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Acidophilus Probiotic

by Nature's Bounty · tablet or pill · 120 tablets

  • On the market (NIH)
  • UPC 0 74312 02610 2
  • DSLD label 277021
  • Serving 1 tablet
  • 120 servings

Acidophilus Probiotic by Nature's Bounty lists one ingredient: 0.5 mg of lactobacillus acidophilus LA-14 per serving of 1 tablet. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on September 22, 2022.

What is in Acidophilus Probiotic?

Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 1 tablet. 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 Probiotic: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 277021, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Lactobacillus acidophilus LA-14100 million CFU0.5 mgLactobacillus acidophilus in Acidophilus Probiotic 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).

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 277021 (entered September 22, 2022), 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?

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 one serving 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?

6 products list the very same ingredients; the nearest amounts come first.

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
Directions: For adults, take one (1) tablet daily with or without a meal.
Warnings
Warning: If you are pregnant, nursing, taking any medications or have any medical condition, consult your doctor before use.
Discontinue use and consult doctor if any adverse reactions occur.
Keep out of reach of children.
Do not use if seal under cap is broken or missing.
Allergens and what it does not contain
No artificial color, no artificial flavor, no artificial sweetener, no sugar, no starch, no milk, no lactose, no soy, no gluten, no wheat, no fish. Sodium free.
Storage
Guaranteed quality and CFU through expiration when continuously stored in the original packaging as directed.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 277021.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Vegetable Cellulose, Stearic Acid, Silica, Vegetable Magnesium Stearate.

How many labels does Acidophilus Probiotic have?

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

  1. Label 277021 (current) Entered September 22, 2022 · on the market · 120 tablets · UPC 0 74312 02610 2
  2. Label 236951 Entered October 23, 2020 · on the market · 100 tablets
  3. Label 236949 Entered September 25, 2020 · off the market February 10, 2023 · 120 tablets · UPC 0 74312 02610 2
  4. Label 236913 Entered September 25, 2020 · on the market · 100 tablets · UPC 0 74312 02605 8
  5. Label 74278 Entered May 24, 2017 · off the market August 14, 2020 · 100 tablets · UPC 0 74312 02605 8
  6. Label 65885 Entered October 22, 2016 · off the market August 30, 2013 · 100 capsules · UPC 0 74312 02610 2
  7. Label 62009 Entered June 24, 2016 · off the market September 4, 2020 · 100 tablets
  8. Label 60312 Entered June 24, 2016 · off the market September 4, 2020 · 120 tablets · UPC 0 74312 02610 2
  9. Label 26574 Entered October 25, 2013 · off the market March 4, 2016 · 100 tablets · UPC 0 74312 02610 2
  10. Label 17136 Entered January 25, 2013 · off the market August 30, 2013 · 100 tablets · UPC 0 74312 02610 2
  11. Label 17135 Entered January 25, 2013 · off the market March 30, 2017 · 100 tablets · UPC 0 74312 02605 8

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

Who makes it?

The label names Nature's Bounty (NY), Inc. (distributor), Bohemia, NY, U.S.A.. All Nature's Bounty products.

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