Mushroom coffee alternatives

Giraffe76

Hi all,

We have started trying mushroom coffee but at £15 for a pack of 12 sachets it's too expensive for us long term.
Can anyone recommend any viable alternatives that are cheaper that are preferably proper decaf coffee?

Kind regards Mark 

Emmia

Giraffe76 said:

Hi all,

We have started trying mushroom coffee but at £15 for a pack of 12 sachets it's too expensive for us long term.
Can anyone recommend any viable alternatives that are cheaper that are preferably proper decaf coffee?

Kind regards Mark 

Is "mushroom coffee" even coffee if has nothing to do with coffee beans?

Why not just buy / drink normal decaffeinated coffee?

Largs

I like mushrooms & I like coffee.  Something tells me I am not going to like mushroom coffee. (but off to google it)

Giraffe76

Emmia said:

Giraffe76 said:

Hi all,

We have started trying mushroom coffee but at £15 for a pack of 12 sachets it's too expensive for us long term.
Can anyone recommend any viable alternatives that are cheaper that are preferably proper decaf coffee?

Kind regards Mark 

Is "mushroom coffee" even coffee if has nothing to do with coffee beans?

Why not just buy / drink normal decaffeinated coffee?

Thanks for the reply. I must admit that I was curious at first and we had our drink of it yesterday. It was ok but not the best.
We are trying to limit as much as possible the caffeine levels hence why the mushrooms coffee 

chilswelluk

Not sure what mushrooms go into mushroom coffee, but can you not look at making your own?  You could even educate yourself on foraging mushrooms.

Emmia

chilswelluk said:

Not sure what mushrooms go into mushroom coffee, but can you not look at making your own?  You could even educate yourself on foraging mushrooms.

Fancy mushrooms, not the button mushrooms ones you buy in punnets in the supermarket!

Sometimes mushroom coffee is mixed with coffee beans, and sold as mushroom coffee - that wouldn't be decaf

Mnoee

If you're trying to totally eliminate any caffeine then there's very few hot drink options - some fruit teas, as long as they don't use a green tea base is about all I can think of on the budget end.

There's not really a market for 'proper' decaf as you call it, as most people cutting down caffeine are fine with the 2mg or so left in a cup of decaf, given that most adults can safely consume 400mg without issue.

The Swiss water method of decaffination can remove most caffeine, but still not all. There's a few brands that sell beans that are decaffeinated using this method, but you still won't achieve 0mg caffeine.

Hopefully you also know you'll have to give up chocolate/cocoa too! 

Desmond_Hume

I believe “coffee” is an alternative to mushroom coffee. 

Mnoee

Largs said:

I like mushrooms & I like coffee.  Something tells me I am not going to like mushroom coffee. (but off to google it)

If you make iced sumatranan coffee, then it tastes exactly like mushroom soup! It's very strange. Quite fun to demonstrate the different flavours you can produce from the same coffee changing just the temperature though, as its so stark and obvious. 

pumpkin89

There are natural varietals of coffee (e.g. Coffea charrieriana) that don't contain caffeine (similar concept to rooibos tea) but nobody has yet found a way to grow them at commercial scale.  I wouldn't be surprised if they become available in the next few years.

In the meantime, there are products like this
https://www.hollandandbarrett.com/shop/product/whole-earth-organic-no-caffeine-60099255?skuid=099255
which contain no coffee at all but are designed to taste similar, and are considerably cheaper than mushroom coffee.

glitterpuss

The Whole Earth no caffeine is actually a good compromise for those of us who have been advised to avoid caffeine 100% (including decaf)
We've also been trying this
https://www.hollandandbarrett.com/shop/product/cheerful-buddha-lion-s-mane-latte-60061221
but it is pricey