China is one of the world’s leaders in manufacturing, creating anything from botanicals, herbs, and vitamins to pharmaceuticals, electronics, and textiles. Although conversations on Chinese products often focus on quality and cost, industry experts believe the country sets the standard in mushrooms and herbal ingredients — where producers offer operational excellence, geo-authentic sourcing, and processing know-how based on the country’s agricultural and processing history stretching thousands of years.In this first installment of our two-part series, Nutrition Insight dives into China’s agricultural, historical, and processing expertise with organic mushroom extract provider Nammex and Nuherbs, which specializes in Chinese herbs and herbal remedies. Both US-based companies exclusively source their ingredients from China.