Pure Defense Mushroom-8 Immune Support

Pure Defense Mushroom-8 Immune Support

Irwin Naturals4.6 (293 ratings)
Format:Softgel Quantity: 60 Liquid(s) · 20 servings
$22.99 $1.14 per serving
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Product analysis

40 out of 100

Pure Defense Mushroom-8 Immune Support combines mushrooms and other botanicals with added nutrients, but most preparations and one blend’s contents are unspecified. That makes the complex formula harder to compare with alternatives.

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Nutrient Quality24

Most mushroom and plant preparations are unspecified, limiting a clear quality judgment. Quality also remains uncertain for the named vitamin and mineral forms.

Ingredient Transparency55

The ingredient amounts and total blend amount are disclosed, but most preparations are unspecified. The botanical blend also lacks individually named components, preventing a complete picture of the contents.

Value For Money42

The serving cost looks reasonable for maitake and more moderate for hericium, while cordyceps is relatively costly. Value remains uncertain for most other ingredients.

Customer Satisfaction72

Customer ratings are favorable. The review count provides a modest base of feedback, without confirming health benefits.

Product Focus14

The formula has a broad mix of nutrients, mushrooms and other botanicals. The unidentified blend prevents a complete count of individual actives, and suitability for a specific health goal remains unclear.

Format
Softgel
Container
60 Liquid(s)
Per serving
$1.14
Customer rating
4.6 · 293 ratings
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Ingredients

IngredientAmount per servingScore
Calories
30 Calorie(s)
Total Fat
2 Gram(s)
Total Carbohydrates
2 Gram(s)
Protein
1 Gram(s)
Vitamin C (Ascorbic Acid)
 200 mg
Zinc (Zinc Citrate)
 15 mg
Selenium (L-Selenomethionine)
 55 mcg
Extra Virgin Olive Oil
1050 mg
Flaxseed Oil
1050 mg
Astragalus Root Extract (Astragalus membranaceus Root Extract)
 200 mg 100
Echinacea purpurea root extract
200 mg
Black Elder Fruit Extract
200 mg 65
Licorice, Powder
100 mg
organic Reishi Mushroom powder
100 mg
organic Turkey Tail Mushroom powder
100 mg
Organic Agaricus Mushroom powder
50 mg
organic Chaga Mushroom powder
50 mg
organic Cordyceps Mushroom powder
50 mg 18
organic Lion's Mane Mushroom powder
50 mg 30
organic Maitake Mushroom powder
50 mg 56
organic Shiitake Mushroom powder
50 mg
BioPerine Complex
6 mg
Adults 18–50 Women Organic
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European Elder · 200 mg OverallScore65
F Composition And Label DisclosureA+ Composition And Label Disclosure
The serving provides 200 mg of black elderberry. The scientific species and plant part are not specified.
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Composition and Label Disclosure30

Black Elderberry is named, but the scientific species and plant part are not specified.
Botanical Identity Detail
Black Elderberry is named, but the scientific species and plant part are not specified.

Composition and Label Disclosure100

The selected serving’s 200 mg preparation amount is stated.
Actual Preparation Amount Disclosure
The selected serving’s 200 mg preparation amount is stated.

Commercial Price and Usability

A price comparison is not available.
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Astragalus (Astragalus membranaceus Root Extract) · 200 mg OverallScore100
A+ Composition And Label Disclosure
The label lists 200 mg of astragalus per serving. The preparation is Astragalus membranaceus Root Extract. The available information does not establish effectiveness or value for the astragalus.
How this ingredient is rated

Composition and Label Disclosure

The preparation is Astragalus membranaceus Root Extract. The available information does not establish absorption or effectiveness.

Composition and Label Disclosure100

The label lists 200 mg of astragalus in the selected serving.
Individual Preparation Amount Disclosure
The individual astragalus amount is listed as 200 mg per serving.

Commercial Price and Usability

No conclusion about value for astragalus is available.
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Maitake Mushroom · 50 mg OverallScore56
F Composition And Label DisclosureA+ Composition And Label DisclosureB+ Commercial Price And Usability
The serving lists 50 mg Maitake Mushroom Powder. The product cost per serving is moderate. No beta-glucan or polysaccharide amount is specified for the maitake.
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Composition and Label Disclosure0

No beta-glucan or polysaccharide amount is specified for the maitake.
Named Maitake Marker Disclosure
No beta-glucan or polysaccharide amount is specified for the maitake.

Composition and Label Disclosure100

The serving lists 50 mg Maitake Mushroom Powder.
Individual Preparation Amount Disclosure
The serving lists 50 mg Maitake Mushroom Powder.

Commercial Price and Usability80

The product cost per serving is moderate.
Commercial Price per Labeled Serving
The product cost per serving is moderate.
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78 Performance

M/R/S Mushroom Formula

Pure Encapsulations
Fruiting-body extracts of maitake, reishi, and shiitake are individually disclosed, providing a focused extract-based mushroom option. The three-species formula is much narrower than the original and lacks its vitamins, minerals, astragalus, echinacea, and elderberry.
88 Performance

Mushroom 8-Plex

ZHOU
Eight fermented organic mushrooms are each listed at substantial, equal amounts, closely matching the original’s broad mushroom diversity. It omits vitamin C, zinc, selenium, astragalus, echinacea, and elderberry, so the non-mushroom immune support is less complete.
84 Performance

Fermented Mushroom Complete 600 mg

Solaray
The formula covers eight fermented mushrooms, including chaga, lion’s mane, maitake, reishi, shiitake, turkey tail, cordyceps, and agaricus. It provides broad mushroom coverage but lacks the original’s quantified vitamin C, zinc, selenium, astragalus, echinacea, and elderberry.
82 Budget

DefensePlus

NutriBiotic
The lower-cost formula retains vitamin C, zinc, astragalus, reishi, maitake, shiitake, and echinacea, making it a practical immune-focused alternative. It covers fewer mushroom species and omits the original’s elderberry and selenium.
75 Budget

Reishi Shiitake Maitake Mushroom Extract

Solgar
The economical extract concentrates on reishi, shiitake, and maitake, with beta-glucans and triterpenoids explicitly listed for reishi. Its narrower three-mushroom design omits vitamin C, zinc, selenium, astragalus, elderberry, and five mushrooms from the original.
80 Budget

Stamets 7

Host Defense Mushrooms
The seven-mushroom formula costs less per serving and includes cordyceps, reishi, maitake, lion’s mane, and chaga in clearly stated amounts. It omits shiitake, turkey tail, vitamin C, zinc, selenium, astragalus, and elderberry, so immune-pathway coverage is narrower.
86 Value

Beyond Wellness

KAL
The lower-cost formula combines vitamin C, zinc, echinacea, andrographis, elderberry, astragalus, maitake, and shiitake. It offers broad immune-support overlap and good value, though it covers only two of the original’s eight mushrooms.
82 Value

MYcoMune

Pure Essence MyPure
Six organic mushroom extracts are individually disclosed, including cordyceps, reishi, chaga, lion’s mane, maitake, and shiitake. The serving value is favorable, but turkey tail, agaricus, vitamins, minerals, astragalus, echinacea, and elderberry are absent.
79 Value

Mushroom Immune Defense

Source Naturals
The blend provides reishi, shiitake, maitake, turkey tail, and vitamin C at a lower serving cost. It overlaps with several core mushrooms but relies partly on a proprietary blend and omits zinc, selenium, astragalus, echinacea, elderberry, and four mushroom species.
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