PlainVitamins

Microbiome

by Host Defense Mushrooms MycoBotanicals · powder · 3.5 ounces

  • On the market (NIH)
  • UPC 6 33422 12523 7
  • DSLD label 312625
  • Serving 3 g (1 tsp.)
  • 33 servings

Microbiome by Host Defense Mushrooms MycoBotanicals lists 9 ingredients, 5 with an amount per serving of 3 g, such as 580 mg of marshmallow, 580 mg of burdock, 570 mg of turkey tail and 570 mg of reishi; 4 sit inside a blend without their own amounts, beside 1 Nutrition Facts row (calories, fat and the like). Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on July 25, 2024.

What is in Microbiome?

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).

Microbiome: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 312625, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Calories5 Calories
Total Carbohydrates2 g1%Carbohydrate in Microbiome 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).

MarshmallowCertified Organic580 mgMarshmallow in Microbiome against 290 products580 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 50 mg to 224 mg, the median 100 mg.580 mg

Higher than 88% of 290 products listing marshmallow (median 100 mg).

BurdockCertified Organic580 mgBurdock in Microbiome against 302 products580 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 76 mg to 400 mg, the median 145 mg.580 mg

Higher than 83% of 302 products listing burdock (median 145 mg).

Turkey TailCertified Organic, rice biomass570 mgCoriolus mushroom in Microbiome against 147 products570 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 100 mg to 1,000 mg, the median 300 mg.570 mg

Higher than 63% of 147 products listing coriolus mushroom (median 300 mg).

ReishiCertified Organic, rice biomass570 mgReishi mushroom in Microbiome against 500 products570 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 50 mg to 500 mg, the median 180 mg.570 mg

Higher than 82% of 500 products listing reishi mushroom (median 180 mg).

Lions ManeCertified Organic, rice biomass570 mgHericium mushroom in Microbiome against 373 products570 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 200 mg to 1,000 mg, the median 500 mg.570 mg

Higher than 65% of 373 products listing hericium mushroom (median 500 mg).

Probiotic Blend130 mg
Bacillus coagulansin the blend, no amount given
Bacillus subtilisin the blend, no amount given
B. clausiiin the blend, no amount given
Fructooligosaccharidein the blend, no amount given

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 312625 (entered July 25, 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; 4 ingredients sit inside a blend, so their amounts cannot be compared.

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 Microbiome'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: Adults take 1 tsp. daily.
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
GF Gluten free
Non GMO

Source: label statements in DSLD label 312625.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Maltodextrin.

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 Microbiome have?

One label is on file, entered on July 25, 2024.

  1. Label 312625 (current) Entered July 25, 2024 · on the market · 3.5 ounces · UPC 6 33422 12523 7

DSLD also links this label to: Microbiome (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 Mushrooms MycoBotanicals products.

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