Kava Brands Comparison Chart (2026): Every Brand We've Reviewed, One Table

Very few, which is the headline of this chart. Among the brands we have reviewed: MELO prints 100 mg per can, Mitra9 prints 150 mg per can, Gaia Herbs guarantees 75 mg per capsule, NOW Foods' 250 mg capsule standardized to 30% yields a derivable ~75 mg, Root of Happiness discloses 500 mg per 2 oz KavaShot (the biggest print we track), TRU KAVA publishes a 65 to 75 mg per-serving average, and Sunmed states 100 mg per gummy. Kona Kava Farm states a 30% extract concentration. Everyone else discloses an extract weight or nothing, and we write "not disclosed" rather than estimating.

This chart deliberately does not crown one, because format decides most of the answer: the best can, the best powder, and the best capsule are different brands doing different jobs. For an overall transparency ranking, our best kava brands guide puts Bula Kava House at the top of the field on published COAs and named cultivars, with Kalm with Kava close behind among noble-root houses. For the best product in each lane, follow the roundup linked at the top of each table: best kava drinks, best kava powder, best micronized kava, best kava capsules, and best instant kava.

Per our July 2026 Kava Price Index, pulled live on July 21, 2026: micronized kava runs $0.84 to $1.46 per serving, a home-brewed traditional cup $1.49 to $3.13, drink mixes $1.33 to $4.00 per serving, capsules $0.14 to $0.93 each (a different, smaller unit than a brewed serving), ready-to-drink cans $3.08 to $6.67, kava shots $3.30 to $7.50, and non-alcoholic spirits $2.64 to $3.50 per poured serving. Prices move constantly on Amazon, so treat every figure as a dated snapshot and confirm on the listing.

Not by themselves. The noble and origin column reports what each vendor states, and a stated claim is where verification starts, not where it ends. The strongest versions pair a named cultivar and island with published, batch-level lab paper (Bula Kava House is the reference standard in our rankings); the weakest are bare words on a label. Each row's linked review grades exactly how much documentation stands behind that brand's claim, and our noble vs tudei explainer plus the how-to-read-a-kava-COA guide cover why the distinction matters.

Because its flagship product is not a kava drink in the sense this chart compares. Feel Free CLASSIC, by Botanic Tonics, blends kava with natural leaf kratom, a different plant with opioid-receptor activity and a documented dependence risk, and its record includes an $8.75 million class-action settlement over kratom-disclosure allegations. We do not recommend the kratom-containing Feel Free products and carry no purchase link for them anywhere on this site, by policy. The complete attributed record is in our standalone Feel Free review.

We are reviewers, not clinicians, so we answer with the standing record. The FDA's 2002 consumer advisory, still in effect, associates kava-containing supplements with rare reports of severe liver injury and advises anyone with liver disease, liver problems, or liver-affecting medications to consult a physician before using kava; later analysis ties much of the original case cluster to solvent extracts, non-root material, and alcohol co-use, which is why quality sourcing matters and why this chart tracks noble and root-only claims. The universal rules apply to every brand here: adults 21 and over, kava can cause drowsiness, never drive after drinking it, never combine it with alcohol, and pregnancy, nursing, or any medication list means a doctor first. Kava is not a treatment for any condition, and nothing on this page is medical advice.