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Mesima

by Host Defense Mushrooms · capsule · 60 capsules

  • On the market (NIH)
  • UPC 6 33422 03292 4
  • DSLD label 312247
  • Serving 2 capsules
  • 30 servings

Mesima by Host Defense Mushrooms lists one ingredient: 1 g of mesima per serving of 2 capsules. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on June 20, 2024.

What is in Mesima?

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).

Mesima: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 312247, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Calories5 Calories
Total Carbohydratesless than 1 g1%
Mesimafermented brown rice biomass, certified organic1 g

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 312247 (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.

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 Mesima'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 312247.

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.

How many labels does Mesima have?

2 labels are on file under this name since February 25, 2019: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.

  1. Label 312247 (current) Entered June 20, 2024 · on the market · 60 capsules · UPC 6 33422 03292 4
  2. Label 184155 Entered February 25, 2019 · on the market · 60 vegetarian capsules · UPC 6 33422 03292 4

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.

Where next?