PlainVitamins

Lion's Mane

by Exploding Buds · powder · 12.7 ounces

  • On the market (NIH)
  • UPC 8 10012 47035 3
  • DSLD label 274854
  • Serving 2 g (1 teaspoon)
  • 180 servings

Lion's Mane by Exploding Buds lists one ingredient: 2 g of Lion's mane per serving of 2 g. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on November 22, 2022.

What is in Lion's Mane?

Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 2 g. 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).

Lion's Mane: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 274854, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Calories10 Calories
Total Carbohydrates1 g1%Carbohydrate in Lion's Mane against 21,979 products1 g per serving; the middle half of products list 1 g to 6 g, the median 3 g.1 g

74% of 21,979 products listing carbohydrate give more (median 3 g).

Lion's Maneas Hericium erinaceus Fruiting Body Extract, Hericium erinaceus, OatsOrganic, cultured on organic oats2 gHericium mushroom in Lion's Mane against 373 products2,000 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 200 mg to 1,000 mg, the median 500 mg.2,000 mg

Higher than 96% of 373 products listing hericium mushroom (median 500 mg).

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 274854 (entered November 22, 2022), 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?

The rows in the top or bottom tenth of the products that list the same ingredient, and any above the adult upper limit at the most servings a day the directions give:

  • Its 2,000 mg of Lion's mane (filed by NIH under hericium mushroom) is higher than 96% of the 373 hericium mushroom products that print an amount; 13 list more.

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?

5 products list the very same ingredients; the nearest amounts come first.

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
Suggested Use Healthy adults, add one teaspoon (approximately 2 grams) to your favorite coffee, tea, juice, or smoothie once daily. Best when taken as directed by a qualified healthcare professional.
Warnings
This product is not manufactured with milk, eggs, fish, crustacean shellfish, tree nuts, peanuts, wheat, soy, or gluten. Produced in a third-party, audited and registered cGMP compliant facility that may process other products containing these allergens or ingredients.
Warnings Keep out of reach of children.
Consult with a qualified healthcare professional prior to taking dietary supplements. Double safety sealed, with outer shrink wrap film and inner bottle freshness seal. Do not use if seals are missing or broken.
Allergens and what it does not contain
This product is not manufactured with milk, eggs, fish, crustacean shellfish, tree nuts, peanuts, wheat, soy, or gluten.
Gluten free Non GMO
Storage
Store at room temperature, in a dry place. Protect product from excessive heat, freezing, humidity, and light. Improper storage conditions can cause product degradation over time.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 274854.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: None.

Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): USDA Organic. Listed with: USDA Organic seal (a seal is the label's claim; the certifier's own list confirms it).

How many labels does Lion's Mane have?

2 labels are on file under this name since August 23, 2022: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.

  1. Label 274854 (current) Entered November 22, 2022 · on the market · 12.7 ounces · UPC 8 10012 47035 3
  2. Label 272623 Entered August 23, 2022 · on the market · 4.2 ounces · UPC 8 10012 47027 8

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

Who makes it?

The label names Simple Brands Group, LLC (distributor), Newport Beach, CA. All Exploding Buds products.

Where next?