Pure Mushroom Powder
Lion's Mane Powder
Vivo Life
Species: Lion's Mane
£24.99 one-off£21.24 subscription
Key information such as beta-glucan content is not publicly available.
This score reflects disclosure completeness — not a verdict on product quality.
Scored: June 2026
Score breakdown
Score Breakdown
The product uses fruiting body Lion's Mane (Hericium erinaceus), which scores the maximum 4 points for source type. The extraction method is disclosed as a hot water extract, which is the established standard for Lion's Mane and scores 1 point. The total dose of 1,500mg per serving scores 2 points for dose adequacy. Beta-glucan percentage is not publicly disclosed, so the beta-glucan score is 0.
The brand discloses the source type and extraction method publicly, earning 2 and 1 points respectively. No COA is publicly available, beta-glucan percentage is not publicly disclosed, and country of origin is not stated. Three or more core fields are missing, so a penalty of 1 point is applied, giving a normalised transparency score of 3.33.
Cost per 100mg beta-glucan cannot be calculated because beta-glucan percentage is not publicly disclosed. The subscription price per serving is £0.708, which falls in the £0.71–£1.20 range under the price-per-serving fallback, giving a base score of 2.0 before the 1-point deduction for undisclosed beta-glucan percentage. The final value score is 2.0.
The brand has a Trustpilot score of 4.6 from 2,100 reviews, which meets the threshold for the maximum 5 points. Organic certification is confirmed via the Soil Association, a named certification body, scoring 2 points. Third-party testing is not publicly disclosed and no COA is available, so the third-party testing score is 0.
A subscription is available with no lock-in and a cancel-anytime indication, scoring the maximum 4 points for subscription flexibility. The return policy is 30 days, scoring 3 points. The product ships to the UK but the brand's country base is not stated, so UK availability scores 1 point.
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
- 1500mg
- COA available
- No
- Organic certified
- Yes
- Caffeine per serving
- None
- Trustpilot
- 4.6★ (2,100 reviews)
Score reasoning
Ingredient Quality
The product uses fruiting body Lion's Mane (Hericium erinaceus), which scores the maximum 4 points for source type. The extraction method is disclosed as a hot water extract, which is the established standard for Lion's Mane and scores 1 point. The total dose of 1,500mg per serving scores 2 points for dose adequacy. Beta-glucan percentage is not publicly disclosed, so the beta-glucan score is 0.
Transparency
The brand discloses the source type and extraction method publicly, earning 2 and 1 points respectively. No COA is publicly available, beta-glucan percentage is not publicly disclosed, and country of origin is not stated. Three or more core fields are missing, so a penalty of 1 point is applied, giving a normalised transparency score of 3.33.
Value
Cost per 100mg beta-glucan cannot be calculated because beta-glucan percentage is not publicly disclosed. The subscription price per serving is £0.708, which falls in the £0.71–£1.20 range under the price-per-serving fallback, giving a base score of 2.0 before the 1-point deduction for undisclosed beta-glucan percentage. The final value score is 2.0.
Trust
The brand has a Trustpilot score of 4.6 from 2,100 reviews, which meets the threshold for the maximum 5 points. Organic certification is confirmed via the Soil Association, a named certification body, scoring 2 points. Third-party testing is not publicly disclosed and no COA is available, so the third-party testing score is 0.
Consumer Experience
A subscription is available with no lock-in and a cancel-anytime indication, scoring the maximum 4 points for subscription flexibility. The return policy is 30 days, scoring 3 points. The product ships to the UK but the brand's country base is not stated, so UK availability scores 1 point.
Not publicly disclosed
- Beta-glucan percentage
- Certificate of Analysis (COA)
- Country of origin
- Third-party beta-glucan verification
- Dose per mushroom species
How Vivo Life could improve this score
Path to improvement
+1.4 points to reach Well Documented
+1.4
pts needed
- 1
Publish a beta-glucan percentage from a third-party laboratory — this would add up to 6 points across the ingredient quality and transparency dimensions.
- 2
Make a COA from an ISO 17025-accredited laboratory publicly available covering beta-glucans, heavy metals, and microbial contamination — this would add up to 5 points across the transparency and trust dimensions.
- 3
Disclose the country of origin for the mushroom material — this would add 1 point to the transparency score and remove the missing-data penalty.
- 4
Clarify the cancel policy for subscriptions in plain terms — this would confirm the 4-point subscription flexibility score and support consumer confidence.
Actions that would raise this brand's disclosure score. See methodology for full scoring rules.
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