Best Mushroom Coffee

Coffee is one of the most popular beverages in America; it comes second to water (both bottled and unbottled) in popularity,1 and 73% of American adults drink it every day.2 Because it has such a large following, it may be unsurprising to see some businesses aiming to provide an improved version of coffee with added health benefits. One such product that’s been growing in popularity over the past few years is mushroom coffee, which is typically an instant drink mix comprising various functional (or “medicinal”) mushrooms and a lower concentration of coffee — and caffeine — than you’d find in an average cup. And if coffee isn’t quite your thing, you can also find mushroom coffees made with hot chocolate, teas, and more.

But is mushroom coffee really any better than normal coffee? Do the health and wellness benefits companies often claim (like enhanced focus and mood) have any scientific research to back them up? And with so many mushroom coffee options on the market today, where should you start if you want to try one?

We answer all these questions and others in our guide to the best mushroom coffee of 2024. If you’re short on time, check out the rundown of our recommendations below.

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For our guide to the best mushroom coffee of 2024, our team thoroughly researched mushroom coffees — and the most commonly included mushrooms — to see if current scientific literature backs up the benefits claimed by manufacturers. We also scoured the competitive landscape, interacted at length with various customer service representatives, purchased products, and personally tested them to help you make an informed choice. All told, our team has dedicated 125+ cumulative hours (over 90 of which were spent on research alone) to this guide and related mushroom coffee reviews. As the mushroom coffee industry continues to grow and new research on functional mushrooms becomes available, we’ll update our information accordingly.

Additionally, like all health-related content on this website, this review was thoroughly vetted by one or more members of our Medical Review Board for accuracy.

Whenever we evaluate products, we first consider the criteria we’ll be judging them by (this is always what we feel is most vital to consumers). Often, it’s a straightforward process. But in cases like mushroom coffee, we need to think a bit outside the box.

While coffee is most often viewed as a beverage, it can also be considered a dietary supplement. People use certain supplements to boost their energy levels, cognitive function, or overall health and wellness — and coffee, which is rich in caffeine and antioxidants,3 can potentially provide many of these benefits.4 And mushroom coffee, with its focus on supplemental functional mushrooms, along with other adaptogens and botanicals (often paired with regular coffee), aligns even closer with the FDA’s definition of a dietary supplement.5

With that in mind, we evaluated mushroom coffees similarly to how we’d typically judge a supplement — by their efficacy, safety, cost, and convenience. And, since mushroom coffees are products you’d be drinking (and hopefully enjoying) regularly, we also added a criterion for the all-important taste factor.

Efficacy

Winner: RYZE Mushroom Coffee

When it comes to the efficacy of any functional mushroom product, you may come across varying opinions. Some people — and companies — feel mushrooms’ fruiting bodies are the only way to go, others proclaim the benefits of the mycelium, and still others suggest that using the entire mushroom is ideal. So, which is the most effective part of the mushroom?

Based on the scientific literature we’ve pored over for this guide, we’ve concluded that the answer isn’t all that simple. Functional mushrooms are a complex subject — one that requires substantially more research — and every mushroom’s various parts may have different potential benefits.6 7 Because of this, we’re currently inclined to favor products that make use of the whole mushroom, but that doesn’t mean we’ve ignored the potential of products that don’t.

With that being said, here are the parts of the mushroom each of our top picks uses:

Note: Teeccino uses the whole mushroom in all but one mushroom coffee variety (Tremella Tulsi Cardamom).

As you can see, RYZE, Teeccino, and MUD\WTR are the only products in our top picks that use the whole mushroom. Additionally, RYZE and MUD\WTR both use “full-spectrum” mushrooms that are allowed to complete their entire life cycle before harvest.

When a company uses “full-spectrum” mushrooms, it means that the fruiting body, mycelium, and other stages of growth (like the spores) are also used. This method is sometimes considered similar to the “entourage effect” used to describe certain cannabis or CBD products — a possible synergistic effect between cannabinoids and terpenes resulting in more benefits.126 In the case of full-spectrum functional mushrooms, however, this idea suggests that using the entire lifecycle of the mushroom may lead to more positive outcomes than using only one or two parts.

Now, to choose the most effective of our top mushroom coffee picks, we based our verdict on what each company claims its product can do and any supporting research that exists. With each manufacturer making different claims — and much of the research on functional mushrooms being in its infancy — we felt our approach was a fair, consumer-focused way to judge the products at this point in time.

We’ll examine the efficacy details of our top picks in each product's dedicated section later on, but the sum of it is that RYZE stands out as the winner (and our recommendation for most people) because of its broad selection of six full-spectrum medicinal mushrooms that generally have positive research supporting the company’s claims. For example, RYZE states king trumpet mushrooms can improve longevity, and a 2023 analysis found the mushroom’s polysaccharide content may boost antioxidants and reduce free radicals (the latter of which plays a role in the development of cancer, heart disease, and other chronic or degenerative conditions).8 9

MUD\WTR Rest is a close runner-up for efficacy because it contains two full-spectrum mushrooms along with botanical ingredients like ashwagandha,10 passionflower,11 chamomile,12 and valerian root.13 The botanicals can promote a sense of calm and may improve sleep quality, which falls right in line with the company’s promises for this product.

In contrast, one of ReNude’s claims is that chaga can have “beautifying” effects due to its high melanin content,14 but that’s a bit exaggerated. Chaga’s antioxidant and anti-inflammatory potential,15 which can be partially attributed to melanin,16 may help to reduce or slow the appearance of skin aging, but we couldn’t find any research to support the claim that it “beautifies the pigment in your skin, eyes, and overall radiance.”17 18

Safety

Winner: MUD\WTR

Before discussing this criterion in detail (and how MUD\WTR came out on top), it’s important to note that all of our top mushroom coffee picks adhere to strict testing and safety standards; they're all generally safe for most healthy adults who aren’t pregnant or breastfeeding.

Since the FDA doesn’t regulate supplemental products in the same way as medications, we instead look at the steps a company takes to ensure consumer safety,19 like third-party testing and certifications. We also check for common allergens and other ingredients that may be unsafe for people with dietary restrictions (e.g., gluten, nuts). The chart below covers the basic safety information of our top picks.

