Genius Mushrooms
by The Genius Brand · capsule · 90 veggie capsules
- On the market (NIH)
- UPC 8 50098 00808 8
- DSLD label 263172
- Serving 3 veggie capsules
- 30 servings
Genius Mushrooms by The Genius Brand lists 3 ingredients, 3 with an amount per serving of 3 veggie capsules, such as 500 mg of cordyceps sinensis, 500 mg of reishi and 500 mg of Lion's mane. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on December 18, 2021.
What is in Genius Mushrooms?
Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 3 veggie 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).
| Ingredient | Amount | % DV | Among products listing it |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cordyceps sinensisOrganic Cordyceps sinensis (mycellium) | 500 mg | Higher than 64% of 450 products listing cordyceps (median 250 mg). | |
| Reishias Ganoderma lucidum, Ganoderma lucidumorganic Reishi PlantPart: mycelium and fruit body Genus: Ganoderma Species: lucidum | 500 mg | Higher than 74% of 500 products listing reishi mushroom (median 180 mg). | |
| Lion's Maneas Hericium erinaceus Fruiting Body Extract, Hericium erinaceusorganic Lion's Mane PlantPart: mycelium and fruiting body Genus: Hericium Species: erinaceus | 500 mg | 36% of 373 products listing hericium mushroom give more (median 500 mg). |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 263172 (entered December 18, 2021), 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?
3 products list the very same ingredients; the nearest amounts come first.
- 3in1 Mushroom ComplexNutrifect Nutrition · off the market same ingredients
- Mushroom ComplexFresh Nutrition same ingredients
- Mushroom ComplexSpring Valley same ingredients
- Mushroom Gummies Orange FlavoredRoad Trip 3 shared, 79% alike
- Gorilla ShroomGorilla Mind 3 shared, 74% alike
- CordyChi ExtractHost Defense Organic Mushrooms 2 shared, 64% alike
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 three (3) capsules 20 minutes before a meal with 8oz of water once a day.
- Warnings
- This product is manufactured in a facility which may also process milk, soy, wheat, egg, peanuts, tree nuts, fish and shellfish.
- Warnings: Check with a qualified healthcare professional before using this product if you are under the age of 18 or have any pre-existing medical condition or if you are taking any prescription medications.
- Keep out of reach of children.
- Storage
- Store in a cool, dry place.
Source: label statements in DSLD label 263172.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Hypromellose, Ascorbyl Palmitate.
How many labels does Genius Mushrooms have?
2 labels are on file under this name since September 24, 2021: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.
- Label 263172 (current) Entered December 18, 2021 · on the market · 90 veggie capsules · UPC 8 50098 00808 8
- Label 256165 Entered September 24, 2021 · on the market · 90 veggie capsules · UPC 8 50098 00808 8
Source: DSLD label entry and market events, version 9.4.0 (labels entered through September 25, 2025).
Who makes it?
The label names The Genius Brand (distributor), Alpharetta, GA. All The Genius Brand products.