# Melting Forest Mushroom Coffee — review data

Source: https://mushroomcoffeelab.com/reviews/melting-forest/
Last updated: 2026-08-28

## Verdict
Melting Forest mushroom coffee is the cheapest fruiting-body seven-mushroom instant we have found at $0.67 a cup, with cacao, branded rhodiola and L-theanine. At 2 g per serving with no stated mushroom amounts, the dose is unknown and almost certainly small; caffeine is not published, so our 50 mg figure is an estimate, and we found no COA.
Overall score: 3/5 (taste 3.5, ingredients 4, transparency 2, value 5, lab testing 2, dosage 1.5)

## Facts
- Brand website: https://meltingforest.com/
- Price: $19.99 USD for 30 servings ($0.67 per serving)
- Caffeine per serving: 50 mg
- Formats: instant
- Beta-glucan content disclosed: no
- Third-party tested: not stated
- Organic: yes

## Mushrooms per serving
- Chaga: dose not disclosed, fruiting-body (human studies used No completed human RCTs)
- Lion's Mane: dose not disclosed, fruiting-body (human studies used 1,000–3,000 mg/day)
- Reishi: dose not disclosed, fruiting-body (human studies used 1,400–5,400 mg/day of extract)
- Cordyceps: dose not disclosed, fruiting-body (human studies used 1,000–4,000 mg/day)
- Maitake: dose not disclosed, fruiting-body (human studies used Extract studies at gram-level doses; no coffee-dose data)
- Shiitake: dose not disclosed, fruiting-body (human studies used 5–10 g/day dried mushroom (dietary study))
- Turkey Tail: dose not disclosed, fruiting-body (human studies used ~3,000 mg/day of PSK extract)

## Pros
- $19.99 for 30 servings is $0.67 a cup — second-cheapest in our set and the cheapest with fruiting-body and organic claims
- Seven organic fruiting-body mushrooms plus branded actives (Rhodiolife rhodiola, Senactiv rosa roxburghii and panax notoginseng) and L-theanine
- Organic Fair Trade arabica with cacao; the same brand makes the sparkling D-Stress and Energy cans

## Cons
- A 2 g serving with no mushroom amounts — after coffee and cacao there is very little room for extract
- Caffeine per serving is not published; our 50 mg figure is an estimate for a 2 g instant, not a brand number
- No third-party testing statement or COA found

## Skip it if
- You want a meaningful or even disclosed mushroom dose
- You dislike cacao in your coffee — it is a mocha-leaning blend

## FAQ
Q: How much caffeine is in Melting Forest mushroom coffee?
A: Melting Forest does not publish a caffeine figure for the instant coffee. A 2 g serving that is mostly instant arabica and cacao would typically land around 40–60 mg, so we list 50 mg as an estimate. The brand's sparkling Energy cans are a different product and state 150 mg from green coffee bean.

Q: How much mushroom is in Melting Forest coffee?
A: Unknown. The label lists organic fruiting-body extracts of chaga, lion's mane, reishi, cordyceps, maitake, shiitake and turkey tail, but gives no total or per-species amount. With a 2 g serving that also has to hold coffee, cacao, rhodiola and L-theanine, the mushroom share is probably a few hundred milligrams at most.

Q: How much does Melting Forest cost per cup?
A: The instant Mushroom Coffee is $19.99 for a 30-serving tub, or about $0.67 per cup at the one-time price, which makes it one of the cheapest mushroom coffees we track. The sparkling cans are $34.95 for a 12-pack, about $2.91 per can, so the instant is by far the cheaper way into the brand.

Q: What are Melting Forest's sparkling mushroom drinks?
A: Two lines of 12 oz cans: D-Stress, which is caffeine-free with reishi, lion's mane, L-theanine, rhodiola and lemon balm, and Energy, with 150 mg of caffeine from green coffee bean plus cordyceps and lion's mane. Both are zero sugar and about five calories, and both are sold in 12-packs at $34.95.