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Exact product checked · GTIN 00633422493701Host Defense · checked Sep 1, 2026 · on sale since Feb 25, 2025USPTO returned 3 exact supplement-class owner records · inspect the identity trail
Quick read · Host Defense

Host Defense MycoBenefits® Mood* Capsules

Checked against public sources on September 1, 2026 · LookCloser does not sell or recommend supplements.

Does the marketing hold up?

FDA recall appears in this brand's history. An exact-product recall is a direct signal. A different product from the same firm is company context, not a strike against this item.

Is the dose real?Can’t check — no panel filed
What a serving costsNo price found for this exact barcode
Is it tested?No testing claim made
Who’s behind it?USPTO lists 3 owner recordssame brand name, more than one registrant — we don’t choose between them
Is it the real thing?✓Barcode matches outside records
Trouble on record?Brand history — not this product
Quick read · 3 useful findings

What is worth knowing.

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Needs explanationAny trouble in public records?

FDA recall appears in this brand's history

An exact-product recall is a direct signal. A different product from the same firm is company context, not a strike against this item.

Registry receipt: FDA enforcement search · Host Defense ↗
Evidence and sources

This recall is not about the product on this page. Fungi Perfecti LLC recalled a different product on February 28, 2019. FDA has since closed that case. The recalled item was “Host Defense MycoBotanicals Blood Sugar, dietary supplement, 500mg capsules, 60 ct per bottle, serving…”

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Public contextWho is behind it?

Registered owner records: Turtle Bear Holdings, LLC · Stamets, Paul

The public ownership record is ambiguous. We show the exact candidates instead of choosing one by name similarity.

Registry receipt: USPTO · Registrations 7337254, 2506839, 5630909 ↗
Evidence and sources

USPTO returned multiple live supplement-class records for the exact brand wordmark: Turtle Bear Holdings, LLC, Stamets, Paul. These records answer who owns registrations for the brand; the separate product-to-owner or manufacturer link remains open.

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CheckedWho is behind it?

The barcode identity checks out · 633422493701.

The barcode matches, so we are checking the right product rather than a look-alike.

Evidence and sources

The brand's store lists this exact barcode as “MycoBenefits® Mood* Capsules” (variant: Default Title) — identity confirmed across retailer listings.

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What remains open 2
  • We have not found a public label filing for this exact product.
  • No dated review-history series is on file yet.

These are evidence gaps, not strikes against the product.

Who owns the brand wordmark?

The brand has 3 exact supplement-class records

These are the USPTO records behind the brand name. We show them all rather than choosing one by similarity.

🇺🇸Turtle Bear Holdings, LLC

DELAWARE, USA · Registration 7337254

50 SE Nelson Road, Shelton, WASHINGTON 98584, UNITED STATES

Goods covered by this record

IC 030: Powdered coffee; powdered coffee also containing mushrooms, mycelium, or extracts thereof; instant coffee; instant coffee containing mushrooms, mycelium, or extracts thereof; mixes in the nature of powders for use in the preparation of coffee-based beverages; mixes in the nature of powders for use in the preparation of coffee-based beverages also containing mushrooms, mycelium, or extracts thereof; mixes in the nature of powders for use in the preparation of tea-based beverages; mixes in the nature of powders for use in the preparation of tea-based beverages also containing mushrooms, mycelium, or extracts thereof; hot chocolate mixes; hot chocolate mixes also containing mushrooms, mycelium, or extracts thereof; cocoa mixes; cocoa mixes also containing mushrooms, mycelium, or extracts thereof.; IC 005: Nutritional supplements; powdered nutritional supplement drink mix.

🇺🇸Stamets, Paul

USA; DELAWARE, USA · Registration 2506839

USA) DBA Fungi Perfecti; P.O. Box 7634, Olympia, WASHINGTON 98507, UNITED STATES

Goods covered by this record

IC 005: Nutritional supplements, namely, mushroom powders and products for fortifying the immune system.

🇺🇸Stamets, Paul

USA; DELAWARE, USA · Registration 5630909

P.O. Box 7634, Olympia, WASHINGTON 98507, UNITED STATES

Goods covered by this record

IC 005: Nutritional supplements; nutritional supplements, namely, mushroom powders and products for fortifying the immune system; liquid nutritional supplement; nutritional supplements, namely, Chaga (Inonotus obliquus) mycelium or Maitake (Grifola frondosa) mycelium or Reishi (Ganoderma lucidum s.l.) mycelium or Cordyceps mycelium or Royal Sun Blazei (Agaricus blazei f. blazei) mycelium or Enokitake (Flammulina velutipes) mycelium or Mesima (Phellinus linteus) mycelium or Turkey Tails (Trametes versicolor) mycelium or Oyster Mushroom (Pleurotus ostreatus) mycelium or Lion's Mane (Hericium erinaceus) mycelium or Artists' Conk (Ganoderma applanatum s.l.) mycelium or Oregon Reishi (Ganoderma oregonense s.l.) mycelium or Agarikon (Fomitopsis officinalis) mycelium or Amadou (Fomes fomentarius) mycelium or Shiitake (Lentinula edodes) mycelium or Maitake (Grifola frondosa) fruitbodies or Birch Polypore (Piptoporus betulinus) mycelium or Split Gill Polypore (Schizophyllum commune) mycelium or combinations thereof; and nutritional supplements, namely, Inonotus obliquus (Chaga) mycelium extract or Grifola frondosa (Maitake) mycelium extract or Ganoderma lucidum s.l. (Reishi) mycelium extract or Agaricus blazei f. blazei (Cordyceps mycelium extract or Royal Sun Blazei mycelium extract) or Flammulina velutipes (Enokitake) mycelium extract or Mesima (Phellinus linteus) mycelium extract or Turkey Tails (Trametes versicolor) mycelium extract or Oyster Mushroom (Pleurotus ostreatus) mycelium extract or Lion's Mane (Hericium erinaceus) mycelium extract or Artists' Conk (Ganoderma applanatum s.l.) mycelium extract or Oregon Reishi (Ganoderma oregonense s.l.) mycelium extract or Agarikon (Fomitopsis officinalis) mycelium or Amadou (Fomes fomentarius) mycelium extract or Shiitake (Lentinula edodes) mycelium extract or Maitake (Grifola frondosa) fruitbodies or Birch Polypore (Piptoporus betulinus) mycelium extract or Split Gill Polypore (Schizophyllum commune) mycelium extract or combinations thereof.

This answers who owns registrations for the brand wordmark. It does not by itself prove which entity made, imported, or sold this specific product. Open USPTO source ↗

Research behind the findings

Dose and research context

We could not match an amount on this product to a studied range for the same ingredient, so these links are ingredient background rather than a measurement of this product.

NIH NCCIH — Ashwagandha ↗PubMed search: ashwagandha randomized trial ↗
Where it sells

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Amazon

Exact UPC/GTIN match
$22.46

matching UPC/GTIN · checked Sep 1, 2026

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Walmart

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Same UPC/GTIN observed across 2 sellers. Amazon was lowest at $22.46; Brand website was highest at $29.95 — a $7.49 range at check time.

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Record built September 03, 2026. Sources: source listing observed at check time · USPTO Trademark Search · Keepa exact-listing history · NIH / published research · certification and regulator records where available. LookCloser publishes evidence and gaps; it does not advise for or against any supplement. Evidence-based corrections welcome.