Product analysis
Lion's Mane offers a simple mushroom supplement at a favorable serving cost. Its possible cognitive benefits remain preliminary and depend on preparations that are not established as equivalent to this one.
AI assessment of the formula, label and price. How scoring works
Nutrient Quality40
The mushroom species is identified, making its basic identity clear. That alone does not establish the preparation’s quality or absorption.
Ingredient Transparency100
The mushroom amount is stated, making the serving quantity easy to check. The named species also helps distinguish the ingredient from other mushrooms.
Value For Money80
The labeled serving compares favorably on cost. That affordability does not establish equivalence with the preparations linked to cognitive findings.
Customer Satisfaction74
Customer ratings are very favorable, with a modest number of reviews. They offer some insight into satisfaction without proving cognitive benefits.
Product Focus58
Lion’s mane has preliminary and mixed findings on selected cognitive tasks. The named species and serving amount do not establish the same effects as specific tested preparations.
- Format
Capsule - Container
- 90 Capsule(s)
- Per serving
- $0.65
- Customer rating
- 4.8 · 156 ratings
Goals
Hericium mushroom, also called lion’s mane, has a preliminary connection to selected cognitive tasks. A young-adult pilot found an isolated acute result using a specific mushroom complex, which does not establish equivalent benefits from this material. Its proposed effects on nerve growth do not show broad memory improvement or regeneration, and the 1000 mg per serving does not resolve the preparation difference.
How this product is rated for Cognitive Support
Ingredient fit95
Goal fit
Dose adequacy
Pathways59
Depth
Breadth
Evidence85
Evidence strength
Studied preparation
Formulation logic100
Partner coverage
Conflicts
Effective doses
Lion’s mane provides the product’s only brain-focused ingredient at 1000 mg per serving. Small studies of specific preparations have mixed cognitive-task findings. Naming Hericium erinaceus does not establish equivalent preparation or human nerve-growth effects, even though the saved findings fully recognize the serving amount.
How this product is rated for Brain Health
Ingredient fit95
Goal fit
Dose adequacy
Pathways51
Depth
Breadth
Evidence72
Evidence strength
Studied preparation
Formulation logic100
Partner coverage
Conflicts
Effective doses
Ingredients
| Ingredient | Amount per serving | Score |
|---|---|---|
Lion's Mane (Hericium erinaceus) | 1000 mg |
How this ingredient is rated
Composition and Label Disclosure0
Marker and Preparation Disclosure
Composition and Label Disclosure50
Hericium Target Amount Disclosure
Commercial Price and Usability80
Commercial Price per Labeled Serving
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Sources
Published studies used for the product analysis and the top-ranked studies for each ingredient and goal.
- Acute Effects of Naturally Occurring Guayusa Tea and Nordic Lion's Mane Extracts on Cognitive Performance.
- Improvement of cognitive functions by oral intake of Hericium erinaceus.
- Improving effects of the mushroom Yamabushitake (Hericium erinaceus) on mild cognitive impairment: a double-blind placebo-controlled clinical trial.
- A review of the effects of mushrooms on mood and neurocognitive health across the lifespan.
- Acute effects of a standardised extract of Hericium erinaceus (Lion's Mane mushroom) on cognition and mood in healthy younger adults: a double-blind randomised placebo-controlled study.
- Prevention of Early Alzheimer's Disease by Erinacine A-Enriched Hericium erinaceus Mycelia Pilot Double-Blind Placebo-Controlled Study.
- Benefits, side effects, and uses of Hericium erinaceus as a supplement: a systematic review.
- The Acute and Chronic Effects of Lion's Mane Mushroom Supplementation on Cognitive Function, Stress and Mood in Young Adults: A Double-Blind, Parallel Groups, Pilot Study.
- Four Weeks of Hericium erinaceus Supplementation Does Not Impact Markers of Metabolic Flexibility or Cognition.