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Thailand specialty mushroom species mix (2026E share of receipts)
Lion's Mane ~28%, Reishi ~22%
The 2026E Thai specialty mushroom and functional-fungi receipt pool splits across six species categories. Lion's Mane (Hericium erinaceus) anchors the largest slice at roughly 28 percent on cognitive-support demand and Hi Mushroom Thailand cultivation scale; Reishi (Ganoderma lucidum) sits at 22 percent on immune and stress claim demand plus Phitsanulok Reishi Cooperative and Doi Tung cultivation supply; Cordyceps militaris at 18 percent reflects energy and recovery claim demand plus Cordy Thailand cordycepin extract; premium Shiitake holds 14 percent on foodservice and Doi Tung retail; Turkey Tail at 9 percent on PSK and PSP polysaccharide niche; Chaga and other species at 9 percent.
Figure in context
The 2026E Thai specialty mushroom and functional-fungi receipt pool splits across six species categories. Lion's Mane (Hericium erinaceus) anchors the largest slice at roughly 28 percent on cognitive-support demand and Hi Mushroom Thailand cultivation scale; Reishi (Ganoderma lucidum) sits at 22 percent on immune and stress claim demand plus Phitsanulok Reishi Cooperative and Doi Tung cultivation supply; Cordyceps militaris at 18 percent reflects energy and recovery claim demand plus Cordy Thailand cordycepin extract; premium Shiitake holds 14 percent on foodservice and Doi Tung retail; Turkey Tail at 9 percent on PSK and PSP polysaccharide niche; Chaga and other species at 9 percent.
Interpretation notes
What this tells you
The 2026E Thai specialty mushroom and functional-fungi receipt pool splits across six species categories. Lion's Mane (Hericium erinaceus) anchors the largest slice at roughly 28 percent on cognitive-support demand and Hi Mushroom Thailand cultivation scale; Reishi (Ganoderma lucidum) sits at 22 percent on immune and stress claim demand plus Phitsanulok Reishi Cooperative and Doi Tung cultivation supply; Cordyceps militaris at 18 percent reflects energy and recovery claim demand plus Cordy Thailand cordycepin extract; premium Shiitake holds 14 percent on foodservice and Doi Tung retail; Turkey Tail at 9 percent on PSK and PSP polysaccharide niche; Chaga and other species at 9 percent.
What not to do with it
Share of estimated Thai specialty mushroom and functional-fungi 2026E receipts (THB 3.2B mid-case). Lion's Mane and Reishi together capture roughly half the category on cognitive and immune claim demand.
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