On social networks, the coffee enriched in “adaptogenic” fungi arouses a real craze. He promises to release your “full potential” while removing the undesirable effects of caffeine (nervousness, anxiety, fatigue). But are the announced effects really there? Alexandra Murcier, dietician-nutritionist, answers us.
Coffee that would help regulate stress
On paper, said coffee is dreaming. Enriched with “adaptogenic” fungi – used in traditional medicine to stimulate the body and the “spirit – it is praised for its antioxidant, anti -inflammatory and anti -stress properties.
“The coffee of warriors is a powerful mixture of superior quality and robusta and robusta and adaptogenic mushrooms such as Reishi, Chaga, Lion’s Mane and Cordycepts”. Mushrooms, “Who will help you boost your energy, to face the challenges of the day with vigor and determination, to improve your concentration, to keep your mind awake and optimize your performance and strengthen your immunity, to resist external aggressions and stay in great shape”, Can we read on the site Le Café des Guerrier.
Mushrooms (reishi, hedgehog hydra, umbel polypore …) would indeed help the body to better adapt to stress and regulate internal balance.
The problem ? The word “adaptogenic” is not recognized by the European Medicines Agency, recalls BFMTV. “The term is not accepted in pharmacological and clinical terminology commonly used in the EU”says the EMA in a report. Moreover, studies carried out on these fungi are still limited in humans: many have been carried out on animals or in vitro.
“There are no scientifically proven elements in the allegations givenconfirms David Navarro, deputy director of the International Center for Microbial Resources – Filamentous Mushrooms (CIRM -CF) of INRAE, to our colleagues. “”For example, when the brand says that this coffee is ‘adaptogenic’ and that it will adjust your blood sugar, it is absolutely not proven. It is always based on studies that are not at all on human nutrition. “
Mushrooms which would therefore have nothing “miraculous” … and which could even harm your health, warns Alexandra Murcier, dietician-nutritionist.
Station at the risk of contamination, warns our expert
If many brands have rushed in this seller product (So Mush Organic, Hello or Coffee of Warriors …), coffee mushrooms could actually intoxicate you.
“It is a new fashionable drink, a bit like Matcha, without proven nutritional benefits: there are no or few studies on adaptogenic mushrooms. The fact that it often comes from Asian or Eastern countries exposed as a bonus to a risk of contamination with more important pesticides than French or European products”, Alert the dietician.
It is therefore better to stay on her classic little black, according to the nutritionist.
“There are many studies with large cohorts on the benefits of moderate coffee consumption, and especially tea, which is very rich in antioxidants”, she says. “”So the coffee with adaptogenic mushrooms, why not, but by checking the origin of what we buy and without expecting a “miracle” effect, as for any other food from elsewhere “, concludes the expert.