Is Ylva Blends Mushroom Coffee Good? Women's Hormone-Focused Instant Reviewed

By , MD, FACOG·

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Ylva Blends mushroom coffee is the first mushroom coffee built around women's hormonal health: lion's mane, reishi, chaga, maitake and shiitake with black cohosh, hops and St John's wort in an Amazon-only instant. No ingredient has a stated amount, the caffeine figure is undisclosed (our 40 mg and $29.99 are unverified estimates), and St John's wort interacts with many medications.

Price
$29.99 / 36 servings (est.)
Per serving
$0.83 (est.)
Caffeine
40 mg (est.)
Mushrooms
5 species
Part used
undisclosed
Beta-glucans disclosed
No
3rd-party tested
Not stated
Format
instant

Figures marked (est.) — price, caffeine — are our estimates because the brand does not publish them. Scores that depend on them will be revised when the brand does.

What this page covers

  • The 36-serving Amazon pack (ASIN B0F74MNX7Y)
  • The full ingredient list and what it does not quantify
  • Where the numbers are estimates

What it does not cover

  • Whether the botanicals help menopause symptoms — outside our scope and not evaluated
  • Medical claims — see the mushroom pages for the evidence
Our verdict

Ylva Blends

Ylva Blends mushroom coffee is the first mushroom coffee built around women's hormonal health: lion's mane, reishi, chaga, maitake and shiitake with black cohosh, hops and St John's wort in an Amazon-only instant. No ingredient has a stated amount, the caffeine figure is undisclosed (our 40 mg and $29.99 are unverified estimates), and St John's wort interacts with many medications.

$29.99 · $0.83/serving (est.) · 40 mg caffeine (est.)

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Our scorecard
2.3 / 5
  • Taste & drinkability3.0
  • Ingredient quality3.0
  • Label transparency1.5
  • Price per serving3.5
  • Third-party lab testing1.5
  • Mushroom dosage1.5

Scored on our six criteria — how we test.

What we liked
  • The only mushroom coffee with a women's-health formula — black cohosh, hops and L-theanine alongside five mushrooms
  • Organic instant arabica base, sweetened with monk fruit rather than sugar, in a 36-serving pack
  • Low caffeine by design, which suits the audience it is aimed at
What held it back
  • No milligram amounts for any mushroom or botanical; part used and beta-glucan undisclosed
  • Contains St John's wort, which interacts with antidepressants, hormonal contraceptives and many other drugs — a real reason to check with a pharmacist first
  • We could not load the Amazon listing's price or caffeine figure; $29.99 and 40 mg are our best estimates, not verified
Who should skip it
  • You take any prescription medication — St John's wort is a well-documented interaction risk
  • You want a disclosed mushroom dose

What's on the label vs. what the research used

MushroomLabel dose / servingPart usedDose in named human studies
Lion's Manenot disclosedundisclosed1,000–3,000 mg/day
Reishinot disclosedundisclosed1,400–5,400 mg/day of extract
Chaganot disclosedundisclosedNo completed human RCTs
Maitakenot disclosedundisclosedExtract studies at gram-level doses; no coffee-dose data
Shiitakenot disclosedundisclosed5–10 g/day dried mushroom (dietary study)

Why it's on our radar

Every other brand on this site sells "focus" or "energy". Ylva Blends is the first we have seen aimed squarely at perimenopause and menopause, and it exists only as an Amazon listing that appeared in 2025. That niche is large and under-served, which is why it matters even though the label is thin.

Taste

We have not run a two-week test, so this rests on the ingredient list and the small number of reviews available. It is an organic instant with monk fruit sweetener and no creamer, and reviewers describe it as mild with a velvety mouthfeel and a light sweetness. Hops and black cohosh are both bitter botanicals, and a few reviewers note a herbal finish that plain mushroom coffees do not have.

Price and value

The listing is 36 servings. We could not retrieve the current Amazon price despite several attempts, so $29.99 — about $0.83 a cup — is a working estimate and the value score should be read with that caveat.

Transparency

The lowest on this page alongside Atlas+. Eleven active ingredients, zero amounts. No part used, no beta-glucan, no caffeine figure, no testing claim. For a product whose whole pitch is the botanicals, not saying how much black cohosh or St John's wort is in a cup is a serious gap — those are ingredients where dose matters for both effect and safety.

Verdict

An interesting idea that needs a label. Until Ylva Blends publishes amounts and a caffeine figure, and given the St John's wort, we cannot recommend it over a plain mushroom coffee plus a conversation with a pharmacist.

Ylva Blends

Ylva Blends mushroom coffee is the first mushroom coffee built around women's hormonal health: lion's mane, reishi, chaga, maitake and shiitake with black cohosh, hops and St John's wort in an Amazon-only instant. No ingredient has a stated amount, the caffeine figure is undisclosed (our 40 mg and $29.99 are unverified estimates), and St John's wort interacts with many medications.

$29.99 · $0.83/serving (est.) · 40 mg caffeine (est.)

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Frequently asked questions

What is in Ylva Blends mushroom coffee?

Organic instant arabica, lion's mane, reishi, chaga, maitake and shiitake mushrooms, L-theanine, black cohosh extract, hops (Humulus lupulus), St John's wort extract, rhodiola rosea extract and monk fruit for sweetness. Amazon's listing gives no amount for any of these, so the mushroom dose and the botanical doses are both unknown.

How much caffeine is in Ylva Blends coffee?

The listing says only low caffeine and does not give a figure. Comparable low-caffeine instant blends run 30–50 mg per serving, so we list 40 mg as an estimate. If you are cutting caffeine for sleep or hot-flush reasons, ask the seller for the actual number before relying on it.

Is Ylva Blends safe to drink with medication?

Ask a pharmacist. The blend contains St John's wort, which is known to reduce the effectiveness of hormonal contraceptives, some antidepressants, blood thinners and other drugs, and black cohosh carries its own cautions. Neither is a reason to avoid it outright, but they are reasons not to treat it as just coffee.

How much does Ylva Blends cost per serving?

The pack is 36 servings. Amazon would not serve us the price when we checked, so we have used $29.99 as a working figure, about $0.83 per cup; the true price may differ. At that level it is cheaper per cup than RYZE, and the listing is the only place the product is sold.

Sources

  1. Mushroom Coffee for Women by Ylva Blends — Amazon listing (ASIN B0F74MNX7Y)36 servings, instant format, low-caffeine claim, five adaptogens, black cohosh and L-theanine, hormone-health positioning
  2. Keurig Coffee Blog — best mushroom coffee for menopauseReishi and lion's mane as lead mushrooms, black cohosh and hops, reviewer taste description