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Mushroom Complex

by GNC Herbal Plus Formula · capsule · 100 vegetarian capsules

  • On the market (NIH)
  • UPC 0 48107 11049 9
  • DSLD label 12869
  • Serving 1 capsule

Mushroom Complex by GNC Herbal Plus Formula lists 3 ingredients, 3 with an amount per serving of 1 capsule, such as 240 mg of maitake mushroom mycelia powder, 180 mg of reishi mushroom mycelia powder and 180 mg of shiitake mushroom mycelia powder. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on October 25, 2012.

What is in Mushroom Complex?

Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 1 capsule. 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).

Mushroom Complex: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 12869, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Maitake Mushroom Mycelia Powder240 mgMaitake Mushroom in Mushroom Complex against 327 products240 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 30 mg to 200 mg, the median 100 mg.240 mg

Higher than 76% of 327 products listing maitake mushroom (median 100 mg).

Reishi Mushroom Mycelia Powder180 mgReishi mushroom in Mushroom Complex against 500 products180 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 50 mg to 500 mg, the median 180 mg.180 mg

50% of 500 products listing reishi mushroom give more (median 180 mg).

Shiitake Mushroom Mycelia Powder180 mgShiitake Mushroom in Mushroom Complex against 256 products180 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 33.75 mg to 200 mg, the median 100 mg.180 mg

Higher than 70% of 256 products listing shiitake mushroom (median 100 mg).

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 12869 (entered October 25, 2012), version 9.4.0. See the label on DSLD. 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?

6 products list the very same ingredients; the nearest amounts come first.

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 one capsule daily.
Warnings
Discontinue use two weeks prior to surgery.
WARNING: Consult your physician prior to using this product if you are pregnant, nursing, taking medication, or have a medical condition.
KEEP OUT OF REACH OF CHILDREN.
Allergens and what it does not contain
No Sugar, No Starch, No Artificial Colors, No Artificial Flavors, Sodium Free, No Wheat, No Gluten, No Corn, No Soy, No Dairy, Yeast Free.
Storage
Store in a cool, dry place.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 12869.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Vegetable Cellulose Capsule, Cellulose.

How many labels does Mushroom Complex have?

One label is on file, entered on October 25, 2012.

  1. Label 12869 (current) Entered October 25, 2012 · on the market · 100 vegetarian capsules · UPC 0 48107 11049 9

DSLD also links this label to: Mushroom Complex (image difference, same product), Mushroom Complex (image difference, same product), Mushroom Complex (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 General Nutrition Corporation (distributor), Pittsburgh, PA. All GNC Herbal Plus Formula products.

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