Mushroom & Superfoods FAQs

Functional mushrooms, such as Lion's Mane and Reishi, are edible mushrooms with a long history of use in traditional practice. Lion's Mane is a functional mushroom traditionally associated with focus and mental clarity. We don't make health claims for them: we use fruiting body extracts only, never mycelium, in drinks you'd enjoy anyway.

Lion's Mane is in Lion's Mane Coffee and Decaf, all four Lion's Mane teas, Cacao Bliss and the sparkling drinks. Reishi is in Cacao Bliss and Matcha Latte. Cacao Bliss also has organic shiitake, the source of its vitamin D and B12. All are fruiting body.

Our drinks are foods, not supplements, so there's no set dose. Follow the serving on the pack, for example 2 teaspoons of Cacao Bliss or 1 tea bag, and enjoy them as part of a varied, balanced diet and a healthy lifestyle.

Whenever suits your routine. If caffeine keeps you up, pick a naturally caffeine-free drink later in the day, such as our Lemon & Ginger or Mint & Chamomile teas. See which products contain caffeine.

Every ingredient arrives with a supplier certificate. We've also started independent lab testing across our range, and we publish results as each product is tested (see How we check). Need the certificate for a particular batch? Get in touch.

Please ask your GP or midwife before trying our drinks if you're pregnant or breastfeeding, and your GP before giving them to children.

Our drinks are made for people, not pets. Please speak to your vet first.

Choose by the drink you enjoy. Lion's Mane is in our coffee, teas and Cacao Bliss. Reishi is in Cacao Bliss and Matcha Latte. If you have a health condition, ask your GP first.

No product is certified organic as a whole. Some ingredients come from certified-organic suppliers, for example the tea leaves and herbs in our Lion's Mane teas, the matcha and coconut milk in Matcha Latte, and the Reishi and ashwagandha. We mark them on each product page. Our coffee is Rainforest Alliance Certified rather than organic, and our Ceremonial Grade Matcha isn't organic.

No. Lion's Mane and Reishi are non-psychoactive.

No. Keep it at room temperature.

No. We use 100% fruiting body, never mycelium or grain.

A name for certain herbs and mushrooms with a long history of use in traditional practices such as Ayurveda. The best known is ashwagandha, a traditional adaptogenic herb, which is in our Lion's Mane Coffee, Decaf and Matcha Latte. We describe these ingredients by their traditional use only, and we don't make health claims for them.

Not yet. The Lion's Mane and Reishi extracts in our coffee, Matcha Latte and Cacao Bliss come from Green Origins, a Soil Association certified supplier.

Cultivated, not wild.

Herbs and mushrooms with a long history of use in Ayurvedic and traditional Chinese practice. The two in our range are ashwagandha (a root) and Reishi (a mushroom).

Drinks made with ingredients chosen for more than taste, such as functional mushrooms, adaptogens or vitamins. Ours are real coffee, leaf tea, matcha, a matcha latte, a mushroom hot chocolate and sparkling drinks, most with Lion's Mane, Reishi or ashwagandha.

Whenever suits you. For later in the day, choose a drink without caffeine (see Do any of the products contain caffeine?).

There are no set guidelines. Follow the serving on the pack, and if you're having more, build up gradually. If you drink our coffee, matcha or caffeinated teas, keep an eye on your caffeine across the day.

The adaptogens in our range are ashwagandha (Withania somnifera), a root with a long history in Ayurveda, and Reishi (Ganoderma lucidum), a mushroom with a long history in East Asian tradition. We also use Lion's Mane, a functional mushroom traditionally associated with focus and mental clarity. We don't make health claims for these ingredients.

We are. Every Cheerful Buddha blend is our own recipe.

Please ask your GP or midwife before trying our drinks while pregnant.

Please ask your GP before giving our drinks to children.

Research in people is still limited, so we don't make claims about what adaptogens do in the body. We use ashwagandha and Reishi for their long traditional use, in drinks that taste good.

If you take medication, have a health condition, or are pregnant or breastfeeding, check with your GP or pharmacist before trying our drinks. Every ingredient is listed on each product page and pack.

Please ask your GP or pharmacist first if you have a health condition.

A popular name for foods such as cacao, matcha and mushrooms. There's no official definition, so we'd rather tell you exactly what's in each drink: every ingredient is listed on its product page.

No single food does it all. A varied, balanced diet and a healthy lifestyle matter most. Our drinks are an easy way to bring ingredients like cacao, matcha, Lion's Mane and Reishi into your day, not a replacement for good food.

Real coffee and real leaf tea, not stir-in powders, with 100% fruiting body mushroom extracts. Every product is Vegan Certified, our coffee is Rainforest Alliance Certified, our powders come in plastic-free, recyclable cardboard tubes, and our Lemon & Ginger and Mint & Chamomile teas won Great Taste awards in 2026.

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Start with how you like to drink: coffee (Lion's Mane Coffee or Decaf), tea (four Lion's Mane teas), matcha (Ceremonial Grade Matcha or Matcha Latte), something cosy (Cacao Bliss) or something cold (the sparkling drinks). Check which products contain caffeine, and ask your GP first if you have a health condition.

Don't go over the recommended daily intake of any vitamin across everything you take. Cacao Bliss contains vitamin D and B12, and our sparkling drinks contain vitamins and minerals, so count them if you also take a multivitamin.

Please ask your GP or pharmacist first if you take medication or have a health condition.

Our coffee, teas, matcha, Matcha Latte and Cacao Bliss have no additives, and every ingredient is listed on the product page. Our sparkling drinks contain citric acid and a sweetener from stevia (steviol glycosides).

Not all of them. Cacao Bliss and our Lion's Mane Coffee and Decaf contain raw cacao powder, but the coffee itself is roasted, and our teas and matcha are made from dried tea leaves.

Yes. None of our ingredients is genetically modified, as our suppliers' certificates of analysis confirm.

No, they aren't certified kosher.

They aren't certified Halal.

Every ingredient is listed on each product page and pack. Please always check the label, and get in touch if you need more detail about allergens.

No.

They're quick: a spoonful in hot water or milk and you're done, and they let us blend several ingredients into one cup. Our coffee and teas aren't powders, though: they're real ground coffee and real leaf tea.

Yes: Lion's Mane Coffee, Ceremonial Grade Matcha, Matcha Latte, Lion's Mane Green Tea and English Breakfast.

A little: Cacao Bliss (raw cacao naturally has a little caffeine). Our Decaf coffee is decaffeinated, not completely caffeine-free.

None: Lemon & Ginger, Mint & Chamomile and the sparkling drinks.

Please ask your GP or midwife first.

Please ask your GP before giving our drinks to children.

Don't go over the recommended daily intake of any ingredient, whether it comes from one product or several.

Every pack shows its best before date. Need batch details? Get in touch with your batch number.