Each company’s testing procedures were of particular importance, too, because mushrooms are heterotrophs.20 This means that, unlike plants, mushrooms can’t produce their own nutrients. In order to “eat,” they absorb organic compounds from the surrounding environment,21 which puts them at high risk for accumulating heavy metals and other toxins.22 23 These contaminants can then be passed on to any animal that consumes them, humans included. With this in mind, third-party testing for heavy metals became a requirement for any mushroom coffee product we’d recommend (meaning that all of our picks conduct this testing).

Our top safety concerns regarding ingredients were allergens, gluten-free status, sweeteners, caffeine content, and vegan-friendliness. Additional ingredients matter, of course, but they’re often botanical ingredients whose safety risks pertain largely to people with medical conditions or who are taking prescription medications. We cover those risks under the “Who is mushroom coffee for?” and “Is mushroom coffee safe?” sections later in this guide.

MUD\WTR Rest earned our choice for safety due to:

• Having third-party testing
• Being certified USDA organic
• Using vegan-friendly, gluten-free ingredients
• Containing 0mg caffeine (other varieties of MUD\WTR contain some caffeine)
• Not including any sweeteners or common allergens
• Conducting DNA tests on mushrooms to ensure their identity

Ultimately, though, if you aren’t pregnant or breastfeeding, and you don’t have any allergies, dietary restrictions, or medical conditions that contraindicate the use of caffeine or certain botanicals, then all of our top picks should be generally safe. However, we always recommend speaking with your doctor first to make sure new supplemental products (including mushroom coffee) are safe for you.

Cost

Winner: Teeccino Mushroom Herbal Coffee

Generally, most mushroom coffees seem expensive up front. However, if you break down the price per serving, mushroom coffee is often less expensive than purchasing a daily coffee at a chain. For reference, here’s a quick list of the current prices for a small original coffee from some popular U.S. coffee chains (these can vary a bit by region):

• Dunkin’ original blend, small: $2.09
• Starbucks freshly brewed coffee, tall: $2.65
• Peet’s light roast, small: $3.40
• Caribou dark or light roast, small: $2.69

Now, let’s examine the standard prices and costs per serving of our top mushroom coffee picks, along with available subscription discounts. The chart below details pricing for a month’s worth of product. (Note that Teeccino’s products contain 28 servings instead of 30.)

Even at its most expensive per serving ($1.67), a cup of mushroom coffee from one of our top picks is still significantly more cost-effective than one from most coffee chains.

The product that stands out the most in the cost department is Teeccino’s Mushroom Herbal Coffee, with a daily use cost of under a dollar. However, Teeccino’s coffees are inexpensive for a reason: They all contain only 500mg of a single mushroom per serving, whereas RYZE, Everyday Dose, and MUD\WTR offer around 2g of various mushrooms.

On a positive note, Teeccino does use the fruiting body and mycelium for five out of six of its flavors, meaning you’re at least getting 500mg of a whole mushroom (and the possibility of more benefits) per serving. In comparison, ReNude Chagaccino also provides 500mg of a single mushroom (chaga) per serving, but only the fruiting body is used, and the product costs $50 up front, or $1.67 each serving — making it more expensive than our top pick, RYZE, for a fourth of the mushroom content.

Perhaps the biggest drawback of purchasing from Teeccino is the company’s lack of a money-back guarantee. All of our other top picks offer one, which reduces the risk of trying a new product like mushroom coffee. The low cost of Teeccino may make this less of a hangup for some people, but we still felt it was noteworthy.

A final thing worth mentioning is that Everyday Dose may be eligible for purchase using an HSA/FSA (it’s the only one of our picks to offer this). If you’re approved through Trumed — the service Everyday Dose uses — then Everyday Dose could be the least expensive mushroom coffee option by far. We’ll cover more about Everyday Dose and HSA/FSA eligibility in the product’s dedicated section later on.

Convenience

Winner: RYZE Mushroom Coffee

Similar to safety, convenience is a criterion in which all of our top picks are nearly neck and neck in their ratings. In this case, though, RYZE managed to come out ahead in a few distinct ways. First, here’s a quick chart detailing some of the differences between our picks:

Based on this information, none of our top picks appear particularly inconvenient; they all offer subscriptions, a majority have money-back guarantees, and nearly all of them arrived within a week after purchasing. But many of our picks stand out in one way or another, including in ways we only learned about by purchasing the products and interacting with customer service:

• Four Sigmatic offers the longest money-back guarantee of our top picks (120 days).
• RYZE and Teeccino shipped and arrived particularly fast, only four days after purchase.
• Teeccino is the only pick not to offer a guarantee, which ultimately docked it some convenience points.
• RYZE and Everyday Dose had the most informative customer service representatives we communicated with, and RYZE’s customer service was particularly quick to answer.
• MUD\WTR customer service was the slowest to respond (over a week) and the least helpful.
• Managing a subscription is easy for RYZE, Teeccino, ReNude, MUD\WTR, and Four Sigmatic, but Everyday Dose (unfortunately) requires you to wait 20 days after purchase before cancellation becomes available.

To build on the points about customer service, RYZE’s representative replied to our inquiry only three hours after we sent the message, and their response was very friendly and thorough. Everyday Dose’s customer service team was similarly friendly and eager to help, but the answer wasn’t quite satisfactory. In contrast, MUD\WTR took eight business days to even acknowledge our question with a vague and unhelpful response. It’s rare we come across customer service as slow as MUD\WTR or as fast as RYZE, which played a major role in our decision to crown the latter as our winner for convenience.

So, with an easy-to-manage subscription, a money-back guarantee, excellent customer service, and fast shipping, we felt that RYZE earned our pick as the most convenient mushroom coffee brand.

Taste

Winner: ReNude Chagaccino

Taste is extremely subjective; something you love the taste of may seem entirely unappealing to someone else or vice versa. The taste of coffee is no exception, which is why large coffee chains like Starbucks offer products to suit all tastes — from plain black coffee to white chocolate mochas and everything in between. And like regular coffee, different mushroom coffees will suit different tastes.

