Acidophilus/Bifidobacter/FOS
by Vital Nutrients · capsule · 60 vegetarian capsules
- On the market (NIH)
- UPC 6 93465 40011 1
- DSLD label 304936
- Serving 2 vegetarian capsules
- 30 servings
Acidophilus/Bifidobacter/FOS by Vital Nutrients lists 3 ingredients, 3 with an amount per serving of 2 vegetarian capsules, such as 20 mg of lactobacillus acidophilus, 8.9 mg of bifidobacterium animalis lactis and 300 mg of fructooligosaccharides. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on January 24, 2024.
What is in Acidophilus/Bifidobacter/FOS?
Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 2 vegetarian capsules. 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).
| Ingredient | Amount | % DV | Among products listing it |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lactobacillus acidophilus4 billion CFU, at date of expiration | 20 mg | 48% of 309 products listing lactobacillus acidophilus give more (median 20 mg). Per day at the most servings: 40 mg. | |
| Bifidobacterium animalis lactis4 billion CFU, at date of expiration | 8.9 mg | 83% of 48 products listing bifidobacterium animalis lactis give more (median 37.83 mg). Per day at the most servings: 17.8 mg. | |
| Fructooligosaccharides | 300 mg | Higher than 62% of 526 products listing fructo-oligosaccharides (median 185 mg). Per day at the most servings: 600 mg. |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 304936 (entered January 24, 2024), version 9.4.0. See the label on DSLD or its label image (PDF). Amounts are what the maker printed; DSLD does not test products. Daily Values: the FDA's Daily Value page.
Is that a lot?
Every amount on this label with a position sits within the middle 80% of the products that list the same ingredient.
The NIH database records 1 to 2 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?
5 products list the very same ingredients; the nearest amounts come first.
- Probiotic 18 PlusVital Nutrients · off the market same ingredients
- Ultra Pure Probiotic 18Vital Nutrients same ingredients
- L. Acidophilus ComplexVQ Verified Quality same ingredients
- TruBioticsTruBiotics same ingredients
- Children's Probiotics FormulaCATALO same ingredients
- UltraFlora SynergyMetagenics 3 shared, 89% alike
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
- Recommendations Take 2 capsules 1 to 2 times daily, or as directed by your healthcare professional.
- Warnings
- Keep out of reach of children
- Use only if safety seal is intact
- Warning If pregnant, consult your physician before taking.
- Allergens and what it does not contain
- Excludes coatings, binders, gluten (wheat, rye, barley), milk/dairy (casein, whey), soy protein, egg protein, sugar. Verified by independent testing
- Non-dairy
- Storage
- Store refrigerated
Source: label statements in DSLD label 304936.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Cellulose, Cellulose, Leucine.
How many labels does Acidophilus/Bifidobacter/FOS have?
4 labels are on file under this name since March 23, 2012: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.
- Label 304936 (current) Entered January 24, 2024 · on the market · 60 vegetarian capsules · UPC 6 93465 40011 1
- Label 271713 Entered August 23, 2022 · off the market December 7, 2022 · 60 capsules · UPC 6 93465 40011 1
- Label 56525 Entered February 23, 2016 · on the market · 60 vegetarian capsules · UPC 6 93465 40011 1
- Label 6624 Entered March 23, 2012 · off the market January 28, 2016 · 60 capsules · UPC 6 93465 40011 1
Source: DSLD label entry and market events, version 9.4.0 (labels entered through September 25, 2025).
Who makes it?
The label names Vital Nutrients (distributor), Middletown, CT. All Vital Nutrients products.