[jonathanleane]

How do you know if you're getting the actual mushroom vs. the substrate?

[hanniabu]

If only there was some body of regulation that could help sort this stuff out without influence from industry. (not sarcasm)

[pstuart]

Agreed, but that regulation should be on purity and label accuracy, and not venture into "sorry, we don't approve of this -- you can't have it".

[SailingSperm]

The ingredients list / packaging should say something like dried fruiting body... or if you're getting the rubbish = myceliated grain or mycelial biomass. The reddit link provided by NalNezumi is very good.

Here's just another link of some lighter details. https://learn.freshcap.com/tips/myceliated-grain/

[hinkley]

Learn to cook lions main. It’s very distinct.