Generally, mushroom coffee mixed in hot or cold water with nothing else added to it will be on the bitter side with a hint of earthiness. It can be an acquired taste, but none of our testers found any of our picks to be undrinkable — though plain Original MUD\WTR (which didn’t make our list) came close at times — and they quickly adapted to the flavor. Mushroom coffee can be very versatile, too, depending on the product. For example, one of our testers found that they loved mixing Everyday Dose with chocolate protein powder; they described the combined taste as “nearly identical to a café mocha.”

But our ultimate winner for taste was ReNude Chagaccino, a mushroom coffee mix-in that you can add to your beverage of choice. Most mushroom coffees have a “base” of coffee, tea, matcha, hot chocolate, or something else that gives them a strong foundational flavor. ReNude Chagaccino doesn’t have a base, which means it can be more easily added to whatever drink you choose. This additional flexibility is a small part of why it won our pick for taste. In contrast, our picks from RYZE, Everyday Dose, and Four Sigmatic use coffee bases, Teeccino uses chicory coffee, and MUD\WTR Rest uses rooibos tea. Their more distinct flavor profiles limit how you can use them or alter their flavor to your liking.

However, the actual taste of Chagaccino was the main reason for its victory here. ReNude claims that Chagaccino “tastes like mocha ice cream,” and our testers wholeheartedly agreed with this statement — especially when they followed the company’s instructions on how to make a Chagaccino. The proprietary blend includes cacao and Ceylon cinnamon, which complement the earthy flavor of the chaga mushrooms without pushing the taste into bitter territory.

The only potential downside of Chagaccino’s flavor comes from the sweeteners used: monk fruit and erythritol. Monk fruit can leave behind a slight aftertaste that may be unpleasant if you’re not a fan of sugar substitutes. Erythritol, on the other hand, doesn’t leave much of an aftertaste, but it can cause a mild cooling sensation in the mouth.24 This sensation makes drinking warm beverages with Chagaccino feel a bit strange at first, but it isn’t a problem with a cool or cold drink.

If you’d rather have a mushroom coffee without sweetener, our picks from RYZE, Everyday Dose, Teeccino, and MUD\WTR are all sugar- and sweetener-free. And many of the manufacturers of our top picks also offer mushroom coffees with hot chocolate, tea, or matcha bases instead of coffee, if that’s what you’d prefer.

The chart below offers a quick breakdown of some of the most important details of each of our top mushroom coffee picks, including pricing, mushroom quantities, caffeine content, and allergens.

As a quick note, many of our picks are also available in starter kits that include extras like free gifts, samples of other products, and recipe books, among other things. However, starter kits are often more expensive than buying one standalone item, and not every company offers them. Therefore, the standard prices listed in the chart below are based on the cost of a single, non-subscription unit of 30 days’ worth of product from each company.

Originally, mushroom coffee was a coffee substitute or alternative — a hot or cold beverage made from mushrooms that may or may not actually contain coffee, depending on the brand.

However, over time, this definition has transformed and isn’t consistent across all products bearing the “mushroom coffee” label. While many manufacturers still stick to the original definition, many others apply the term “mushroom coffee” to products that add mushrooms (and sometimes botanicals) to hot chocolate, teas, matcha, or another “base” beverage in place of coffee. Additionally, you can also find mushroom coffee mix-ins containing mainly mushrooms without a base beverage, which you can add to your drink of choice.

While the definition of “mushroom coffee” now encompasses more than before, one thing that hasn’t changed over time is the premise behind mushroom coffee. According to most manufacturers, it’s supposed to offer a healthier and more beneficial (yet lower-caffeine or caffeine-free) alternative to a typical cup of coffee. We’ll cover the potential benefits of the most popular mushrooms in these products under the “How does mushroom coffee work?” section.

As a disclaimer, it’s worth noting that mushroom coffee won’t be the best choice for everyone. Like many other supplemental products, it can affect everyone differently. This isn’t to say that mushroom coffee won’t be able to help you just as much as (or more than) regular coffee, but that your mileage may vary.

Now, with all of that being said, mushroom coffee is intended to be an alternative to your typical morning brew. It often has less caffeine than regular coffee, and the addition of functional mushrooms, which are adaptogens,25 may also be able to help with concerns like stress, anxiety, and fatigue.26

Here’s a quick list of people who may benefit from mushroom coffee:

• Individuals who are sensitive to caffeine or looking to reduce their intake
• People seeking a coffee substitute
• Those who feel they could benefit from additional adaptogens
• Any healthy adult (not pregnant or breastfeeding) who wants to try it

So, mushroom coffee is for almost anyone who wants to give it a shot. However, the key word there is “almost.”

Who should look elsewhere?

While mushroom coffee is a generally safe coffee alternative for healthy adults, there are some cases in which it could be better to look elsewhere:

Even if you don’t fall under any of the above categories, we still recommend speaking with your doctor before starting any new supplemental product, including mushroom coffee. For more detailed information on the potential safety concerns of common mushrooms used in mushroom coffees, see the section titled “Is mushroom coffee safe?”

Every mushroom coffee works differently depending on the manufacturer's goals and the specific ingredients used to achieve them. Because of the wide variety, it can be challenging to concisely explain how mushroom coffee works as a whole. However, broadly speaking, the potentially beneficial ingredients in these products can often be grouped into three main categories:

1. The mushrooms
2. The base beverage (when applicable)
3. Additional ingredients

To better explain how the three categories of ingredients help drive the potential of mushroom coffee, we’ve put together a quick chart covering some of the basics. The chart highlights the possible benefits of functional mushrooms overall; more detailed information on the specific mushrooms you’re most likely to find in a mushroom coffee can be found a bit later on in this section.

Now that we’ve reviewed the basics of how mushroom coffee works, we’ll move on to the most common functional mushrooms and the research behind them.

The potential benefits of functional mushrooms

Generally, the purported benefits of functional mushrooms involve mood, focus, immunity, and gut health. While the current research on certain medicinal mushrooms is promising, most of it has been done on animals, cells, or very small groups of humans. Larger, well-designed human studies and trials are needed, but the current data is certainly worth a look.

