The invention provides a method for industrially preparing high-purity
ergothioneine. The method comprises the following steps of: carrying out hot
water treatment on
mycelium, carrying out
solid-liquid separation, and performing collecting to obtain feed liquid containing
ergothioneine; carrying out vacuum concentration,
filtration,
ultrafiltration, decoloration,
desorption and concentration on the feed liquid containing
ergothioneine; performing chromatographic purification on an ergothioneine
desorption concentrated solution, collecting a target peak, performing concentrating until the solution is dry, and dissolving a product in water to obtain an ergothioneine sample solution; desalting and decolorizing the ergothioneine sample solution through
ion exchange resin, and performing collecting to obtain a desalted ergothioneine concentrated solution; and carrying out coarse
crystallization and recrystallization on the desalted ergothioneine concentrated solution, and performing
drying to obtain high-purity ergothioneine
crystal powder. According to the method, a large amount of high-purity ergothioneine is prepared from the mycelia of the
pleurotus ostreatus CGMCC No.23071, the product quality of the ergothioneine is ensured. The method is particularly suitable for large-scale production of the ergothioneine, so that the requirements of the product in the fields of food,
cosmetics, health care,
medicine and the like are met.