Score breakdown
Score Breakdown
The product uses Lion's Mane fruiting body, which scores the maximum 4 points for source type. The extraction method is hot water extraction, which is the established standard for Lion's Mane and scores 1 point. The beta-glucan percentage is not publicly disclosed, so score_beta_glucan_pct is 0. The total mushroom extract per serving is 500mg, which falls in the 500–999mg range and scores 1 point for dose adequacy.
The brand publicly states the source type (fruiting body) and the extraction method (water extract), earning 3 points across those fields. No COA is publicly accessible, the beta-glucan percentage is not publicly disclosed, and the country of origin is not publicly disclosed. Three or more core fields are absent, which triggers a transparency penalty of 1 point, reducing the normalised transparency score to 3.33.
Cost per 100mg beta-glucan cannot be calculated because the beta-glucan percentage is not publicly disclosed. The price per serving is £1.97, which is above the £1.20 per serving threshold, giving a base value score of 1.0 before the 1-point deduction for absent beta-glucan data, resulting in a final value score of 2.0. This score reflects price per serving only and does not account for active ingredient density.
The brand holds a Trustpilot score of 4.4 from 2,200 reviews, scoring 4 points. The product is third-party tested (Informed Sport listed as a certification body), but no COA is publicly accessible, so score_third_party_testing is 1 point. The product is not organically certified, scoring 0 points for that field.
No subscription option is available, which scores a neutral 2 points. The brand offers a 30-day money-back guarantee, scoring the maximum 3 points for return policy. The product ships to the UK but is not disclosed as a UK-based brand, scoring 2 points for UK availability.
By dimension
Standardisation, extraction method, form specificity
Third-party testing, CoA availability, label accuracy
Price per active dose relative to category
Accreditations, regulatory compliance, brand history
Return policy, customer support availability
Key facts
Publicly available data
- Mushroom source
- fruiting body
- Extraction method
- water extract
- Beta-glucan %
- Not publicly disclosed
- Total mushroom/serving
- 500mg
- COA available
- No
- Organic certified
- No
- Caffeine per serving
- None
- Trustpilot
- 4.4★ (2,200 reviews)
Score reasoning
Ingredient Quality
The product uses Lion's Mane fruiting body, which scores the maximum 4 points for source type. The extraction method is hot water extraction, which is the established standard for Lion's Mane and scores 1 point. The beta-glucan percentage is not publicly disclosed, so score_beta_glucan_pct is 0. The total mushroom extract per serving is 500mg, which falls in the 500–999mg range and scores 1 point for dose adequacy.
Transparency
The brand publicly states the source type (fruiting body) and the extraction method (water extract), earning 3 points across those fields. No COA is publicly accessible, the beta-glucan percentage is not publicly disclosed, and the country of origin is not publicly disclosed. Three or more core fields are absent, which triggers a transparency penalty of 1 point, reducing the normalised transparency score to 3.33.
Value
Cost per 100mg beta-glucan cannot be calculated because the beta-glucan percentage is not publicly disclosed. The price per serving is £1.97, which is above the £1.20 per serving threshold, giving a base value score of 1.0 before the 1-point deduction for absent beta-glucan data, resulting in a final value score of 2.0. This score reflects price per serving only and does not account for active ingredient density.
Trust
The brand holds a Trustpilot score of 4.4 from 2,200 reviews, scoring 4 points. The product is third-party tested (Informed Sport listed as a certification body), but no COA is publicly accessible, so score_third_party_testing is 1 point. The product is not organically certified, scoring 0 points for that field.
Consumer Experience
No subscription option is available, which scores a neutral 2 points. The brand offers a 30-day money-back guarantee, scoring the maximum 3 points for return policy. The product ships to the UK but is not disclosed as a UK-based brand, scoring 2 points for UK availability.
Not publicly disclosed
- Beta-glucan percentage
- Certificate of Analysis (COA)
- Country of origin
- Per-species ingredient breakdown
- Third-party beta-glucan verification
How Performance Lab Mind could improve this score
Path to improvement
+2.0 points to reach Well Documented
+2.0
pts needed
- 1
Publish a publicly accessible COA from an ISO 17025-accredited laboratory covering beta-glucans, heavy metals, and microbial contamination — this would add up to 3 points to transparency score and up to 3 points to trust score.
- 2
Disclose the beta-glucan percentage per serving, verified by a named third-party laboratory — this would add up to 4 points to ingredient quality score and up to 2 points to transparency score.
- 3
Disclose the country of origin of the mushroom raw material — this would add 1 point to transparency score.
- 4
Disclose the country of origin to allow the missing data penalty to be reviewed — three or more core fields are currently not publicly disclosed, which triggers a transparency penalty of 1 point.
Actions that would raise this brand's disclosure score. See methodology for full scoring rules.
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