First, let’s go over which mushrooms fall into the “functional” category. According to researchers, the main ones are:6

• Lion’s mane (Hericium erinaceus)
• Reishi (Ganoderma lucidum)
• Chaga (Inonotus obliquus)
• Cordyceps (Ophiocordyceps sinensis)
• Shiitake (Lentinula edodes)
• Turkey tail (Trametes versicolor)

Of course, there are other functional mushrooms out there, but the above six are some of the most commonly researched and the ones you’ll likely find in supplemental products like mushroom coffee. In fact, you can find chaga and lion’s mane in four of our picks, turkey tail and reishi in three, cordyceps in two, and shiitake in one. (RYZE contains nearly all six, with the only exception being chaga.)

But what can these mushrooms do for your health and well-being? In the chart below, we go over the research behind some of their potential benefits.

Which is better: The fruiting body or the mycelium?

If you’ve browsed for mushroom coffee before, chances are you’ve come across companies claiming to be better than the rest due to using only the mushroom’s fruiting body (some of our top picks are guilty of this). Yet other companies appear to boast about using the parts of the mushroom that others say are inferior. These contradicting statements can make shopping for mushroom coffee feel confusing or even a bit intimidating, but current research may relieve some of those worries.

At the time of this writing, relevant studies — a few of which we mentioned above — have generally found that all parts of the mushroom, including the mycelium, can each have their own advantages and disadvantages, and sometimes one mushroom may offer different benefits depending on the specific part that’s used.7

With all of this in mind, we’d prefer to see companies use the whole mushroom, including the mycelium, to provide the highest possible benefit to consumers.

As functional mushrooms become increasingly popular, more studies are being conducted. When additional high-quality research becomes available, we’ll update this guide — and the answer to this question — accordingly.

For healthy adults who aren’t pregnant, breastfeeding, or allergic to mushrooms, most mushroom coffees should be generally safe. However, there are a couple of instances in which drinking mushroom coffee could be risky:

• If the ingredients could interfere with medications or health conditions
• If a manufacturer doesn’t test for contaminants

To expand on the first point, some ingredients in mushroom coffees — including certain mushrooms — can potentially interact with prescription drugs and various health conditions. Because of this, it’s important to speak with your doctor before trying mushroom coffee.

The following is a (non-exhaustive) list of how common functional mushrooms may interact with medications or medical conditions:

Other ingredients in mushroom coffees can be risky, too. Ashwagandha — found in MUD\WTR Rest, Four Sigmatic Focus Latte, and Teeccino’s chaga variety — can interact with diabetes medications, antihypertensive drugs, immunosuppressants, sedatives, and thyroid medications. It may also cause miscarriages and can be unsafe for those with autoimmune disorders like MS, lupus, and rheumatoid arthritis.10 83

Another common botanical, Rhodiola — found in Four Sigmatic Focus Latte and Teeccino’s lion’s mane option — could lower blood sugar and blood pressure, as well as interact with antidepressants, blood thinners, and anti-inflammatory drugs.84 With all of this in mind, we recommend you speak with your doctor before trying mushroom coffee.

Now, when it comes to testing for contaminants, all of our top picks subject their products to third-party safety testing, but that doesn’t mean that every product on the market does. Since fungi basically absorb or “eat” whatever is in their environment,21 they’re at high risk for accumulating potential toxins, like heavy metals. This is why it’s important to purchase mushroom coffee from companies that thoroughly test their mushrooms.22 23

Best for most people

RYZE Mushroom Coffee is the flagship product of RYZE Superfoods, a Boston-based brand founded in 2020 by a duo of Harvard graduates aiming to improve the coffee-drinking experience by adding medicinal mushrooms to the mix. The makers claim the 2g proprietary mushroom blend can benefit “all aspects of health, mental and physical,” including your stamina, focus, immunity, longevity, mood, and gut health.

RYZE Mushroom Coffee ingredients and benefits

The original RYZE Mushroom Coffee contains a proprietary organic mushroom blend, organic instant arabica coffee, organic MCT oil, and organic coconut milk. It’s one of the shortest ingredient lists among our top picks (ReNude Chagaccino has the fewest inclusions overall).

However, even though the ingredient list is short, RYZE contains the largest variety of mushrooms out of our picks, with the 2g blend consisting of cordyceps, reishi, king trumpet, shiitake, turkey tail, and lion’s mane mushrooms. RYZE claims the following benefits for each of them:

• Reishi: For mood
• Turkey tail: For gut health
• Shiitake: For immunity
• King trumpet: For longevity
• Cordyceps: For stamina
• Lion’s mane: For focus

While research on functional mushrooms (especially with large groups of human subjects) is still quite sparse, the current data on the mushrooms in RYZE’s blend is promising. We’ll give you some quick research details here, but we explore the matter further in our full RYZE review.

The other potentially beneficial ingredient in RYZE Mushroom Coffee is MCT oil,92 which may promote weight loss and boost energy levels.93 94

Overall, RYZE isn’t far off with the suggested benefits of its mushrooms, but it’s important to keep in mind that (as with most functional mushroom research) many of the relevant studies had small sample sizes, were conducted on animals, or used doses greater than what’s likely — or possibly — in the proprietary blend. Based on the data that exists, though, you may still be able to see some of the benefits from a daily cup or two of RYZE Mushroom Coffee, even if they’re not as prominent.

Does RYZE use the mycelium or the fruiting body?

The answer to this isn’t made very clear on the RYZE website, so we reached out to customer service and asked. The response we received was impressively quick (within three hours), friendly, and informative:

“We don't include any undeclared ingredients or fillers. We do, however, grow our mushrooms on logs and whole-grain, gluten-free oats. You can have peace of mind knowing that we go through the process of separating the actual rooting of the mushrooms from the substrates they’re grown on. Additionally, we use full-spectrum mushrooms, including fruiting bodies, so you can get the maximum benefits from the whole mushroom’s life cycle.”

