Turkey Tail Mushroom Supplement
Organic Turkey Tail, 12:1 Fruiting Body Extract Capsules
A change in weather. A week of travel. Days that throw more at you than you can catch. In moments like these, staying well moves higher on the list. Not out of fear, but out of intention.
Turkey Tail is the small, steady thing you do for yourself every day. Ours starts with Turkey Tail fruiting bodies and concentrates them into a 12:1 extract, standardized to 45% beta-D-glucans.
The one to keep close.
Certified USDA Organic
Fruiting Body Only
Third-Party Tested
Vegan
Non-GMO
- USDA Organic Certified
- 100% Fruiting Body
- 12:1 Extract
- 45% Beta-D-Glucans
- Third-Party Tested
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Formulated For
People who like their wellness routines steady, simple and easy to come back to.
Uses: Source of fungal polysaccharides with immunomodulating properties.
Why You’ll Love It
- 12:1 concentrated Turkey Tail (Trametes versicolor) extract
- 45% beta-D-glucans, verified batch by batch
- Made from 100% fruiting body
- Source of fungal polysaccharides with immunomodulating properties
- USDA Organic Certified and third-party tested
- Vegan capsules make it easy to take, with nothing to measure or mix
Suggested Routine
Adults 18 years and older: Take 1–2 capsules, 1–2 times daily.
There is no single best time. Choose a time that fits naturally into your day and is easy to remember.
Learn more: Best Time to Take Mushroom Supplements →
Ingredients
2 capsules contain:
Turkey Tail Mushroom (12:1 Extract)
1,000 mg
Trametes versicolor, fruiting body
Quantity Crude Equivalent (QCE): 12,000 mg
Beta-D-glucans: 45%
Non-medicinal ingredients: Dicalcium phosphate, organic Oryza sativa (rice) hull powder, organic pullulan capsule (vegan).
NPN 80108579
Cautions
Ask a health care practitioner before use if you are pregnant or breastfeeding.
General Safety: If you are taking prescription medication or managing a health condition, speak with a health care practitioner before adding a new supplement to your routine.
What customers say
I have noticed a dramatic improvement in my immune system since taking Eversio’s Turkey Tail capsules. I have young children and would catch a cold every time they got the sniffles. After starting the capsules, I went a full year without so much as the sniffles myself. I swear by this product!
Heather C.
Defend Now has been a game-changer for me. I've been taking it during the cold season or when I'm feeling a bit run-down, and I've rarely been sick this past year. When I do get something, my symptoms are very minimal, and I move through it quite fast. Love it!
Anita T.
I have been using Turkey tail for a few months now, and after years of gut problems, I feel like a normal person. I can never thank Eversio enough for improving my life after 20 years of major struggles.
Tracy H.
The Mushroom
Getting to know Turkey Tail
What Is Turkey Tail?
Turkey Tail, known scientifically as Trametes versicolor, takes its name from its distinctive shape and markings. It grows in thin, overlapping fans that resemble the layered feathers of a wild turkey’s tail.
You will often find it growing across fallen wood and old stumps. Unlike softer culinary mushrooms, Turkey Tail is thin, tough and leathery, so it has traditionally been prepared in teas and decoctions rather than cooked and eaten as food.
Today, Turkey Tail is available as whole mushroom powders, tinctures and concentrated extracts. Those products can differ considerably in source material, concentration and beta-glucan content. So, as with any mushroom supplement, it helps to look beyond the name on the front of the bottle and see what is actually inside.
Why Turkey Tail?
Turkey Tail has been used traditionally for centuries and remains one of the best-known functional mushrooms today.
Part of what makes Turkey Tail interesting is its naturally occurring fungal polysaccharides, including beta-glucans. Eversio Turkey Tail provides fungal polysaccharides with immunomodulating properties and is standardized to 45% beta-D-glucans.
For us, that makes Turkey Tail a natural fit for a steady, everyday routine. Not something you need to save for a particular season or circumstance, but something simple enough to keep coming back to.
Why a Hot-Water Extract?
Not every mushroom needs the same extraction process. We choose the method based on the mushroom and the compounds we want to extract from it.
Hot water helps break down the mushroom’s tough cell walls and extracts water-soluble compounds, including beta-glucans.
Turkey Tail naturally contains a high concentration of beta-glucans, so hot-water extraction is particularly well suited to this mushroom. We use it to extract and concentrate those water-soluble compounds before concentrating the finished extract to 12:1 and standardizing it to 45% beta-D-glucans.
