Ryze stands out in a world of products with extravagant claims wrapped up in trendy aesthetics by taking an unfussy approach and offering simple products like its mushroom blend combining functional mushrooms such as lion’s mane and cordyceps with preground coffee.

Coffee Mate(r) is lower in caffeine than traditional coffee, providing a steady but gradual sense of calm alertness over time. Though not intended to boost performance, results will become evident only with daily usage over time.

Melting Forest

Melting Forest offers sparkling adaptogenic beverages infused with functional mushrooms. Established by Sean Lee, their goal is to replace caffeine and other stimulants with natural remedies like Cordyceps, Lion’s Mane and Reishi mushrooms which contain powerful healing properties that support energy levels, balance immunity systems and moderate stress responses.

Our beverage lineup at Cocoa Coconut includes four energy drink SKUs (Mango Guava, Black Cherry, Strawberry Lemonade and Orange Cream) as well as two D-stress SKUs – Coconut Pineapple and Cocoa Coconut). All are sugar free, low calorie drinks containing 5-15 mgs of organic caffeine per serving to provide mental performance boost. They provide sustained energy boost without experiencing caffeine jitters!

Quince

Quinces are hard, bumpy fruits resembling apples or pears and belong to Cydonia as the sole member. Although edible raw, their tart and tannic taste requires cooking to enjoy fully. Quinces are often seen on cheese and charcuterie boards as quince paste; but they are also great when roasted, poached, baked into pastry or used in jam making and compotes production. Quinces also play a prominent role in Persian cooking with them often being added into stews and tagines!

quince fruit is rich in antioxidants that can reduce oxidative stress in the body and protect from disease, as well as being high in potassium which helps lower blood pressure. Furthermore, quince has anti-inflammatory properties which may alleviate symptoms associated with irritable bowel syndrome.

Four Sigmatic’s mushroom coffee products are organic, third-party tested and free from GMOs and fillers – ideal for sensitive stomachs! Their mushroom blend can also help boost smoothie nutrition without artificial colors or flavors being introduced – their prices are reasonable too – plus there is even a 30-day money-back guarantee backed up with every order! Based in California but shipping worldwide.

Shroomi

Shroomi stands out in an otherwise oversaturated mushroom coffee market by being unassuming and straightforward in its approach. Offering ground mushroom coffee as well as an exquisite latte superblend that can be made into regular coffee brew, its preground coffee dissolves easily with only subtle roasty tones overshadowing any other ingredients present in its mix, while the latte blend has smoother and frothier textures than preground medium roast coffee from grocery stores, with less sweetness per sip than average.

Mood-Boosting Shots by this company are easy and quick to use, though without caffeine as an energy booster and only featuring ingredients such as lion’s mane, cordyceps and reishi mushrooms for immediate support. Therefore, these four-ounce shots may best serve as part of an overall preventative health program rather than as instant pick-me-ups.

Most products I tested contained caffeine, with most products having around 50 milligrams per serving. Latte blends from Atlas and Everyday Dose were free from caffeine while focus-enhancing mushroom coffee from Joe’y, Four Sigmatic, Laird Superfood Perform, Rasa adaptogenic mushroom coffee had approximately half that amount – ideal for people sensitive to caffeine! But be careful switching from traditional coffee beverages as some mushrooms may have adverse side effects on your body.

Rasa

Rasa is less of a destination restaurant and more of a solid back-up, but still an ideal solution if you don’t feel like braving the West Village crowds or craving Southeast Asian cuisine. Their menu consists of dishes common across Southeast Asia while their space has an inviting fishmonger-esque ambiance – particularly their Murtabak pancake (decadent filling and crispy exterior), Maggi Mee Goreng with complex flavor combinations and dessert.

Rasa’s herbal ingredients (Acorus calamus, Bacopa monnieri and Jyotishmati) provide neuroprotective benefits including memory preservation, reduced oxidative stress and prevent amyloid-b plaque accumulation in the brain.