RYZE and MUD\WTR are our only picks that take advantage of their mushrooms’ full life cycles. Teeccino comes close by using the whole mushroom, but Everyday Dose, ReNude, and Four Sigmatic stick by the claim that using only the fruiting bodies is ideal.

Our RYZE experience

Besides a frustrating website design, our experience with RYZE was overall positive. Ordering was straightforward, shipping was fast, and the customer service was exceptional. When it came to trying the mushroom coffee itself, our testers found it mixed well with both hot and cold water, leaving little to no grainy texture behind. The Four Sigmatic Focus Latte, in comparison, required extra mixing throughout the drinking process to keep stubborn, unmixed powder from settling on the bottom of the mug.

Taste-wise, RYZE Mushroom Coffee is a bit more “mushroomy” than our other top picks, but it was still considered “very smooth.” And a couple of our testers felt RYZE actually tasted the closest to traditional coffee out of our picks.

If you’re not a fan of an earthy or “weak coffee” flavor, we definitely recommend adding some sweetener or additional creamer of your choice. If you’re looking for something that doesn’t taste bitter at all, then an alternative like ReNude Chagaccino or Everyday Dose may be better for you.

RYZE Mushroom Coffee pricing

Besides Teeccino, all of our top mushroom coffee picks are priced about the same: $45-$50 for a one-time purchase of a 30-day supply. But most of the companies also offer various bundles and subscription deals, and RYZE is no exception. The chart below covers the standard and subscription prices for RYZE products and bundles in which the main focus is the company’s original mushroom coffee. (Pricing details for RYZE’s other offerings can be found in our full review.)

Something a bit frustrating about RYZE is the company’s inconsistent subscription discounts across products, which can also be rather strange amounts. For instance, with other brands, we rarely see subscription discounts of 16.7% off. In such cases, we feel it’d be better (as in, more appealing and less confusing to consumers) to just round it up to an even number.

That being said, RYZE’s subscription discounts are generally around the 20% mark and can reach up to 25%, which is a decent savings. In comparison, ReNude only gives you a 10% discount.

Like most of our picks (besides Teeccino), RYZE also offers a money-back guarantee. If you aren’t satisfied with your purchase, you can contact the company within 30 days to return your product and get a refund. Additionally, all orders to the contiguous United States ship for free.

Best budget pick and best decaf

Established in the 1990s by an award-winning tea designer, Teeccino is a brand dedicated to cost-effective “caffeine-free and acid-free” coffee alternatives. The company’s product collections include options based around dandelion, Mayan ramón seeds, Mediterranean flavors, and — of course — mushrooms. In addition to offering 500mg of mushroom extract and a good amount of an adaptogen per serving, Teeccino Mushroom Herbal Coffees come in novel flavors that you won’t find from competitors.

Teeccino Mushroom Herbal Coffee ingredients and benefits

Instead of traditional decaf coffee (which actually still contains a small amount of caffeine), all of the Teeccino Mushroom Herbal Coffees use a carob and chicory coffee blend.95

Chicory coffee is entirely caffeine-free and tastes nearly the same as regular coffee,96 97 while carob products are chocolatey in flavor and typically have up to around 0.085mg — or less than half of a single milligram — of caffeine at most.98 This exceptionally low caffeine content is why Teeccino earned our choice as the best decaf mushroom coffee option.

In terms of gluten-free status, not all of Teeccino’s flavors are certified as such. In the picture above, you may notice that the chaga variety states, “Certified Gluten Free by The Gluten Free Certification Organization,” but this isn’t the case for all flavors. For instance, the following picture shows the message seen on the Lion's Mane Rhodiola Rose option, which explains how — even though it’s not certified gluten-free — independent lab testing can’t detect gluten when these mushroom coffees are brewed using a paper filter or tea bag. Because of this, those who can’t have gluten may wish to consider using the tea bag varieties of Teeccino’s Mushroom Herbal Coffees instead of the grounds.

Now, when it comes to the different varieties of Teeccino’s Mushroom Herbal Coffee, each has its own set of ingredients. Every flavor focuses mainly on one mushroom and one adaptogen, but there are some other inclusions.

• Reishi Eleuthero French Roast: Carob pods, chicory root, barley, ramón seed, eleuthero root (1,000mg), reishi mushroom extract (500mg), and natural coffee flavor
• Chaga Ashwagandha Butterscotch Cream: Carob pods, chicory root, ramón seed, dates, ashwagandha root (1,000mg), Indian sarsaparilla root, chaga extract (500mg), and natural butterscotch cream flavor
• Lion's Mane Rhodiola Rose: Carob pods, chicory root, barley, dates, rose petals, Rhodiola root (500mg), lion’s mane extract (500mg), figs, and natural rose flavor
• Cordyceps Schisandra Cinnamon Berry: Carob pods, chicory root, cinnamon, ramón seed, Schisandra berries (600mg), sweet blackberry leaves, cordyceps extract (500mg), and natural blackberry flavor
• Turkey Tail Astragalus Toasted Maple: Carob pods, chicory root, barley, dates, astragalus root (1,000mg), turkey tail extract (500mg), natural toasted maple flavor, and figs
• Tremella Tulsi Cardamom: Carob pods, chicory root, Tulsi leaves (1,600mg), dandelion root, Tremella extract (500mg), cardamom seeds, and natural cardamom flavor

Similar to MUD\WTR and RYZE, Teeccino uses whole mushrooms — but as an extract — in all of its flavors except Tremella Tulsi Cardamom, which contains only the fruiting body. Tremella is also the only mushroom we haven’t covered anywhere else in this guide. Like the other mushrooms we’ve mentioned, studies on tremella have mainly been on cells and animals, but they may possess antioxidant, antitumor, antidiabetic, neuroprotective, and immunomodulatory properties. It might also promote better skin health via improved photoprotection and wound healing.99

That being said, Teeccino actually doesn’t make any “big” claims about the health benefits of its mushroom coffee. The company keeps things pretty simple by attributing the positives of its product to the well-established nutrition facts of the ingredients, including their antioxidant, prebiotic, potassium, and soluble fiber content. But even though no other claims are made, the adaptogens could provide some additional positives, like stress relief and better sleep or improved energy and immunity.25

Our experience with Teeccino

Teeccino's website is very easy to navigate. All of its products are readily available for browsing and are organized by base beverage, collection, dietary needs, taste, size, and more. Purchasing was straightforward, and, just like RYZE, our Teeccino order arrived exceptionally fast — only four days after our purchase. The company’s customer service was also very friendly, and the representatives answered our questions after a two-day waiting period. MUD\WTR’s team, in comparison, took over a week to get back to us, and their answers weren't all that helpful.

