Pure Mushroom Powder
Cordyceps-M Mushroom Extract Powder
Real Mushrooms
Species: Cordyceps
£32.18 one-off£30.57 subscription
Some evidence provided but notable gaps remain.
This score reflects disclosure completeness — not a verdict on product quality.
Scored: November 2026
Score breakdown
Score Breakdown
The product uses Cordyceps militaris fruiting body, which scores the maximum 4 points for source type. Total mushroom extract per serving is 1,000mg, meeting the threshold for the highest dose adequacy score of 2. The brand states a beta-glucan percentage of 8%, which is below 10% and therefore scores 0 on beta-glucan percentage; the extraction method is not publicly disclosed, scoring 0. For Cordyceps, hot water extraction is the established standard, so the absence of any stated method is a gap in public disclosure.
The brand states the mushroom source type clearly and discloses country of origin as China, earning full points on both fields. A full-panel COA is listed as available, tested by SGS Canada, scoring 3 points; however, no live COA URL is publicly accessible for independent review. The beta-glucan percentage of 8% is brand-stated rather than third-party verified, scoring 1 point, and the extraction method is not publicly disclosed, scoring 0.
The brand states a beta-glucan percentage of 8%, giving 80mg of beta-glucans per serving. At a price of £0.5363 per serving, the cost per 100mg beta-glucan is £0.6704, which falls in the £0.41–£0.75 average tier and produces a value score of 4.45. The subscription saving of 5% does not reach the 15% threshold, so the one-off price per serving is used for this calculation.
The product holds a Trustpilot score of 4.5 from 55 reviews, which meets the 4.5-star threshold but falls in the 50–499 review range, scoring 3 points. Third-party testing is confirmed with a full-panel COA from SGS Canada, scoring 3 points. The product holds dual organic certification from USDA Organic and Quality Assurance International, scoring 2 points.
A subscription is available with no stated lock-in period, though the cancellation policy is not publicly described, scoring 3 points. No return policy is publicly stated, scoring 0 points. The brand is Canada-based and ships to the UK, scoring 2 points for international shipping availability.
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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
- unspecified
- Beta-glucan %
- 8%
- Total mushroom/serving
- 1000mg
- COA available
- Yes
- Organic certified
- Yes
- Caffeine per serving
- None
- Trustpilot
- 4.5★ (55 reviews)
Score reasoning
Ingredient Quality
The product uses Cordyceps militaris fruiting body, which scores the maximum 4 points for source type. Total mushroom extract per serving is 1,000mg, meeting the threshold for the highest dose adequacy score of 2. The brand states a beta-glucan percentage of 8%, which is below 10% and therefore scores 0 on beta-glucan percentage; the extraction method is not publicly disclosed, scoring 0. For Cordyceps, hot water extraction is the established standard, so the absence of any stated method is a gap in public disclosure.
Transparency
The brand states the mushroom source type clearly and discloses country of origin as China, earning full points on both fields. A full-panel COA is listed as available, tested by SGS Canada, scoring 3 points; however, no live COA URL is publicly accessible for independent review. The beta-glucan percentage of 8% is brand-stated rather than third-party verified, scoring 1 point, and the extraction method is not publicly disclosed, scoring 0.
Value
The brand states a beta-glucan percentage of 8%, giving 80mg of beta-glucans per serving. At a price of £0.5363 per serving, the cost per 100mg beta-glucan is £0.6704, which falls in the £0.41–£0.75 average tier and produces a value score of 4.45. The subscription saving of 5% does not reach the 15% threshold, so the one-off price per serving is used for this calculation.
Trust
The product holds a Trustpilot score of 4.5 from 55 reviews, which meets the 4.5-star threshold but falls in the 50–499 review range, scoring 3 points. Third-party testing is confirmed with a full-panel COA from SGS Canada, scoring 3 points. The product holds dual organic certification from USDA Organic and Quality Assurance International, scoring 2 points.
Consumer Experience
A subscription is available with no stated lock-in period, though the cancellation policy is not publicly described, scoring 3 points. No return policy is publicly stated, scoring 0 points. The brand is Canada-based and ships to the UK, scoring 2 points for international shipping availability.
Not publicly disclosed
- Extraction method
- Beta-glucan percentage
- Per-species ingredient breakdown
- return_policy_days
- Subscription terms
- Third-party beta-glucan verification
How Real Mushrooms could improve this score
Path to improvement
+2.0 points to reach Fully Verified
+2.0
pts needed
- 1
Publish the extraction method (for example, hot water extraction) — this would add up to 2 points to the ingredient quality score.
- 2
Publish a beta-glucan percentage verified by a third-party COA, rather than brand-stated only — this would add 1 point to the transparency score and up to 4 points to the ingredient quality score if the verified figure reaches 20% or above.
- 3
Make the COA URL publicly accessible — the COA is listed as available but no live URL is disclosed, which limits independent verification.
- 4
Publish a clear return policy with a stated number of days — this would add up to 3 points to the consumer experience score.
- 5
Clarify the subscription cancellation policy in public-facing terms — the cancel policy is not publicly stated, which limits the subscription flexibility score to 3 rather than 4.
Actions that would raise this brand's disclosure score. See methodology for full scoring rules.
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