Lion's Mane Extract
Hericium erinaceus — fruiting-body extract standardised for beta-glucan content, supplied for cognitive and nerve-support formulations.
Fruiting-body extract, with erinacine testing available on request.
Lion's Mane extract is supplied from fruiting body rather than mycelium-on-grain, standardised to ≥20% beta-glucans — the polysaccharide marker most commonly used to grade medicinal mushroom potency. It's steady demand from both capsule-format buyers and the growing functional-coffee category, where it's blended directly into ground coffee or instant sachets.
Available as a standard powder or an 8:1 concentrated extract. Every batch carries a certificate of analysis confirming beta-glucan content, and erinacine/hericenone testing can be arranged on request for buyers formulating specifically around nerve-growth-factor claims. See Quality Assurance for the full testing process.
Where this extract typically gets used.
Cognitive & nerve-support formulas
The primary use case — often paired with L-Theanine or Alpha-GPC in nootropic and focus-support stacks.
Functional coffee & instant blends
Steady demand from cafes and functional-coffee brands blending Lion's Mane directly into ground or instant coffee formats.
The primary use case — often paired with L-Theanine or Alpha-GPC in nootropic and focus-support stacks.
Steady demand from cafes and functional-coffee brands blending Lion's Mane directly into ground or instant coffee formats.
Where it comes from, and how we hold that to a standard.
Trade buyers increasingly need to answer sourcing questions themselves — here's what we can tell you about this specific ingredient.
GMP-certified processing
Grown and processed at a GMP-certified facility in China, audited on our own schedule rather than taken on trust from a spec sheet — see Quality Assurance.
Fruiting-body verified
Every batch is verified as fruiting-body material, not the cheaper mycelium-on-grain biomass sometimes used to bulk out lower-grade Lion's Mane products.
Commercially cultivated
Lion's Mane is grown on substrate blocks rather than wild-collected, which supports supply consistency without pressure on wild fungal populations.
Batch traceability
Every batch is traceable back to its growing facility and production run — ask if you need this documented for your own supply-chain due diligence.
Grown and processed at a GMP-certified facility in China, audited on our own schedule rather than taken on trust from a spec sheet — see Quality Assurance.
Every batch is verified as fruiting-body material, not the cheaper mycelium-on-grain biomass sometimes used to bulk out lower-grade Lion's Mane products.
Lion's Mane is grown on substrate blocks rather than wild-collected, which supports supply consistency without pressure on wild fungal populations.
Every batch is traceable back to its growing facility and production run — ask if you need this documented for your own supply-chain due diligence.
What to know before formulating with this ingredient.
General safety information for trade buyers and formulators — not medical advice, and not a substitute for your own regulatory and safety assessment. See the full Warnings & Safety Information page for the complete catalogue reference.
| Consideration | Detail |
|---|---|
| General tolerability | Generally well tolerated — no significant common interactions identified. |
| Allergic reactions | Rare allergic reactions reported in mushroom-sensitive individuals. Flag on finished-product labelling where relevant. |
| Pregnancy & breastfeeding | Limited safety data specific to Lion's Mane. General caution advised pending further research. |
Generally well tolerated — no significant common interactions identified.
Rare allergic reactions reported in mushroom-sensitive individuals. Flag on finished-product labelling where relevant.
Limited safety data specific to Lion's Mane. General caution advised pending further research.
Lion's Mane, answered.
Fruiting body only. Mycelium-on-grain material can carry residual starch from the growing substrate, which dilutes the actual beta-glucan content — the certificate of analysis confirms fruiting-body sourcing.
Standard COAs report beta-glucan content, since that's the specification most buyers formulate against. Erinacine/hericenone testing — the compounds specifically linked to nerve-growth-factor research — can be arranged on request for buyers who need that data point for a specific formulation claim.
Both are standardised to ≥20% beta-glucans. The 8:1 extract is more concentrated by weight — 8kg of raw fruiting body reduced to 1kg of extract — useful if you need a smaller fill weight per capsule at the same active dose.
It follows the standard Starter tier from 1–10kg/month — see Wholesale & Trade Accounts for the full tier structure.
It's generally well tolerated with no significant common interactions — see the Safety & Risk Information above for the few considerations that do apply. This isn't medical advice; consumer-facing products should still carry appropriate guidance.
Request the COA and trade pricing for Lion's Mane.
Tell us your target volume and whether you need standard powder or the 8:1 extract, and we'll come back with pricing and the current batch certificate of analysis.