Is Om Mushroom Superfood Lion's Mane Good?

Why Om uses the whole mushroom, not one part

Om Mushroom Superfood's own product page states directly: "In all our mushroom supplements, we incorporate the whole mushroom (mycelium, primordia and/or fruit bodies) rather than isolating specific parts." The brand's stated reasoning is that erinacines concentrate in the mycelium while hericenones concentrate in the fruiting body, so a product using only one part would miss compounds found in the other.

This is a different approach from brands like Real Mushrooms or Nootropics Depot, which market fruiting-body-only extraction specifically to avoid mycelium-on-grain filler. Om's own materials describe growing mushrooms on organic whole oats until the mycelium fully digests the substrate, which the brand distinguishes from mycelium-on-grain products harvested with substrate still attached. Whether that distinction holds up under independent lab testing isn't confirmed on the product page reviewed here.

Our Pick

Om Mushroom Superfood Lion's Mane Mushroom Capsules

Whole mushroom (mycelium, primordia, and/or fruit bodies), grown on organic whole oats. Third-party lab tested per the brand's own page; no specific beta-glucan percentage published.

~$27 / 90 capsulesCheck Price on Amazon →

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For how this compares to other named brands, see the Lion's Mane Supplement Guide. For a fruiting-body-only, third-party-tested alternative, see the Nootropics Depot review.