The nutrients in raw mushrooms are locked away in a very dense cellular matrix, unreachable by our digestive systems. To make them bio-available, they must first go through a hot water process. One of the few ingredients I outsource is this certified organic mushroom extract which is made using the whole plant, without any fillers, whose quality and active compounds are verified at accredited 3rd party labs.
The organic cacao used in this formula is never heated higher than 117°F in any of its processing which allows it to retain all its antioxidant and other health benefiting compounds.