How Much Is Cordyceps per Jin? Learn to Choose and Avoid Buying Fakes

As winter arrives, health preservation has become a seasonal buzzword in recent years. People are paying more and more attention to their health, and health products on the market naturally appear before your eyes in endless supply. Many friends have heard of cordyceps, the short name for Cordyceps sinensis, which in our country is one of the rather expensive health products. Because of its special growing environment and low annual yield, it has even sold out at times. So how much is cordyceps per jin? How do you choose it?

1. Introduction to Cordyceps

1. Cordyceps is a fungus-insect composite formed by cordyceps fungus and ghost moth larvae through artificial cultivation under relatively special conditions. Wild cordyceps is found in Qinghai, Tibet, and Sichuan in our country.

2. Each year, as the summer solstice arrives, while the thick snow on the mountains has not yet completely melted, in many mountain areas the weather is bitterly cold and the grasslands are widespread, so the snow there does not melt for a long time. People in this trade go up the mountains during this period to search for cordyceps hidden in the piles of snow and weeds.

3. Cordyceps must be handled with special care during digging. If it is broken, the price drops sharply, and broken cordyceps can only be called broken grass. Many of the broken cordyceps on the market are strung together with grass sticks by farmers during digging. This practice is countless in number, so everyone needs to pay close attention.

2. How Much Is Cordyceps per Jin

The reason cordyceps is so precious is that it is scarce and time-consuming, and labor costs and the sales season are also key. The higher the altitude, the more expensive the cordyceps. The editor has gathered the current market prices for you:

1. Cordyceps is generally sold by the root. Each root differs in price according to size and quality. A small root of cordyceps costs about 100-200 yuan on the market.

2. A larger root of cordyceps costs about 200-300 yuan on the market.

3. Cordyceps of ordinary quality is naturally cheaper, at about 80-150 yuan per root. Top-quality cordyceps costs about 300-500 yuan per root, varying.

4. Cordyceps has relatively high quality requirements. Many familiar friends will know that cordyceps can be divided by appearance into premium grade, first grade, second grade, and so on, and some cordyceps from old brands is also very expensive. Prices also vary according to the place of production. Cordyceps from Sichuan and Yunnan is slightly cheaper, while cordyceps from the Tibet area is more expensive.

Regarding cordyceps prices, the above data is for reference only. Costs differ in every region, so the prices everyone calculates will naturally vary. I hope friends who intend to buy will compare extensively so they can find the most suitable price.

3. How to Choose Cordyceps

People who come into contact with cordyceps are usually buying it for the first time. The editor has summarized selection tips for you to reduce the chance of being cheated and buying fakes:

1. Cordyceps should be chosen with a complete body shape, that is, not broken. A complete cordyceps is relatively plump, about three to five centimeters long.

2. Observe the appearance of the cordyceps. The ring patterns on its body are rather stiff and obvious, and the closer to the head, the thinner it becomes. Generally, cordyceps has a dark yellow appearance.

3. Every cordyceps has eight pairs of legs over its whole body. If it does not have eight pairs, it is very likely to be broken cordyceps or a fake.

That is the summary of knowledge about cordyceps for you, and I hope it helps everyone. During the buying process, you can also consult relevant materials. Cordyceps on the market is seriously adulterated and marked up with inflated prices, so you must consume cautiously.