Lion's Mane 1000 mg

Lion's Mane 1000 mg

The Vitamin Shoppe4.6 (60 ratings)
Format:Capsule Quantity: 120 Capsule(s) · 60 servings
Goals
$39.99 $0.66 per serving

Product analysis

67 out of 100

Lion's Mane 1000 mg offers good value for a simple mushroom option aimed at cognitive support. Findings on selected thinking tasks remain limited and depend on the preparation used.

AI assessment of the formula, label and price. How scoring works

Nutrient Quality40

The mushroom description identifies polysaccharides, making part of its contents clear. That does not establish the quality or equivalence of the preparation.

Ingredient Transparency100

The mushroom amount and form details are stated. That makes the declared contents straightforward to check and compare.

Value For Money80

The mushroom serving compares favorably on cost. It offers good value for the declared contents.

Customer Satisfaction69

Customer feedback is positive, but it comes from a small review base. Satisfaction remains less settled than it would with a broader range of reviews.

Product Focus58

The ingredient is aimed at cognitive support, with limited and mixed findings on selected tasks. Its description does not establish a match to the specific preparation used in the small trial.

Format
Capsule
Container
120 Capsule(s)
Per serving
$0.66
Customer rating
4.6 · 60 ratings
Report analysis

Goals

Cognitive Support
Impact
Highest effect
A Ingredient FitC- PathwaysB+ EvidenceA+ Formulation Logic
Hericium mushroom · 1000 mg

Hericium mushroom has been studied for selected cognitive tasks, with isolated findings from a pilot using a specific mushroom complex. The 1000 mg serving and polysaccharide description do not establish that this product matches that preparation. Its saved result recognizes a synaptic-structure connection and the declared amount, but broad memory improvement is not established.

How this product is rated for Cognitive Support

Ingredient fit95

The relevant ingredients receive amount recognition to varying degrees. Their cognitive relevance remains subject to the specific scientific limitations described above.
Goal fit
The declared relevant ingredients account for the formulation's cognitive focus, although the product is linked to other goals.
Dose adequacy
The recognized ingredient amounts reach the full saved exposure comparison; this does not establish additional cognitive benefit.

Pathways59

The saved findings associate synaptic structure and plasticity with this formulation, without establishing a demonstrated cognitive effect.
Depth
The main recognized connection is synaptic structure and plasticity; this finding does not prove improved cognitive performance.
Breadth
Only one specified pathway reaches the saved coverage threshold, giving a narrow range of connections.

Evidence85

Hericium mushroom provides the strongest recognized evidence contribution. The supplied scientific limitations still constrain expectations for cognitive benefit.
Evidence strength
Hericium mushroom supplies the strongest recognized evidence contribution, while the supplied context limits claims of routine cognitive improvement.
Studied preparation
The saved finding accepts the recognized preparations, but the supplied preparation limitations prevent assuming equivalence beyond the stated facts.

Formulation logic100

The recognized ingredients have no missing partners or configured conflicts and meet the minimum amount threshold.
Partner coverage
The recognized ingredients meet the partner requirements without any missing required partner.
Conflicts
No configured ingredient conflict was identified in the supplied facts.
Effective doses
All ingredients included in this check reach its minimum amount threshold, which is not proof of an effective cognitive dose.
Study evidence
Productivity Boost
Impact
Lower effect
A Ingredient FitF PathwaysD- EvidenceA+ Formulation Logic
Study evidence
Brain Health
Impact
High effect
A Ingredient FitD+ PathwaysB- EvidenceA+ Formulation Logic

Lion’s mane has limited, mixed findings on cognitive tasks from a small study of a particular preparation. The declared mushroom amount cannot establish equivalence to that preparation or imply human nerve growth.

How this product is rated for Brain Health

Ingredient fit95

Lion’s mane provide the relevant connection to brain health. The formula is focused on that connection.
Goal fit
The relevant ingredients dominate the formula’s recognised connection, although the product is also linked to other goals.
Dose adequacy
The declared mushroom amount receives full amount recognition.

Pathways51

The saved finding places lion’s mane in the oxidative and inflammatory route, without establishing clinical brain protection.
Depth
The assigned oxidative and inflammatory route has substantial coverage.
Breadth
Only this assigned route reaches the coverage threshold.

Evidence72

Hericium mushroom supplies the strongest recognised evidence contribution. Preparation-specific, mixed findings limit expectations.
Evidence strength
Hericium mushroom provides the strongest recognised evidence contribution among the ingredients counted here.
Studied preparation
The counted ingredients were recognised as studied preparations, though this does not remove the limits on general cognitive benefit.

