Purple Mushroom Defense
by Enzymatic Therapy · capsule · 120 capsules
- Off the market since August 2023 (NIH)
- UPC 7 63948 05782 5
- DSLD label 53976
- Serving 4 capsules
- 30 servings
Purple Mushroom Defense by Enzymatic Therapy lists 5 ingredients, 4 with an amount per serving of 4 capsules; 1 sits inside a blend without its own amount, beside 2 Nutrition Facts rows (calories, fat and the like). Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on December 23, 2015.
What is in Purple Mushroom Defense?
Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 4 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).
| Ingredient | Amount | % DV | Among products listing it |
|---|---|---|---|
| Calories | 5 Calories | ||
| Total Carbohydrates | less than 1 g | 1% | |
| Protein | less than 1 g | 1% | |
| Exclusive Purple PowerBlendExclusive Purple PowerBlend Note: optimized on | 1.4 g | ||
| organic Purple Kculli Corn growth mediumas Arabinogalactans, Arabinoxylans, Polysaccharidesorganic Purple Kculli Corn growth medium (Form: containing Polysaccharides (Form: including 1,3 {Beta Glucans}, and 1,6 Beta Glucans), Arabinoxylans, Arabinogalactans) Note: from | in the blend, no amount given | ||
| Organic Agaricus Mushroom Mycelium | 446 mg | Higher than 63% of 72 products listing agaricus mushroom (median 250 mg). Per day at the most servings: 892 mg. | |
| organic Maitake Mushroom | 446 mg | Higher than 87% of 327 products listing maitake mushroom (median 100 mg). Per day at the most servings: 892 mg. | |
| Organic Trametes Mushroom Mycelium | 290 mg | 55% of 147 products listing coriolus mushroom give more (median 300 mg). Per day at the most servings: 580 mg. | |
| Organic Reishi Mushroom Mycelium | 218 mg | Higher than 56% of 500 products listing reishi mushroom (median 180 mg). Per day at the most servings: 436 mg. |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 53976 (entered December 23, 2015), 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; 1 ingredient sits inside a blend, so their amounts cannot be compared.
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 Purple Mushroom Defense's, rare ingredients counting for more.
- ImmuneOm Mushroom Superfood 4 shared, 67% alike
- Cell Forte Purple Mushroom DefenseEnzymatic Therapy · off the market 5 shared, 67% alike
- Immune BuilderMushroom Science 4 shared, 57% alike
- Immune-STPEScience 4 shared, 52% alike
- Immune-Assist Daily Formula 500 mgAloha Medicinals · off the market 4 shared, 51% alike
- Immune-Assist Critical Care Formula 600 mgAloha Medicinals 4 shared, 51% alike
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
- Recommendation: Take 4 capsules daily. May be taken as 2 capsules twice daily.
- Warnings
- If pregnant, nursing or taking any medications, consult a healthcare professional before use.
- Allergens and what it does not contain
- Gluten free. No sugar, salt, yeast, wheat, soy, dairy products, artificial colors, flavors or preservatives.
- The organic Purple Kculli Corn, is a Peruvian, non-GMO strain of corn.
Source: label statements in DSLD label 53976.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Vegetable Polysaccharide Capsule, Magnesium Stearate, Silicon Dioxide.
Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): Vegetarian; Quality assurance international Certified Organic.
How many labels does Purple Mushroom Defense have?
3 labels are on file under this name since December 23, 2011: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.
- Label 53976 (current) Entered December 23, 2015 · off the market August 11, 2023 · 120 capsules · UPC 7 63948 05782 5
- Label 24817 Entered August 23, 2013 · off the market October 15, 2014 · 120 veg capsules
- Label 3108 Entered December 23, 2011 · off the market October 15, 2014 · 120 ULTRACAPS (TM) · UPC 7 63948 05782 5
Source: DSLD label entry and market events, version 9.4.0 (labels entered through September 25, 2025).
Who makes it?
The label names Enzymatic Therapy, LLC (Part of Nature’s Way Brands, LLC) (manufacturer), Green Bay, WI. All Enzymatic Therapy products.