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Acidophilus

by Indiana Botanic Gardens · capsule · 90 capsules

  • Off the market since June 2016 (NIH)
  • UPC 7 03308 44001 0
  • DSLD label 47439
  • Serving 1 capsule

Acidophilus by Indiana Botanic Gardens lists 2 ingredients, 2 with an amount per serving of 1 capsule, such as 0.5 mg of lactobacillus acidophilus and 100 mg of apple pectin, beside 3 Nutrition Facts rows (calories, fat and the like). Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on July 24, 2015.

What is in Acidophilus?

Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 1 capsule. The capsule beside an amount places it among every product in the NIH database that lists the same ingredient: the bar is the middle half of their amounts, the line in it the median, the whiskers the 10th and 90th percentiles; the green tick is the FDA Daily Value and the red dashed tick the adult upper limit (IOM).

Acidophilus: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 47439, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Calories3 Calories0%
Total Carbohydrates0.5 g0%Carbohydrate in Acidophilus against 21,979 products0.5 g per serving; the middle half of products list 1 g to 6 g, the median 3 g.0.5 g

99% of 21,979 products listing carbohydrate give more (median 3 g). Per day at the most servings: 1.5 g.

Dietary Fiber0.1 g0%Fiber in Acidophilus against 6,987 products0.1 g per serving; the middle half of products list 1 g to 4 g, the median 2 g.0.1 g

over 99% of 6,987 products listing fiber give more (median 2 g). Per day at the most servings: 0.3 g.

Other Carbohydrates0.4 g
Lactobacillus acidophilusLactobacillus acidophilus Genus: Lactobacillus Species: acidophilus Note: providing 100 million live organisms at the time of manufacture0.5 mgLactobacillus acidophilus in Acidophilus against 309 products0.5 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 6 mg to 54 mg, the median 20 mg.0.5 mg

92% of 309 products listing lactobacillus acidophilus give more (median 20 mg). Per day at the most servings: 1.5 mg.

Apple Pectin100 mgPectin in Acidophilus against 526 products100 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 20 mg to 250 mg, the median 86 mg.100 mg

Higher than 50% of 526 products listing pectin (median 86 mg). Per day at the most servings: 300 mg.

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 47439 (entered July 24, 2015), version 9.4.0. See the label on DSLD. Amounts are what the maker printed; DSLD does not test products. Daily Values: the FDA's Daily Value page.

Is that a lot?

The rows in the top or bottom tenth of the products that list the same ingredient, and any above the adult upper limit at the most servings a day the directions give:

  • 92% of the 309 products that print an amount of lactobacillus acidophilus list more than its 0.5 mg of lactobacillus acidophilus (median 20 mg).

The NIH database records 3 servings a day from the label's directions; its % Daily Values are for adults and children 4 or more years of age. The directions as printed are further down this page.

The Tolerable Upper Intake Level is the most of a nutrient per day, from food, water and supplements together, that is likely to pose no risk for almost all adults (Institute of Medicine, 2011). It does not apply under medical supervision. This page compares labels; it is not medical advice.

Sources: amounts from the DSLD label; Daily Values from 21 CFR 101.9(c)(8)(iv); adult upper limits from the Institute of Medicine's DRI summary tables (2011). How positions are computed.

Which products have the closest formulas?

The products whose ingredient lists overlap most with Acidophilus's, rare ingredients counting for more.

Source: ingredient lists of every product's current label in DSLD (version 9.4.0); similarity weights each shared ingredient by how rare it is.

What does the label say about taking it?

Quoted from the label as DSLD transcribed it: the maker's words, including any claim about what the product does, which the FDA has not evaluated and PlainVitamins does not endorse.

Directions
Suggested Use: Take 1 capsule three times daily, as a dietary supplement, or as directed by a physician.
Warnings
Warning: If you are taking any medications or are pregnant or nursing do not use prior to consulting a physician.
For your protection, this container has an outer safety seal. (Do not accept if missing or broken.)
Contains: Milk.
Keep out of reach of children
Storage
Store in a dry, cool place. Refrigerate after opening.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 47439.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Maltodextrin, Rice Flour, Gelatin, Dextrose, Magnesium Stearate, Sodium Citrate.

Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): IBG INDIANA BOTANIC GARDENS(R).

How many labels does Acidophilus have?

2 labels are on file under this name since February 25, 2013: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.

  1. Label 47439 (current) Entered July 24, 2015 · off the market June 24, 2016 · 90 capsules · UPC 7 03308 44001 0
  2. Label 18273 Entered February 25, 2013 · off the market June 4, 2015 · 90 capsules · UPC 7 03308 44001 0

DSLD also links this label to: Acidophillus (image difference, same product).

Source: DSLD label entry and market events, version 9.4.0 (labels entered through September 25, 2025).

Who makes it?

The label names Indiana Botanic Gardens, Inc. (distributor), Hobart, IN. All Indiana Botanic Gardens products.

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