Ingredient directory

A generic placeholder for a multi-strain probiotic blend, typically combining several Lactobacillus and Bifidobacterium species and sometimes Streptococcus thermophilus or a Bacillus spore.

Typical: 10–50 B CFU

LGG (Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG, ATCC 53103) is the single most studied probiotic strain, isolated in 1985 and since reclassified as Lacticaseibacillus rhamnosus.

Typical: 1–10 B CFU

Bifidobacterium animalis subsp.

Typical: 1–10 B CFU

Saccharomyces boulardii is a probiotic yeast rather than a bacterium, originally isolated from lychee and mangosteen skins.

Typical: 5–10 B CFU

Lactobacillus acidophilus is the most widely recognized probiotic species and a staple of yogurt cultures and multi-strain capsules.

Typical: 1–10 B CFU

Bacillus coagulans is a spore-forming, lactic-acid-producing bacterium whose spores survive stomach acid, heat, and dry storage far better than vegetative Lactobacillus cells.

Typical: 1–2 B CFU

Bifidobacterium longum is one of the dominant bifidobacteria of the adult human colon.

Typical: 1–10 B CFU

Lactobacillus reuteri is a native human gut and breast-milk organism, now classified as Limosilactobacillus reuteri.

Typical: 0.1–1 B CFU

Lactobacillus plantarum is a versatile lactic acid bacterium found in fermented vegetables and sourdough, now classified as Lactiplantibacillus plantarum.

Typical: 1–10 B CFU

Bifidobacterium infantis, now classified as B.

Typical: 1–10 B CFU

Bifidobacterium bifidum is a mucin-degrading species that is abundant in breast-fed infants and declines with age.

Typical: 1–5 B CFU

Lactobacillus casei is a lactic acid bacterium closely related to L.

Typical: 1–10 B CFU

Lactobacillus gasseri is a human-origin lactic acid bacterium found in the gut and vaginal microbiota.

Typical: 1–10 B CFU

DE111 is a trademarked strain of Bacillus subtilis, a spore-forming soil and gut organism, supplied by Deerland (now part of ADM).

Typical: 1–5 B CFU

Streptococcus thermophilus is one of the two mandatory yogurt starter cultures and a source of the enzyme lactase (beta-galactosidase).

Typical: 1–5 B CFU