According to our testers, the Mushroom Herbal Coffee itself is smooth and has a rich, often mildly sweet flavor. Two of the varieties — Chaga Ashwagandha Butterscotch Cream and Turkey Tail Astragalus Maple — were tied for the favorite of the bunch. Teeccino’s mushroom coffees also have particularly nice aromas, which positively impact the overall experience of the flavors.

The only downside of Teeccino’s mushroom coffee is that it’s not instant; you’ll need to either brew it like typical ground coffee or steep a tea bag in hot water, depending on which form you purchase. All of our other picks are instant and simply require you to mix them in hot or cold water, or another beverage in the case of Chagaccino. We purchased the all-purpose grind sampler pack and made our Teeccino using a French press, but the company notes that you can use “any kind of coffee brewer” to make it, such as a Keurig, drip coffee maker, espresso machine, or Italian moka pot.

Teeccino Mushroom Coffee pricing

Besides being our selection for best decaf mushroom coffee, Teeccino also earned our choice as the best budget pick. You won’t get as much mushroom from these products as you would from alternatives like RYZE or MUD\WTR, but 500mg per serving at a low price is still impressive.

The chart below details Teeccino’s Mushroom Herbal Coffee pricing. All flavors cost the same, so we broke it down by product type. Also, only three of the flavors are available in the 5lb variety (Chaga Ashwagandha, Reishi Eleuthero, and Turkey Tail Astragalus), and you can’t currently subscribe to the Mushroom Coffee Sampler.

As you can see, even at its most expensive per serving — $0.80 when buying a 10-pack of tea bags — Teeccino offers a very affordable mushroom coffee. The next least expensive options from our other top picks are RYZE and Everyday Dose, which are tied at $1.50 per serving at standard cost. But even with subscription discounts, none of Teeccino’s close competitors come close in terms of cost.

Perhaps because it’s rather inexpensive, Teeccino doesn’t offer a money-back guarantee. If this is a dealbreaker for you, then you may prefer any of our other top picks, all of which have guarantees. Most of them are 30 days, but Everyday Dose and Four Sigmatic stand out with 45- and 120-day guarantees, respectively.

Best tasting

Founded in 2018 and based in Los Angeles, ReNude creates chaga-based mushroom coffee products. Its motto, “Live long, die pretty!” is reflected in the company's various claims about its flagship product, Chagaccino: Adaptogen Boost, such as its ability to fight aging, reduce stress, and prevent cell damage from free radicals. While we will be going over the validity of Chagaccino’s purported benefits, the main reason for this mushroom coffee being in this guide is its tasty, almost ice-cream-like flavor.

ReNude Chagaccino ingredients and benefits

The original Chagaccino is the only one of our picks without a base beverage; there’s no coffee, tea, matcha, or anything else of the sort. Rather, it’s intended to be mixed in with your beverage of choice, meaning much of the resulting flavor is customizable to suit your tastes. Because of this, ReNude’s Chagaccino also has one of the smallest ingredient lists of our picks. Each serving contains:

• 706mg proprietary blend of chaga (500mg), cacao, and Ceylon cinnamon
• 6g of erythritol
• Undefined amount of monk fruit extract

In contrast to the fairly simple, nutrition-based benefit claims made by Teeccino for its Mushroom Herbal Coffee, ReNude’s suggestions for what Chagaccino can do for your health include:

• Providing the “highest natural source of antioxidants”
• Stress relief
• Immune support
• Anti-aging and beautifying effects
• Better energy and endurance
• Improved focus and cognitive function
• Gut health support

Now, let’s take a quick look at what the current science has to say about these claims.

Ultimately, ReNude’s claims are fairly accurate, except for those about stress relief and beautifying. We would like to see the company tweak those two statements in the future so as not to mislead customers.

Additionally, unlike MUD\WTR, RYZE, and Teeccino, ReNude uses only fruiting bodies in its products, which — as we’ve mentioned — isn’t what we prefer to see companies do. After all, the left-out part of chaga mycelium may have anticancer properties and promote cytokine production,106 107 which could control inflammation.108

Our ReNude Chagaccino experience

Purchasing from ReNude is pretty straightforward; the website is user-friendly and easy enough to navigate. That being said, shipping from ReNude took the longest out of our top picks, at eight days from purchase to arrival. MUD\WTR was the next-slowest shipment (seven days), while RYZE and Teeccino were the fastest (four days).

The Chagaccino product itself is also quite easy to use; you just add a tablespoon of powder to your drink of choice. (We recommend choosing something that pairs well with a chocolate flavor, as Chagaccino contains cacao.) When our testers followed the directions for making an actual Chagaccino, as written on the card included with our order, they found it tasted nearly identical to coffee ice cream. The slight aftertaste and cooling sensation of the sweeteners can take some getting used to, but they were far from dealbreakers for our testers.

ReNude Chagaccino pricing

While the Chagaccino product has a great flavor, its price may leave a bad taste in your mouth. For only 500mg of chaga fruiting bodies (not the whole mushroom), you’ll be paying anywhere from $30 to $50 for this mushroom coffee mix-in powder. Subscriptions can relieve some of the cost burden, but ReNude’s 10% off is the lowest discount of our top picks. Here’s how the prices break down:

One item not included in the chart is the Chagaccino gift box (ReNude’s version of a starter kit). This $50 box can’t be subscribed to, and it mainly includes branded and mushroom-themed gifts instead of actual Chagaccino powder (you only get ten single-serve packets of the product). The other gifts include a glass with ReNude branding on it, a milk frother, a rose gold straw, a button with “Live long, die pretty!” on it, and a mushroom-shaped stress ball (or, as the company puts it, a “shroom stress reliever squishy thing”).

