of the fungus base is aggravated and becomes black-brown, and the insect body and the fungus are closely connected and do not fall off. The infusion has a slight odor.

After soaking the pseudocordyceps in boiling water for 1 minute, it will slowly show its original shape, the yellow womb will fall off, and the pseudocyptic base will also begin to fall off, separating from the insect body.

4. Smell the grass: the "taste" is strong. The genuine product has a natural mushroom aroma or a slightly fishy smell, and the fake product is generally odorless.

No matter in terms of color and size, this is a very good cordyceps.

1. Anastomosis: The insect head of the true Cordyceps sinensis grows naturally from the grass head, and the connection is well matched, and there are no obvious adhesive marks. A false closer look can often reveal signs of bonding.

2. Rings: The insect body of true Cordyceps sinensis has rings, every 3 rings are a group, arranged in groups, and the rings near the head are thinner. Pseudocordyceps, on the other hand, has symmetrical bumps on one side and parallel and equal stripes on the other.

3. Number of feet: The true Cordyceps sinensis is 8 pairs of legs, of which 4 pairs of feet are obvious, the sub-seat is born from the head of the insect body, and the upper part is slightly expanded. The number of false Cordyceps feet is not fixed, some are 8 pairs, and some are more or less than 8 pairs.

4. Section: After the true Cordyceps sinensis is broken, you can see that the section is white, with obvious lines, and there is a small V"-shaped black core in the middle, while the false Cordyceps is likely to have abnormal section color, or no lines and black cores.

5. Smell: True cordyceps sinensis will have a strong fishy smell like straw mushrooms and shiitake mushrooms. Counterfeit cordyceps generally has no smell, and even if it does, it is not fishy, but fishy, inferior perfume or chemical raw materials.

6. Feel: Real Cordyceps sinensis has a crisp hay feeling, while fake Cordyceps has a heavy feeling. Cordyceps will not stain the color when rubbed on the hands or rubbed back and forth on the hands, and will not stick to other substances except sediment and grass clippings, otherwise it is false Cordyceps.

7. Taste: Real Cordyceps sinensis is crushed in the mouth like a green edamame, crushed and chewed, the more you chew, the more fragrant it is, and the mouth is full of sweetness similar to shiitake mushrooms. The false cordyceps is put in the mouth and chewed, the top teeth are crushed, and the mouth is full of mud powder after the mouth is soaked, which is not resistant to chewing and has no meat fragrance, and the earthy smell is stronger.

Look at the uneven distribution of color and luster, and no natural products are exactly the same.

Cordyceps sinensis in the alpine region has eight pairs of legs on its abdomen, of which 4 pairs on the abdomen are the most obvious, like Chuancao also has four pairs of legs, but it is very blurry, and the claws are not visible.

Smell the smell, good cordyceps has a faint straw mushroom fragrance, if it is old grass, the taste is very light, if it is smoked cordyceps either has a sulfur smell, or it does not smell anything.

Soak it in cold water, and if there is color in the water, it is fake.

The pink brother style of the Safi one.