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Sunday Natural Lion's Mane Extrakt 500

Sunday Natural · Capsule · 500 mg

Price/day

€0.28

Dose

500 mg

Servings/pack

90

Pack price

€24.90

Transparency Index

8.0/10

Recommended Solid Lion's Mane extract at fair price. Fruiting body-based with good standardization.

Rating breakdown

Evidence for ingredient 6.0/10

Lion's Mane has promising data on cognition and NGF stimulation, but still few large RCTs.

Value for money 8.0/10

€0.28 per 500 mg extract is very good — many competitors charge double.

Product quality 8.0/10

Extract (not just powder), standardized to 30% polysaccharides, from fruiting body.

Label honesty 9.0/10

Polysaccharide content declared, fruiting body extract clearly indicated.

Third-party testing 8.0/10

German laboratory analysis for heavy metals, pesticides, and active ingredient content.

Product Description

Sunday Natural uses a Hericium erinaceus extract from the fruiting body (not mycelium on grain), standardized to at least 30% polysaccharides. The fruiting body contains the relevant compounds hericenones and erinacines, which can stimulate NGF production.

What We Like

  • Fruiting body extract instead of mycelium-on-grain (higher active ingredient content)
  • Standardized to 30% polysaccharides
  • 90 capsules = 3 months duration
  • Attractive price for extract quality

What We’re Missing

  • No information on hericenone or erinacine content (only polysaccharides)
  • Evidence base still thin — large RCTs missing
  • 500 mg is moderate, some studies use 1000–3000 mg

Ingredient dossier

Edible mushroom with active compounds (hericenones, erinacines) that stimulate NGF and BDNF synthesis. Early RCTs in MCI and anxiety show positive signals — evidence remains preliminary.

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