On the plus side of Chagaccino’s pricing, shipping is free for all orders, and ReNude offers a 30-day money-back guarantee if you aren’t satisfied with your purchase. This guarantee is the same length as those from RYZE and MUD\WTR but shorter than the ones from Everyday Dose (45 days) and Four Sigmatic (120 days).

Best nootropics blend

Everyday Dose was founded in 2021 with the goal of providing an “alternative to regular coffee and stimulants” through the combination of functional mushrooms, amino acids, and nootropic ingredients. Everyday Dose claims its mushroom coffee can improve focus, mood, and energy, all while reducing stress levels.

Everyday Dose ingredients and benefits

Unlike RYZE and Chagaccino, Everyday Dose contains a fairly large ingredient list, mainly due to the nearly 20 amino acids provided by the inclusion of bovine collagen. However, similar to many other mushroom coffees, Everyday Dose obscures its mushroom doses behind a proprietary blend. The 7,000mg (7g) blend doesn’t contain only mushrooms like the one in RYZE, though; it’s made up of:

• Bovine hydrolyzed collagen powder
• Coffee bean extract
• L-Theanine
• Organic chaga fruiting body extract
• Organic lion’s mane fruiting body extract

Normally, with proprietary blends, you’ll almost never be able to find out how much of an ingredient is present. But based on our interactions with customer service and the details we discovered ourselves, we determined that Everyday Dose contains about:

• 1,740mg of mushrooms; half chaga (870mg) and half lion’s mane (870mg), as explained by customer service
• 0.35mg of coffee extract or matcha
• 4,733mg of collagen, based on the collagen-derived amino acid content
• 150mg of L-theanine

Now let’s go over how the claims Everyday Dose makes for its product fare against current scientific research. We cover the most important parts in this guide, but our full Everyday Dose review goes into more detail.

To reiterate, Everyday Dose suggests its mushroom coffee can improve your focus, mood, and energy levels while simultaneously reducing stress. Additionally, the company notes potential benefits for hair, skin, joint, and nail health due to the bovine collagen content.

Similar to RYZE, Everyday Dose’s claims have some decent research to support them. The only claim that’s really lacking any evidence is collagen’s purported benefits for hair, skin, and nail health.

Does Everyday Dose use whole mushrooms or the fruiting body?

Everyday Dose is “committed” to using only the fruiting bodies of its mushrooms, which isn’t ideal based on what we know from existing research. The mycelium and other parts of the whole mushroom can boost the benefits of the fruiting body, or they may offer different advantages entirely.

Like many other mushroom coffee manufacturers, including Four Sigmatic and ReNude, Everyday Dose claims that the fruiting body is the only beneficial part of the mushroom and that companies using the mycelium or other mushroom parts are offering an inferior product in an effort to cut costs.

We feel that MUD\WTR, which uses the whole mushroom, puts it best on its website by stating that the mycelium “is currently on the end of a smear campaign.”

Our experience with Everyday Dose

Our purchasing experience with Everyday Dose was smooth, and delivery took six days (the same time as our order from Four Sigmatic). However, our subscription experience with the company was a bit less than stellar. Everyday Dose is the only one of our picks that will make you wait a certain amount of time before you can cancel your subscription. The company policy notes that this should be 20 days after your order, but we ended up having to wait 22 before the cancel button would actually let us click on it. Not having a “cancel at any time” policy like the competition feels like a sneaky way to make customers forget to cancel and end up paying for another month.

Other than our issues with the subscription, our team did enjoy Everyday Dose. The product mixes well and has a taste similar to extra-dark chocolate. Because of this, one of our testers found it paired perfectly with chocolate protein powder. We also found Everyday Dose’s frother to be much easier to use than MUD\WTR’s — the latter is a bit too powerful, leading to frequent spills and splashing.

Everyday Dose pricing

Everyday Dose’s mushroom coffee is available in four different ways — two are starter kits, and the other two are just bags of the powder. Here’s how the pricing works out:

Like RYZE and Chagaccino, Everyday Dose ships free within the U.S., and your order is covered by a 45-day guarantee.

Interestingly, Everyday Dose is our only top pick that’s potentially eligible for payment via HSA/FSA. What makes this interesting is that supplements aren’t typically covered unless you have a letter from a physician stating that it’s necessary for the treatment of a diagnosed medical condition.116 The service that Everyday Dose uses for HSA/FSA, Trumed, claims it can help you get a letter of medical necessity, but we’re not sure what conditions could feasibly be treated with mushroom coffee. Ultimately, if you have an HSA/FSA, it could be worth a try, but we recommend tempering your expectations for approval from your account provider — especially since the IRS recently issued a warning about companies “misrepresenting nutrition, wellness, and general health expenses as medical care.”117

Best adaptogen blend

Founded in 2012 as “a mental wellness and performance company,” Four Sigmatic is one of the more well-known brands on the market that specializes in functional mushroom products. In addition to mushroom coffees, Four Sigmatic offers mushroom- and plant-based protein powders, supplements, creamers, and more. But our choice for the best mushroom coffee adaptogen blend is Four Sigmatic’s Focus Latte, which contains a nice blend of functional mushrooms and botanicals.

Four Sigmatic Focus Latte ingredients

Four Sigmatic’s Focus Latte is gluten-free, keto-friendly, and USDA-certified organic. The ingredients in this mushroom coffee are:

• Organic chaga (500mg)
• Organic lion’s mane (500mg)
• Organic Rhodiola (250mg)
• Organic ashwagandha (125mg)
• Organic mucuna (125mg)

The additional inclusions not on the Supplement Facts are organic coconut milk powder, organic instant coffee powder, organic lucuma powder, organic yacon juice powder, and organic monk fruit extract.

Similar to Teeccino, Four Sigmatic doesn’t make too many grand promises about its products, which is something we can appreciate. The company keeps it simple by saying the ingredients in its Focus Latte may boost your focus, energy, and mood. We also appreciate the product page that lists which ingredients the company attributes to each potential benefit. Interestingly, though, Four Sigmatic states that all of the mushrooms and botanicals can help with focus, while only the coffee boosts energy and mood. With there being several studies on adaptogens resulting in positive mood effects, we are a bit curious as to why only coffee is considered a mood booster.