Our Lion’s Mane and Reishi go through an additional alcohol extraction because we are looking for compounds with different solubility characteristics. We thoughtfully choose the extraction method based on the mushroom and what we want to extract from it.
Mushroom Math
What does 12:1 actually mean?
An extract ratio tells you how much dried mushroom was used to make the finished extract.
For Turkey Tail, 12:1 means 12 grams of dried Turkey Tail are used to produce 1 gram of extract.
Two capsules contain 1,000 mg of concentrated extract, with a Quantity Crude Equivalent (QCE) of 12,000 mg.
That does not mean there are physically 12,000 mg packed into the capsules. It means the 1,000 mg of concentrated extract was made using the equivalent of 12,000 mg of dried Turkey Tail.
| Per 2 capsules | Eversio Turkey Tail | 1:1 Turkey Tail Powder |
|---|---|---|
| Amount | 1,000 mg | 1,000 mg |
| Extract Ratio | 12:1 | 1:1 |
| Dried Equivalent (QCE) | 12,000 mg | 1,000 mg |
Learn more: Understanding Mushroom Extract Ratios →
Is Turkey Tail Right for Your Routine?
Turkey Tail may be a good choice when you want to make it the focus of your mushroom routine. If you prefer multiple mushrooms in one formula, Turkey Tail is also part of some of our mushroom blends.
It may be a good fit if you:
- Want Turkey Tail specifically as part of your routine
- Want a source of fungal polysaccharides with immunomodulating properties
- Look for 100% Turkey Tail fruiting body
- Prefer a concentrated 12:1 hot-water extract over whole mushroom powder
- Like knowing the extract ratio and beta-glucan content before you buy
- Look for USDA Organic Certified and third-party tested mushroom supplements
- Prefer capsules to mixing or measuring
How to Compare Turkey Tail Supplements
Turkey Tail supplements can look similar from the front of the bottle. The details on the label tell you much more about what you are actually buying.
| What to Look For | Eversio Turkey Tail |
|---|---|
| Species | Trametes versicolor |
| Source Material | 100% fruiting body |
| Mycelium on Grain Substrate | No grain substrate in the mushroom extract |
| Extract | 12:1 hot-water extract |
| Dried Equivalent (QCE) | 12,000 mg per 2 capsules |
| Beta-Glucans | 45% beta-D-glucans |
| Organic Certification | USDA Organic Certified |
| Testing | Third-party tested |
| Manufacturing | GMP-certified facility |
The more a label tells you, the easier it is to know what you are choosing.
Learn more: What to Look for in a Mushroom Supplement →
The Difference
What are fruiting bodies and mycelium?
Most of a fungus is hidden from view. It spends much of its life as mycelium, a network of fine, thread-like structures. When conditions are right, it produces the fruiting body, the part we recognize as a mushroom.
Mycelium
The network the mushroom grows from. Mycelium is made up of fine, thread-like structures called hyphae that grow through a food source.
Fruiting Body
The part we recognize as the mushroom. For Turkey Tail, these are the thin, overlapping fans that grow across wood.
Think of an apple tree
The tree, roots and all → that’s the mycelium
The apple → that’s the fruiting body
Both belong to the same fungus, but they are different structures.
Where grain substrate comes in
Mycelium is sometimes cultivated on grains such as rice or oats. As the mycelium grows, its thread-like network spreads through and becomes intertwined with the grain substrate, making the two difficult to separate.
Because of this, the cultivated material is typically harvested as a whole. The mycelium and grain substrate are processed together, so grain remains in the finished ingredient.
Why Eversio uses the fruiting body
For our Turkey Tail extract, we choose the fruiting body. It gives us a clearly defined starting material from the mushroom itself before we use hot water to extract and concentrate its naturally occurring water-soluble compounds, including beta-glucans.
Learn more: Fruiting Body vs. Mycelium →
The Eversio Experience Podcast
Turkey Tail Mushroom Masterclass
Turkey Tail is one of the most recognizable functional mushrooms, but there is much more to Trametes versicolor than its colourful, fan-shaped fruiting body.
In this episode, Brandi and Dr. Desiree take a deeper look at Turkey Tail, its long history of traditional use, the fungal polysaccharides and beta-glucans that make it such an interesting mushroom to study, and why source material and extraction matter when you are choosing a supplement.
They also unpack some of the bigger conversations surrounding Turkey Tail and the research that has kept this mushroom on the functional-mushroom map.
