Lion’s Mane Extract

Lion’s Mane Extract appears in 4 indexed US food products. No FDA SAFFA status or CSPI rating is attached in this snapshot, so this page reports prevalence rather than a safety verdict.

What the data can answer

Lion’s Mane Extract appears in 4 catalogued products, but this snapshot has no FDA SAFFA status or CSPI Chemical Cuisine rating attached to it. This page therefore cannot answer whether the ingredient is safe from those sources. It can show how often it occurs, where it tends to sit on labels, and which kinds of products contain it.

4
catalogued products
#28,812
usage rank of 247,206
3
named brands represented
82%
average depth down ingredient lists

Catalog prevalence comes from Open Food Facts ingredient lists. FDA SAFFA and CSPI Chemical Cuisine labels are shown only when the source record contains them.

Lion’s Mane Extract ranks above 88.3% of catalogued ingredients

Usage rank
#28,812
of 247,206 ingredients that appear in at least one catalogued product, tied with 6,278 others that also appear in exactly 4 products.
Typical depth in an ingredient list
82%
Of the way down the captured list, averaged across the 4 products listing it (mean slot 12.0). Lion’s Mane Extract usually falls near the end of the captured list; this position does not measure its amount because source formatting, compound ingredients and labeling exceptions vary.

Computed from parsed product ingredient lists (Open Food Facts). The ranking covers 247,206 ingredients that appear at least once. Neither usage rank nor label depth is a safety clearance.

Reading this ingredient record

A clean co-occurrence count is not a safety clearance

No linked product currently contains a separately flagged ingredient, but zero co-occurrence is an absence-of-evidence result, not regulatory approval. The practical reading is about use: Lion’s Mane Extract reaches 3 named brands, most often appears under Beverages and beverages preparations, and typically sits near the end of the captured list. Product examples include Elderflower Mint Lightly Sparkling Drink; For happy mind; Organic Coffee With Lions Mane Mushroom And Yacon. Check the current label and authoritative source databases when the decision involves allergies, dosage, pregnancy, or a medical condition.

0% of linked products currently carry a separately flagged ingredient

Most NOVA-tagged examples land in Group 4 (2 of 2), yet the products span unrelated categories. That contrast matters: processing class can describe how a food was made while saying nothing decisive about this ingredient's regulatory status. Use the linked examples to understand formulation context, and leave the unanswered toxicology or individual-sensitivity question unanswered.

Next check: verify the unresolved source rating directly instead of converting zero co-flags into reassurance.

How do the sampled products compare?

Each point is one of the 4 sampled products listed below: its overall safety score against how many separately flagged ingredients its label carries. Bubble size is the number of ingredient rows the label actually resolved to.

Safety score vs. flagged-ingredient count for products containing Lion’s Mane Extract

Per-product safety score and flagged-ingredient count from the same sampled listings shown below. Bubble size = linked ingredient rows. Source: Open Food Facts labels x FDA SAFFA x CSPI Chemical Cuisine. 2×2 strategic matrix plotting 4 entities by Safety score (X) and Flagged ingredients on label (Y), with a crosshair dividing the plot into four quadrants. High score, still flaggedLow score, more flaggedHigh score, fewer flaggedLow score, fewer flagged 99.9100.0100.0100100.0100.0100.1 00.00.00.1 Safety score Flagged ingredients on label Safety score vs. flagged-ingredient count for products containing Lion’s Mane Extract Elderflower Mint Lightly Sparkling DrinkFor happy mindOrganic Coffee With Lions Mane Mushroom And YaconProtein with plant based adaptogen
Per-product safety score and flagged-ingredient count from the same sampled listings shown below. Bubble size = linked ingredient rows. Source: Open Food Facts labels x FDA SAFFA x CSPI Chemical Cuisine.

Products Containing Lion’s Mane Extract

Full indexed set for Lion’s Mane Extract — 4 products:

Download these 4 product rows (CSV) 4 rows PlainFoodSafe selection: CC BY 4.0. Underlying Open Food Facts data: ODbL 1.0.

Count-or-score neighbours for Lion’s Mane Extract

Peer axes for Lion’s Mane Extract: 4 products · mean score 100/100.

Similar mean product score

Score-axis peers only, mean screening score among ingredients with ≥50 scored products, not a second count list.

Using the Lion’s Mane Extract evidence

4 product rows plus any FDA/CSPI fields on Lion’s Mane Extract are the evidence base — drill into the listings that matter for your decision.

  • Open the product sample for Lion’s Mane Extract and read how the term sits on real packages. See listed products
  • Browse another ingredient record and keep the same FDA/CSPI and prevalence fields in view. Open a peer record
  • See the join rules behind screening scores before reading them as dietary advice. See source joins

This page describes published source classifications and product-label coverage. It is not dietary, allergy, or medical advice.

Frequently Asked Questions

Why is there no FDA/CSPI verdict on Lion’s Mane Extract?

This snapshot has no FDA SAFFA status or CSPI Chemical Cuisine rating attached to Lion’s Mane Extract, so PlainFoodSafe does not present a source-backed safety verdict. The page reports catalog prevalence (#28,812 of 247,206 ingredients) and label position instead.

Where does Lion’s Mane Extract show up across the catalog?

Lion’s Mane Extract sits above the median for catalog prevalence (4 products, #28,812 of 247,206) across 3 named brands. Category mix varies — use the linked records rather than treating any single shelf as representative.

Why is Lion’s Mane Extract so common on ingredient lists?

The current source record does not specify a technical effect for Lion’s Mane Extract. Its near the end of the captured list and product examples are shown without guessing why manufacturers include it.

Regulatory status: FDA SAFFA (Lion’s Mane Extract). Safety ratings: CSPI Chemical Cuisine; product presence: Open Food Facts via PlainFoodSafe (September 2026). Figures are computed from those sources, no editor-typed counts. Methodology · State regulations.