Speaking of adaptogens and mood, ashwagandha,10 Rhodiola,118 and mucuna all have some supportive research suggesting they can reduce feelings of stress, anxiety, or depression.119 They also have some scientific support as cognitive enhancers.120 However, many of the cognition studies have been on animals.121

A somewhat successful study on ashwagandha did have human participants, though; it found that acute supplementation led to improvement in certain areas of executive function, attention, and short-term memory.122

Turning to the mushrooms, we think it’s a bit ironic that Four Sigmatic’s Focus Latte product page quotes an excerpt from Oprah Daily magazine stating that “Certain compounds in lion’s mane may stimulate the production of nerve growth factor (NGF).” While this potential benefit has been displayed in various studies, researchers have found that using both the fruiting body and the mycelium together — not just using the fruiting body, as Four Sigmatic does — appears to be ideal for promoting the production of NGF.41 In fact, erinacines, the NGF-stimulating compound found in lion’s mane mycelium, may be overall better at doing so than the compound in lion’s mane fruiting bodies (hericenones).123

Our experience with Four Sigmatic

As with our other top picks, ordering from Four Sigmatic was quick and simple, and our package arrived after six days. Focus Latte, however, was the only product we found not to dissolve very well. Our testers reported having to repeatedly mix their drinks in order to prevent undissolved powder from settling at the bottom. Adding additional liquid didn’t seem to fix the issue, either.

Taste-wise, Focus Latte is quite smooth (if you ignore the leftover powder) and creamy due to the added coconut milk. It has a slight hint of a caramel or vanilla flavor, which our testers found was enhanced when the product was served cold instead of hot.

Four Sigmatic Focus Latte pricing

Four Sigmatic offers subscription and bundling discounts for its Focus Latte, which can be combined for additional savings.

Only the two bulk options include free shipping; otherwise, it’s $7.95. And Four Sigmatic has the longest satisfaction guarantee of our top picks, giving you 120 days to try the product and decide if it’s right for you. To avoid the shipping fee on a single pack, you could bundle it with other purchases on Amazon, since the product is available there — or, if you’re a Prime member, you get free shipping on it regardless.

Best evening blend

MUD\WTR was founded in 2018 with the goal of creating a coffee alternative that could provide energy, focus, and additional benefits without giving consumers jitters and anxiety. In addition to the original MUD\WTR, there’s also Matcha, Turmeric, and Rest, the last of which earned our pick as the best evening blend. In contrast to the original formula, Rest is not intended to give you energy and focus but rather relaxation and a sense of calm.

MUD\WTR Rest ingredients

Just like RYZE, MUD\WTR uses full-spectrum, whole mushrooms that are allowed to complete their entire life cycle before harvest — this means you’re more likely to see benefits from the entire mushroom, including the mycelium. The mushrooms used in Rest are turkey tail and reishi, while the rest of the ingredients are botanicals, spices, and fruit powder. Here’s how the ingredients per serving break down:

• Rooibos tea (858mg)
• Valerian root (520mg)
• Passionflower (280mg)
• Cinnamon (200mg)
• Turkey tail (1,120mg)
• Ashwagandha (138mg)
• Reishi (1,120mg)
• Turmeric (260mg)
• Chamomile (96mg)
• Lucuma powder (1,100mg)

Based on existing research, the botanicals really stand out as the driving force behind the potential for Rest to promote relaxation.

• Ashwagandha has demonstrated the ability to reduce stress and anxiety in several studies. It also may be able to promote better sleep.10
• Some research on passionflower found it to work just as well in treating generalized anxiety disorder as the prescription drug Serax.11
• Perhaps due to the flavonoid apigenin, chamomile is “widely regarded” as a botanical with sleep-promoting properties.12
• In a 2023 study, valerian root “significantly improved” sleep quality and symptoms of anxiety and daytime sleepiness in young adults with insomnia.13

Additionally, the antioxidants found in many of the ingredients, like cinnamon, may also reduce stress and improve sleep quality.124 With all of this in mind, we feel that MUD\WTR’s relaxation claims have some solid footing.

Our MUD\WTR experience

MUD\WTR’s website design can be a little tricky to navigate at times; it’s not as bad as RYZE’s website, but there’s some room for improvement. However, the main issue we experienced was with customer support. We waited over a week to hear back from a representative, and their eventual answer to our question was less than helpful; it was more vague than anything.

Other than that, purchasing from MUD\WTR isn’t inconvenient. Shipping took a week, but the product arrived safely, and we managed to avoid the all-too-common issue seen by many MUD\WTR customers — a distinct lack of product in the canister. In reviews, multiple customers mention not receiving a full canister of powder, but we’re happy to report this didn’t happen in our case.

As for the flavor, Rest is a fairly strong, spicy tea — meaning spices, not the hot type of spicy. If you’re not a fan of strong spice and some bitterness, then, MUD\WTR Rest may be one to skip. Our testers did generally like the taste after modifying it with some half-and-half and coconut sugar, but they did note that it might not be everyone’s cup of tea (no pun intended).

One final aspect of our MUD\WTR experience that we feel is worth mentioning is how fast and powerful the frother (called the “MUD Whip”) is — and when you press the button to turn it on, the device runs continuously. These two factors mean that you may wind up with frequent spills, as we did. We definitely recommend keeping your eye on your mug when you use it.

MUD\WTR Rest pricing

There are four purchase options for MUD\WTR Rest, with one of them being a starter kit. Pricing details are as follows:

Standard shipping from MUD\WTR is $5.00, but subscriptions ship for free in the U.S. And when it comes to a money-back guarantee, MUD\WTR offers a pretty standard 30-day one (the same length as those from RYZE and ReNude).

If mushroom coffee doesn’t sound like it’s right for you, but you’re still searching for a product to boost your cognition or calm you down, then nootropics or other adaptogen supplements may be a better option.