Host Defense Mushrooms

30 products

About the brand

Host Defense Mushrooms is a mushroom supplement line created by mycologist Paul Stamets and a product of Fungi Perfecti. The company emphasizes mycelium and fruit-body ingredients and sells capsules, extracts, sprays, powders, teas, and other formats.

Manufacturing

Company says its mushroom mycelium and fruit bodies are grown on its farm in Washington state.

Testing & transparency

Company says independent labs verify identity, purity, composition, and strength using validated methods.

History

Host Defense says the supplement line was founded by Paul Stamets. Its parent, Fungi Perfecti, was started by Stamets in 1980.

Certifications

USDA Organic
Company says its mushroom mycelium and fruit bodies are certified organic.

Brand analysis

out of 100

Strong mushroom specialization, extensive favorable feedback, and established brand recognition support market confidence. Incomplete analysis coverage and limited active-compound or batch-test detail make formulation quality less certain.

Our brand assessment, separate from the median product score. Updated Aug 11, 2026.

Quality Assurance and Safety Record

Organic positioning and specialized mushroom expertise provide meaningful quality signals. Active-compound testing, substrate disclosure, and public batch-result coverage remain important uncertainties.

Portfolio Quality Signals

The catalog is highly focused on several mushroom species and related products. Incomplete analysis coverage plus missing active-compound amounts and serving details limit confidence in dosage and consistency.

Customer Validation

Customer validation is strong because every sampled product has reviews and average feedback is favorable. Evidence is spread across several products, though review text and dates are unavailable.

Value Positioning

Listed serving costs appear high relative to the sampled categories. Ingredient amounts and testing detail are insufficient to confirm effective serving value.

Brand Execution

Species-focused naming and mushroom positioning are highly coherent. Communication appears coherent at the available level, but labels are needed to confirm consistency.

Brand Trust Signals

Recognizable leadership and specialized operations provide strong business legitimacy. Broad reputable natural-product distribution supports strong channel credibility.

Market Presence

Several mushroom products and substantial customer volume demonstrate established category presence. The catalog has exceptional focus on mushroom supplements.

Headquarters: Washington state
Country of origin: United States
Parent company: Fungi Perfecti, LLC
Specialties: Mushroom supplements, Mycelium-based formulas, Capsules, extracts, powders, teas, and sprays

Category
Botanicals 10 scored	22	63
Other Nutrients 10 scored	18	63
Vitamins 1 scored	4	Not enough data

Ingredients

Showing 1–7 of 7 ingredientsMost products first

Collection
Cordyceps 10 scored	16	63
Reishi mushroom 10 scored	15	63
Chaga 8 scored	12	61
Hericium mushroom 6 scored	11	60
Maitake Mushroom 6 scored	9	60
Vitamin D 1 scored	4	Not enough data
Shiitake Mushroom 3 scored	3	59

30 of 30 products have a collection match. A product can appear in more than one group.

Median scores are out of 100, use the current product scores and need at least 3 scored products. Groups with fewer scores show “Not enough data”.

Products from Host Defense Mushrooms

Name	Score	Qnt	Srv	Form	Price	Price serving	Ingredients
CordychiHost Defense Mushrooms	72	120	60	Capsule(s)	$47.21	$0.78	Cordyceps Reishi mushroom
CordychiHost Defense Mushrooms	71	60	30	Capsule(s)	$25.46	$0.84	Cordyceps Reishi mushroom
Stamets 7Host Defense Mushrooms	70	100	66	Gram(s)	$23.96	$0.36	Vitamin D Cordyceps Reishi mushroom Maitake Mushroom Hericium mushroom Chaga
BreatheHost Defense Mushrooms	68	60	30	Capsule(s)	$25.46	$0.84	Cordyceps Chaga Reishi mushroom
BreatheHost Defense Mushrooms	64	30	15	Capsule(s)	$15.71	$1.04	Cordyceps Chaga Reishi mushroom
Stamets 7Host Defense Mushrooms	61	120	60	Capsule(s)	$47.21	$0.78	Cordyceps Reishi mushroom Maitake Mushroom Hericium mushroom Chaga
Stamets 7Host Defense Mushrooms	60	60	30	Capsule(s)	$29.96	$0.99	Cordyceps Reishi mushroom Maitake Mushroom Hericium mushroom Chaga
MyCommunityHost Defense Mushrooms	60	120	60	Capsule(s)	$53.96	$0.89	Chaga Maitake Mushroom Reishi mushroom Cordyceps Hericium mushroom Shiitake Mushroom
MyCommunityHost Defense Mushrooms	59	60	30	Capsule(s)	$30.71	$1.02	Chaga Maitake Mushroom Reishi mushroom Cordyceps Hericium mushroom Shiitake Mushroom
MyCommunityHost Defense Mushrooms	58	30	15	Capsule(s)	$15.71	$1.04	Chaga Maitake Mushroom Reishi mushroom Cordyceps Hericium mushroom Shiitake Mushroom
CordychiHost Defense Mushrooms	Not scored	30	15	Capsule(s)	$15.71	$1.04	Cordyceps Reishi mushroom
ChagaHost Defense Mushrooms	Not scored	120	60	Capsule(s)	$47.22	$0.78	Chaga
Lion's ManeHost Defense Mushrooms	Not scored	3	66	Liquid(s)	$23.96	$0.36	Hericium mushroom
ReishiHost Defense Mushrooms	Not scored	3	66	Liquid(s)	$23.96	$0.36	Vitamin D Reishi mushroom
Turkey TailHost Defense Mushrooms	Not scored	3	66	Ounce(s)	$23.97	$0.36	Vitamin D