Watch the Full Episode on YouTube →Important things to know
Why Beta-Glucans Matter
Beta-glucans are naturally occurring polysaccharides found in the cell walls of mushrooms. They are one of the useful markers we can measure when evaluating a mushroom extract.
Turkey Tail naturally contains a high concentration of beta-glucans. Eversio Turkey Tail is standardized to 45% beta-D-glucans, verified batch by batch.
Beta-glucans and polysaccharides are not the same number
Beta-glucans are a type of polysaccharide, but “polysaccharides” describes a much broader group of carbohydrates. Polysaccharides are also found in grains such as rice and oats, so a total polysaccharide test is not specific to mushroom beta-glucans.
That is why we specify beta-D-glucans rather than relying on a total polysaccharide percentage.
Learn more: Understanding Beta-Glucans →
The Eversio Quality Standard
Every ingredient tells a story. From sourcing to extraction to testing, we take a thoughtful approach to making our mushroom supplements.
USDA Organic Certified
Our Turkey Tail extract is USDA Organic Certified. Eversio’s certification can be verified through the USDA Organic Integrity Database.
Verify our organic certification →
Source Material
Our Turkey Tail extract is made from 100% Trametes versicolor fruiting body, with no grain substrate in the mushroom extract.
Beta-Glucans Specified
Our extract is standardized to 45% beta-D-glucans, verified batch by batch.
Third-Party Tested
Quality testing is performed on both the individual mushroom extract and the finished product.
Made With Care
Manufactured in a GMP-certified facility.
Testing You Can See
View the Certificate of Analysis and see the results behind your product.
The Ritual
Your Daily Turkey Tail
Give Turkey Tail a place you already pass every day. Beside your vitamins. Near the coffee. Or somewhere you’ll see it before you head out the door. Let the routine do the remembering.
Make it familiar
Keep it beside something that is already part of your day.
Take your capsules
Take 1–2 capsules, 1–2 times daily.
Back to your day
One small thing, done.
Consistency matters more than timing.
A small, steady thing to keep close.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Turkey Tail?
Turkey Tail (Trametes versicolor) is a mushroom named for its thin, fan-shaped fruiting bodies, which resemble the layered feathers of a wild turkey’s tail. It grows on wood and has a long history of traditional use.
What are the benefits of Turkey Tail?
Eversio Turkey Tail is a source of fungal polysaccharides with immunomodulating properties.
How much Turkey Tail should I take?
Adults 18 years and older: Take 1–2 capsules, 1–2 times daily.
When is the best time to take Turkey Tail?
There is no single best time. Choose a time that fits naturally into your day and is easy to remember.
Can I take Turkey Tail with other mushroom supplements?
Yes. Some people choose Turkey Tail on its own, while others combine it with other functional mushrooms or a mushroom blend as part of their routine. Follow the directions on each product label, and speak with your health care practitioner if you have questions about combining supplements.
What does 12:1 Turkey Tail extract mean?
A 12:1 extract ratio means 12 parts of dried Turkey Tail were used to produce 1 part concentrated extract.
What does Quantity Crude Equivalent (QCE) mean?
Quantity Crude Equivalent (QCE) describes the amount of dried mushroom used to produce the concentrated extract in a serving. Two capsules contain 1,000 mg of extract made from the equivalent of 12,000 mg of dried Turkey Tail.
Why is Eversio Turkey Tail hot-water extracted rather than dual extracted?
Not every mushroom needs the same extraction process. Turkey Tail naturally contains a high concentration of water-soluble beta-glucans, so we use hot-water extraction to extract and concentrate those compounds. We choose the extraction method based on the mushroom and what we want to extract from it.
How much beta-D-glucan does Eversio Turkey Tail contain?
Our Turkey Tail extract is standardized to 45% beta-D-glucans, verified batch by batch.
Does Eversio use Turkey Tail fruiting body or mycelium?
Our Turkey Tail extract is made from 100% Trametes versicolor fruiting body, with no grain substrate in the mushroom extract.
Why is rice hull powder in the capsules?
Organic Oryza sativa (rice) hull powder is used as an encapsulation aid during manufacturing. It is a non-medicinal ingredient and is not the growing medium for our Turkey Tail.
Is Eversio Turkey Tail organic?
Yes. Our Turkey Tail extract is USDA Organic Certified.
Is Eversio Turkey Tail third-party tested?
Yes. Quality testing is performed on both the individual Turkey Tail extract and the finished product.
Was Eversio Turkey Tail previously called Defend Now?
Yes. If you previously purchased Eversio Defend Now, you are in the right place. The product is now called Turkey Tail.
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