Real coffee with lion's mane and cordyceps fruiting-body extract at doses you can see. Supports focus and calm, steady energy — no jitters, no mystery.
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| Organic Arabica coffee | ~90mg caffeine |
| Lion's Mane extract (fruiting body) | 1,000mg |
| Standardized to ≥25% beta-glucan · Megazyme-tested | |
| Cordyceps militaris extract (fruiting body) | 1,000mg |
| Standardized to ≥25% beta-glucan · Megazyme-tested | |
Structure/function support from real doses of well-studied mushrooms — paired with coffee you'll actually want to drink.
Lion's mane fruiting-body extract at 1,000mg — well above the token doses common in the category.
Cordyceps plus a moderate coffee caffeine level for support without the jittery spike and crash.
Every lot third-party tested; the beta-glucan result is published and scannable on the tin.
We include the honest part most brands skip: what the research does — and doesn't — show, at the dose we actually use.
Every batch is third-party tested for potency (Megazyme beta-glucan), heavy metals, and microbials. Scan the code on your tin to pull up the Certificate of Analysis for your exact lot — no login, no "trust us."
We compare practices, not brands — because these are the questions the category would rather you didn't ask.
| Understory | Typical | |
|---|---|---|
| Real fruiting-body extract (not grain-grown mycelium) | Yes | Often no |
| Every dose printed on the front | Yes | "Blend" |
| Beta-glucan % published | Yes | Rarely |
| Third-party COA per lot, scannable | Yes | Rarely |
| Cancel your subscription in one click | Yes | Often not |
| Made with real, taste-tested coffee | Yes | Varies |
Why we're not the cheapest: a $0.90 cup buys an undisclosed blend. Your money here buys a published, lab-verified fruiting-body dose — the milligrams are on the front and the COA is a scan away. That's the trade, and we'll make it every time.
Stir one scoop into 8–10oz of hot water or milk, first thing. Most people settle into the routine over a couple of weeks — we'll tell you honestly what to expect, and back it with the guarantee if it's not for you.
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No — never. Lion's mane and cordyceps are functional culinary mushrooms. Nothing psychoactive, nothing gray-market.
Roughly 90mg per serving — about one standard cup of coffee — from real Arabica, so you get steady energy, not a spike.
The fruiting body is the actual mushroom, where beta-glucans concentrate — versus mycelium grown on grain, which is largely starch. We use fruiting body and publish the beta-glucan number to prove it.
No. It starts with real, taste-tested specialty coffee. The functional part shouldn't cost you your morning cup.
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