Maitake Extract
by Host Defense Mushrooms · liquid · 2 fluid ounces
- On the market (NIH)
- DSLD label 312246
- Serving 1 ml (1 full dropper)
- 60 servings
Maitake Extract by Host Defense Mushrooms lists 2 ingredients; 2 sit inside a blend without their own amounts. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on June 20, 2024.
What is in Maitake Extract?
Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 1 ml. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Proprietary Extract Blend | 1 mL | ||
| Maitake Mycelium Extract, Freshfermented brown rice biomass, certified organic | in the blend, no amount given | ||
| Maitake Fruit Body Extract, Driedcertified organic | in the blend, no amount given |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 312246 (entered June 20, 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; 2 ingredients sit inside a blend, so their amounts cannot be compared.
The NIH database records 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?
6 products list the very same ingredients; the nearest amounts come first.
- Maitake Bio-Beta-GlucanNature's Answer same ingredients
- Maitake Mushroom 60 mgNOW same ingredients
- Maitake 20 mgNature's Answer same ingredients
- Fermented Maitake 500 mgSolaray same ingredients
- Maitake D FractionMushroom Wisdom · off the market same ingredients
- Cellular Essentials NK-5Swanson Condition Specific Formulas · off the market same ingredients
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: Take 1 full dropper bulb squeeze (1mL) twice per day.
- 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 GF Gluten Free
Source: label statements in DSLD label 312246.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Water, Alcohol.
Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): USDA Organic Certified Organic Washington State Department of Agriculture Organic Program. Listed with: USDA Organic seal (a seal is the label's claim; the certifier's own list confirms it).
How many labels does Maitake Extract have?
6 labels are on file under this name since May 24, 2017: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.
- Label 312246 (current) Entered June 20, 2024 · on the market · 2 fluid ounces
- Label 312245 Entered June 20, 2024 · on the market · 1 fluid ounce
- Label 278627 Entered January 23, 2023 · off the market February 14, 2022 · 2 fluid ounces
- Label 278626 Entered January 23, 2023 · off the market February 14, 2022 · 1 fluid ounce
- Label 74123 Entered July 25, 2017 · on the market · 1 fluid ounce
- Label 74126 Entered May 24, 2017 · on the market · 2 fluid ounces
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.