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Breathe

by Host Defense Mushrooms · capsule · 120 capsules

  • On the market (NIH)
  • UPC 6 33422 23439 7
  • DSLD label 315631
  • Serving 2 capsules
  • 60 servings

Breathe by Host Defense Mushrooms lists 3 ingredients, 3 with an amount per serving of 2 capsules, such as 340 mg of chaga, 340 mg of cordyceps and 340 mg of reishi, beside 1 Nutrition Facts row (calories, fat and the like). Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on September 25, 2024.

What is in Breathe?

Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 2 capsules. The capsule beside an amount places it among every product in the NIH database that lists the same ingredient: the bar is the middle half of their amounts, the line in it the median, the whiskers the 10th and 90th percentiles; the green tick is the FDA Daily Value and the red dashed tick the adult upper limit (IOM).

Breathe: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 315631, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Calories5 Calories
Total Carbohydratesless than 1 g1%
Chagafermented brown rice biomass, Certified organic340 mgChaga in Breathe against 163 products340 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 100 mg to 500 mg, the median 200 mg.340 mg

Higher than 64% of 163 products listing chaga (median 200 mg).

Cordycepsfermented brown rice biomass, Certified organic340 mgCordyceps in Breathe against 450 products340 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 100 mg to 600 mg, the median 250 mg.340 mg

Higher than 57% of 450 products listing cordyceps (median 250 mg).

Reishifermented brown rice biomass, Certified organic, S.l.340 mgReishi mushroom in Breathe against 500 products340 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 50 mg to 500 mg, the median 180 mg.340 mg

Higher than 69% of 500 products listing reishi mushroom (median 180 mg).

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 315631 (entered September 25, 2024), version 9.4.0. See the label on DSLD or its label image (PDF). Amounts are what the maker printed; DSLD does not test products. Daily Values: the FDA's Daily Value page.

Is that a lot?

Every amount on this label with a position sits within the middle 80% of the products that list the same ingredient.

The NIH database records one serving a day from the label's directions; its % Daily Values are for adults and children 4 or more years of age. The directions as printed are further down this page.

The Tolerable Upper Intake Level is the most of a nutrient per day, from food, water and supplements together, that is likely to pose no risk for almost all adults (Institute of Medicine, 2011). It does not apply under medical supervision. This page compares labels; it is not medical advice.

Sources: amounts from the DSLD label; Daily Values from 21 CFR 101.9(c)(8)(iv); adult upper limits from the Institute of Medicine's DRI summary tables (2011). How positions are computed.

Which products have the closest formulas?

The products whose ingredient lists overlap most with Breathe's, rare ingredients counting for more.

Source: ingredient lists of every product's current label in DSLD (version 9.4.0); similarity weights each shared ingredient by how rare it is.

What does the label say about taking it?

Quoted from the label as DSLD transcribed it: the maker's words, including any claim about what the product does, which the FDA has not evaluated and PlainVitamins does not endorse.

Directions
Directions: As a dietary supplement, take 2 capsules once per day. Can be taken with food or on an empty stomach or as recommended by your healthcare professional.
Warnings
Caution: If you have a medical condition, are taking medications, or are pregnant or breastfeeding, consult a healthcare professional before using this product.
Keep out of reach of children.
Allergens and what it does not contain
Non GMO Gluten free & vegan

Source: label statements in DSLD label 315631.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Pullulan.

Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): Certified Organic Washington State Department of Agriculture Organic Program.

How many labels does Breathe have?

10 labels are on file under this name since January 23, 2015: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.

  1. Label 315631 (current) Entered September 25, 2024 · on the market · 120 capsules · UPC 6 33422 23439 7
  2. Label 312240 Entered June 20, 2024 · on the market · 3.5 ounces · UPC 6 33422 29501 5
  3. Label 312239 Entered June 20, 2024 · on the market · 60 capsules · UPC 6 33422 03852 0
  4. Label 312365 Entered May 23, 2024 · on the market · 30 capsules · UPC 6 33422 03851 3
  5. Label 278563 Entered December 13, 2022 · on the market · 60 vegetarian capsules · UPC 6 33422 03852 0
  6. Label 278562 Entered December 13, 2022 · off the market March 28, 2023 · 30 vegetarian capsules · UPC 6 33422 03851 3
  7. Label 184195 Entered February 25, 2019 · off the market February 14, 2022 · 60 vegetarian capsules · UPC 6 33422 03852 0
  8. Label 184194 Entered February 25, 2019 · off the market February 14, 2022 · 30 vegetarian capsules · UPC 6 33422 03851 3
  9. Label 41067 Entered January 23, 2015 · off the market June 4, 2018 · 60 vegetarian capsules · UPC 6 33422 03852 0
  10. Label 41062 Entered January 23, 2015 · off the market June 4, 2018 · 30 vegetarian capsules · UPC 6 33422 03851 3

Source: DSLD label entry and market events, version 9.4.0 (labels entered through September 25, 2025).

Who makes it?

The label names Fungi Perfecti, LLC (manufacturer, distributor), Olympia, WA. All Host Defense Mushrooms products.

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