Organic Bread Spread Shii-Take with Sunflower Seeds

The Japanese name Shiitake means mushroom that grows on the Pasania tree. The mushroom has a light to dark brown cap and grows on various deciduous trees, preferably those with hard wood. It grows wild in the forests of China and Japan, but all mushrooms available on the market come from cultivated farms.

Shiitake have the taste quality umami. Modern science has now recognized umami as the fifth taste quality perceptible on the tongue, alongside sweet, salty, bitter, and sour. Umami is created by the presence of glutamate and activates specific taste receptors on the tongue. It is a key factor in the taste of protein-rich foods such as meat, legumes, and some mushrooms.

Shiitake mushrooms* 36%, sunflower seeds* 28%, white wine vinegar*, water, extra virgin olive oil*, rice yeast flakes*, rock salt, thickeners (agar-agar*, locust bean gum*, guar gum*)

vegan, gluten-free, lactose-free and “no added sugar”
naturally contains sugar
nut-free

*from controlled organic cultivation