PlainVitamins

Reishi

by Host Defense Mushrooms · powder · 3.5 ounces

  • On the market (NIH)
  • UPC 6 33422 82272 3
  • DSLD label 312250
  • Serving 1.5 g (1/2 tsp.)
  • 66 servings

Reishi by Host Defense Mushrooms lists one ingredient: 1.5 g of reishi per serving of 1.5 g. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on June 20, 2024.

What is in Reishi?

Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 1.5 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).

Reishi: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 312250, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Calories5 Calories
Total Carbohydrates1 g1%Carbohydrate in Reishi against 21,979 products1 g per serving; the middle half of products list 1 g to 6 g, the median 3 g.1 g

74% of 21,979 products listing carbohydrate give more (median 3 g). Per day at the most servings: 3 g.

Reishias Ganoderma lucidums.l., fermented brown rice biomass, certified organic1.5 gReishi mushroom in Reishi against 500 products1,500 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 50 mg to 500 mg, the median 180 mg.1,500 mg

Higher than 98% of 500 products listing reishi mushroom (median 180 mg). Per day at the most servings: 4,500 mg.

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 312250 (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?

The rows in the top or bottom tenth of the products that list the same ingredient, and any above the adult upper limit at the most servings a day the directions give:

  • Its 1,500 mg of reishi mushroom is higher than 98% of the 500 reishi mushroom products that print an amount; 7 list more.

The NIH database records 1 to 3 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.

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 1/2 tsp. 1-3 times 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
GF Gluten free
Non GMO

Source: label statements in DSLD label 312250.

What else is on the label?

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 Reishi have?

12 labels are on file under this name since January 7, 2019: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.

  1. Label 312250 (current) Entered June 20, 2024 · on the market · 3.5 ounces · UPC 6 33422 82272 3
  2. Label 312607 Entered May 23, 2024 · on the market · 120 capsules · UPC 6 33422 03033 3
  3. Label 312606 Entered May 23, 2024 · on the market · 60 capsules · UPC 6 33422 03032 6
  4. Label 312605 Entered May 23, 2024 · on the market · 30 capsules · UPC 6 33422 03031 9
  5. Label 278610 Entered January 23, 2023 · off the market March 28, 2023 · 30 vegetarian capsules · UPC 6 33422 03031 9
  6. Label 278612 Entered December 13, 2022 · off the market March 28, 2023 · 120 vegetarian capsules · UPC 6 33422 03033 3
  7. Label 278611 Entered December 13, 2022 · off the market March 28, 2023 · 60 vegetarian capsules · UPC 6 33422 03032 6
  8. Label 255170 Entered September 24, 2021 · on the market · 3.5 ozs · UPC 6 33422 82272 3
  9. Label 255169 Entered September 24, 2021 · on the market · 120 vegetarian capsules
  10. Label 184119 Entered February 25, 2019 · off the market February 14, 2022 · 30 vegetarian capsules · UPC 6 33422 03031 9
  11. Label 184125 Entered January 7, 2019 · off the market February 14, 2022 · 120 vegetarian capsules · UPC 6 33422 03033 3
  12. Label 184121 Entered January 7, 2019 · off the market February 14, 2022 · 60 vegetarian capsules · UPC 6 33422 03032 6

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.

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