During the past decade, consumer appeal has shifted towards wellness drinks of a raw, organic and balanced nature. However, most commercial beverages do not provide or supply significant vitamins, antioxidants, proteins, amino acids, complex carbohydrates, antiviral, antibiotic and antitumor agents. Instead, many beverages intended to promote health improvement, wellbeing, energy and athleticism, are filled with artificial flavorings and colorings, which have been shown to have adverse effects on the human body. More recently, there has been increasing consumer awareness of the health benefits of naturally occurring fungi known as mycelium.
More accurately, mycelium is the vegetative part of a fungus, consisting of a mass of branching, thread-like hyphae. Fungal colonies composed of mycelium are found in and on soil and many other substrates. It is well known that mycelium is vital in terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems for its ability to decompose plant material. Mycelium contribute to the organic fraction of soil. Furthermore, some types of mycelium are known to increase the efficiency of water and nutrient absorption of most plants and confer resistance to some plant pathogens. Mycelium is an important food source for many organisms due to its high nutritional value.

Mushrooms, the fruit of Mycelium, have been revered for thousands of years by practitioners of traditional Asian medicine. The benefits of mushrooms consist of but are not limited to potent antioxidants, the ability to stimulate immune function in the human body, as well as stimulate metabolism, regrowth of nerves, anti-inflammatory properties, hypertension reducer and cholesterol reducer. To sum up mushrooms are documented as a true cure all. Mycelium is the primary source of the beneficial properties of mushrooms. Primarily, mycelium products are available for consumption as extracts of mycelium or powdered combinations of dried mycelium harvested from liquid culture or solid substrate cultures. However, there is complete lack of availability of consumable products delivering raw living mycelium in the form of a probiotic beverage. MycoTea delivers the most powerful form of mycelium in a living beverage.