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Brain & Body

by Host Defense MycoBotanicals · powder · 3.5 ounces

  • Off the market since March 2023 (NIH)
  • UPC 6 33422 95519 3
  • DSLD label 278560
  • Serving 3 g (1 level tsp)
  • 33 servings

Brain & Body by Host Defense MycoBotanicals lists 8 ingredients, 8 with an amount per serving of 3 g, such as 1 mcg (40 IU) of vitamin D, 0.39 mg of iron, 1.5 g of Lion's mane and 600 mg of turmeric, beside 1 Nutrition Facts row (calories, fat and the like). Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on December 13, 2022.

What is in Brain & Body?

Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 3 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).

Brain & Body: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 278560, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Calories10 Calories
Total Carbohydrates2 g1%Carbohydrate in Brain & Body against 21,979 products2 g per serving; the middle half of products list 1 g to 6 g, the median 3 g.2 g

58% of 21,979 products listing carbohydrate give more (median 3 g). Per day at the most servings: 4 g.

Vitamin D1 mcg (40 IU)5%Vitamin D in Brain & Body against 14,175 products1 mcg per serving; the middle half of products list 10 mcg to 25 mcg, the median 15 mcg.DV 20 mcgUL 100 mcg1 mcg

98% of 14,175 products listing vitamin D give more (median 15 mcg). Per day at the most servings: 2 mcg.

Iron0.39 mg2%Iron in Brain & Body against 6,910 products0.39 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 1.2 mg to 18 mg, the median 5 mg.DV 18 mgUL 45 mg0.39 mg

94% of 6,910 products listing iron give more (median 5 mg). Per day at the most servings: 0.78 mg.

Lion's Mane1.5 gHericium mushroom in Brain & Body against 373 products1,500 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 200 mg to 1,000 mg, the median 500 mg.1,500 mg

Higher than 90% of 373 products listing hericium mushroom (median 500 mg). Per day at the most servings: 3,000 mg.

Turmeric600 mgTurmeric in Brain & Body against 2,369 products600 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 50 mg to 500 mg, the median 150 mg.600 mg

Higher than 81% of 2,369 products listing turmeric (median 150 mg). Per day at the most servings: 1,200 mg.

Reishi600 mgReishi mushroom in Brain & Body against 500 products600 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 50 mg to 500 mg, the median 180 mg.600 mg

Higher than 82% of 500 products listing reishi mushroom (median 180 mg). Per day at the most servings: 1,200 mg.

Ginger150 mgGinger in Brain & Body against 1,770 products150 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 25 mg to 150 mg, the median 60 mg.150 mg

Higher than 72% of 1,770 products listing ginger (median 60 mg). Per day at the most servings: 300 mg.

Cinnamon148.5 mgCinnamon in Brain & Body against 601 products148.5 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 50 mg to 500 mg, the median 200 mg.148.5 mg

56% of 601 products listing cinnamon give more (median 200 mg). Per day at the most servings: 297 mg.

Black Pepper1.5 mgBlack Pepper in Brain & Body against 2,363 products1.5 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 5 mg to 10 mg, the median 5 mg.1.5 mg

96% of 2,363 products listing black pepper give more (median 5 mg). Per day at the most servings: 3 mg.

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 278560 (entered December 13, 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:

  • 98% of the 14,175 products that print an amount of vitamin D list more than its 1 mcg (40 IU) of vitamin D (median 15 mcg (600 IU)).
  • 94% of the 6,910 products that print an amount of iron list more than its 0.39 mg of iron (median 5 mg).
  • Its 1,500 mg of Lion's mane (filed by NIH under hericium mushroom) is higher than 90% of the 373 hericium mushroom products that print an amount; 21 list more.
  • 96% of the 2,363 products that print an amount of black pepper list more than its 1.5 mg of black pepper (median 5 mg).

The NIH database records 1 to 2 servings 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 Brain & Body'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
Suggested Use: Adults take 1 tsp. 1-2 times per day, which can be mixed into your favorite food or beverage.
Allergens and what it does not contain
Non GMO Project Verified Nongmoproject.org
Gluten Free

Source: label statements in DSLD label 278560.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: myceliated Brown Rice.

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

How many labels does Brain & Body 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.

  1. Label 278560 (current) Entered December 13, 2022 · off the market March 28, 2023 · 3.5 ounces · UPC 6 33422 95519 3
  2. Label 255166 Entered September 24, 2021 · off the market February 14, 2022 · 3.5 ozs · UPC 6 33422 95519 3

DSLD also links this label to: Brain & Body (image difference, same product).

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 (distributor), Olympia, WA. All Host Defense MycoBotanicals products.

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