$23.86 $0.79 per serving
Product analysis
Grifron Maitake pairs maitake with vitamin C for normal immune support. Vitamin C provides the clearest nutritional benefit, while routine immune benefits from the mushroom supplement remain uncertain.
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Nutrient Quality20
Neither the maitake nor vitamin C form is disclosed. Their preparation quality therefore remains uncertain.
Ingredient Transparency63
Both ingredient amounts are disclosed, so you can check the serving quantities. Missing forms make it harder to compare the mushroom preparation and vitamin C source.
Value For Money66
The serving is reasonably priced in the maitake comparison. Vitamin C value remains uncertain, so that favorable finding does not cover the whole formula.
Customer Satisfaction68
Customer ratings are positive, but the review pool is very small. The limited feedback cannot establish a routine immune benefit.
Product Focus83
The compact formula has a clear immune-nutrition purpose through vitamin C. Maitake findings depend on particular preparations and populations, leaving the added benefit of this mushroom supplement uncertain.
- Format
Tablet - Container
- 120 Tablet(s)
- Per serving
- $0.79
- Customer rating
- 4.6 · 27 ratings
Goals
Impact
Highest effect
Vitamin C · 80 mgMaitake Mushroom · 2000 mg
Vitamin C contributes to normal immune-cell function, although the 80 mg serving is below the exposures described for regular-use cold-duration support. Maitake received a saved contribution, but the supplied evidence concerns particular strains, food preparations or patient populations. It does not establish a routine immunity benefit from this mushroom supplement.
How this product is rated for Immunity
Ingredient fit100
Vitamin C connects the formula to immunity. The included amounts reach the saved comparison endpoints; this does not mean larger amounts provide greater immune benefit.
Goal fit
Vitamin C gives the formula a clear connection to immunity.
Dose adequacy
The included amounts reach the saved comparison endpoints; this does not mean larger amounts provide greater immune benefit.
Pathways50
The strongest saved finding concerns innate immune cell activity. The supplied preparation and population limits prevent treating this as a proven routine adult benefit.
Depth
The strongest saved finding concerns innate immune cell activity.
Breadth
The broader saved findings cover innate immune cell activity.
Evidence83
Maitake Mushroom drives the saved evidence finding. Its supplied clinical context limits expectations for this product.
Evidence strength
Maitake Mushroom drives the saved evidence finding, but the supplied context limits its transfer to routine adult supplementation.
Studied preparation
The saved preparation finding is favorable, but the supplied scientific context does not establish equivalence to the relevant clinical preparation.
Formulation logic100
No unmet ingredient partner or configured conflict was identified. The included contributors meet the saved minimum amount criterion; this does not establish clinical effectiveness.
Partner coverage
The included ingredients have no unmet partner requirement in the supplied findings.
Conflicts
No configured ingredient conflict was identified in the supplied findings.
Effective doses
The included contributors meet the saved minimum amount criterion; this does not establish clinical effectiveness.
Ingredients
| Ingredient | Amount per serving | Score |
|---|---|---|
Maitake (Grifola frondosa) fruiting body powder | 2000 mg | |
Vitamin C | 80 mg |
Maitake Mushroom · 2000 mg OverallScore56
Each serving lists 2,000 mg of maitake fruiting body powder. The whole-product serving costs about $0.80.
How this ingredient is rated
Composition and Label Disclosure0
The saved facts do not give a numeric beta-glucan or polysaccharide figure for the maitake; that does not mean none is present.
Named Maitake Marker Disclosure
The saved facts do not give a numeric beta-glucan or polysaccharide figure for the maitake; that does not mean none is present.
Composition and Label Disclosure100
The maitake fruiting body powder amount is individually given as 2,000 mg per serving.
Individual Preparation Amount Disclosure
The maitake fruiting body powder amount is individually given as 2,000 mg per serving.
Commercial Price and Usability80
The whole-product serving costs about $0.80; that price covers the complete serving.
Commercial Price per Labeled Serving
The whole-product serving costs about $0.80.
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Published studies used for the product analysis and the top-ranked studies for each ingredient and goal.
- Maitake mushroom supplementation modulates upper respiratory symptoms and immune responses in healthy adults: a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial.
- A phase I/II trial of a polysaccharide extract from Grifola frondosa (Maitake mushroom) in breast cancer patients: immunological effects.
- Maitake mushroom extract in myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS): a phase II study.
- Effect of Maitake (Grifola frondosa) D-Fraction on the activation of NK cells in cancer patients.
- Vitamin C and contribution to the normal function of the immune system: evaluation of a health claim pursuant to Article 14 of Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006.
- Therapeutic effects of high-dose vitamin C supplementation in patients with COVID-19: a meta-analysis.
- Effect of micronutrient supplements on influenza and other respiratory tract infections among adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
- New evidence for antioxidant properties of vitamin C.
- Enhanced Vitamin C Delivery: A Systematic Literature Review Assessing the Efficacy and Safety of Alternative Supplement Forms in Healthy Adults.