Formulation logic100

The counted ingredients have no unmet partner requirement or matched conflict in the supplied findings. Amount recognition remains distinct from demonstrated cognitive benefit.
Partner coverage
The counted ingredients can contribute independently or have the required partner present.
Conflicts
No configured conflict was matched; this is not a general safety assessment.
Effective doses
All ingredients counted in this finding reach its minimum amount threshold; this does not establish a proven effective dose.
Study evidence
Mental Focus
Impact
Lower effect
A Ingredient FitF PathwaysF EvidenceA+ Formulation Logic
Study evidence

Ingredients

IngredientAmount per servingScore
organic Lion's Mane (Hericium erinaceaus) Mushroom (Polysaccharides)
1000 mg 52
Gluten Free Adults 18–50 Dairy Free Sugar Free
Report overview
D- Composition And Label DisclosureD+ Composition And Label DisclosureB+ Commercial Price And Usability
A serving provides 1,000 mg of lion's mane mushroom, with 55% polysaccharides recorded. A separate beta-glucan percentage is not recorded in the saved facts.
How this ingredient is rated

Composition and Label Disclosure40

The preparation is not specified in the saved facts. The saved facts record 55% polysaccharides; a beta-glucan percentage is not recorded.
Marker and Preparation Disclosure
The saved facts record 55% polysaccharides; a beta-glucan percentage is not recorded.

Composition and Label Disclosure50

The selected serving lists 1,000 mg of lion's mane mushroom.
Hericium Target Amount Disclosure
The selected serving lists 1,000 mg of lion's mane mushroom.

Commercial Price and Usability80

The whole product costs about $0.67 per serving.
Commercial Price per Labeled Serving
The whole product costs about $0.67 per serving.
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Sources

Published studies used for the product analysis and the top-ranked studies for each ingredient and goal.

  1. Acute Effects of Naturally Occurring Guayusa Tea and Nordic Lion's Mane Extracts on Cognitive Performance.
    La Monica MB; Raub B; Ziegenfuss EJ; Hartshorn S; Grdic J; Gustat A; Sandrock J; Ziegenfuss TN · Nutrients · 2023
    Randomized trialBrain Health Productivity Boost forHericium mushroom
  2. Improvement of cognitive functions by oral intake of Hericium erinaceus.
    Saitsu Y; Nishide A; Kikushima K; Shimizu K; Ohnuki K · Biomedical research (Tokyo, Japan) · 2020
    Randomized trialBrain Health Cognitive Support forHericium mushroom
  3. Improving effects of the mushroom Yamabushitake (Hericium erinaceus) on mild cognitive impairment: a double-blind placebo-controlled clinical trial.
    Mori K; Inatomi S; Ouchi K; Azumi Y; Tuchida T · Phytotherapy research : PTR · 2009
    Randomized trial30 participantsBrain Health Cognitive Support forHericium mushroom
  4. A review of the effects of mushrooms on mood and neurocognitive health across the lifespan.
    Cha S; Bell L; Shukitt-Hale B; Williams CM · Neuroscience and biobehavioral reviews · 2024
    Systematic review34 studies pooledBrain Health forHericium mushroom
  5. 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.
    Surendran G; Saye J; Binti Mohd Jalil S; Spreadborough J; Duong K; Shatwan IM; Lilley D; Heinrich M; Dodd GF; Surendran S · Frontiers in nutrition · 2025
    Randomized trial18 participantsBrain Health Mental Focus forHericium mushroom
  6. Prevention of Early Alzheimer's Disease by Erinacine A-Enriched Hericium erinaceus Mycelia Pilot Double-Blind Placebo-Controlled Study.
    Li IC; Chang HH; Lin CH; Chen WP; Lu TH; Lee LY; Chen YW; Chen YP; Chen CC; Lin DP · Frontiers in aging neuroscience · 2024
    Randomized trialCognitive Support forHericium mushroom
  7. Benefits, side effects, and uses of Hericium erinaceus as a supplement: a systematic review.
    Menon A; Jalal A; Arshad Z; Nawaz FA; Kashyap R · Frontiers in nutrition · 2025
    Systematic review26 studies pooledCognitive Support forHericium mushroom
  8. 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.
    Docherty S; Doughty FL; Smith EF · Nutrients · 2023
    Randomized trial41 participantsCognitive Support forHericium mushroom
  9. Four Weeks of Hericium erinaceus Supplementation Does Not Impact Markers of Metabolic Flexibility or Cognition.
    Grozier CD; Alves VA; Killen LG; Simpson JD; O'Neal EK; Waldman HS · International journal of exercise science · 2025
    Non-randomized trial24 participantsProductivity Boost forHericium mushroom