Align Extra Strength Probiotic Supplement
by Align · capsule · 21 capsules
- On the market (NIH)
- DSLD label 180448
- Serving 1 capsule
- 21 servings
Align Extra Strength Probiotic Supplement by Align lists one ingredient: 17.5 mg of bifidobacterium longum subsp. longum 35624 per serving of 1 capsule. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on September 21, 2018.
What is in Align Extra Strength Probiotic Supplement?
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).
| Ingredient | Amount | % DV | Among products listing it |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bifidobacterium longum subsp. longum 35624Bifidobacterium longum subsp. longum 35624 Genus: Bifidobacterium Species: longum SubSpecies: longum 35624 Note: Contains 5 x 109 (five billion) live bacteria/CFU when manufactured, and provides an effective level of bacteria (5 x 107 CFU) until at least the "best by" date. | 17.5 mg | 48% of 33 products listing bifidobacterium longum give more (median 17.5 mg). |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 180448 (entered September 21, 2018), 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?
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 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.
- Align Probiotic Extra StrengthAlign same ingredients
- Bifido GI BalanceLife Extension same ingredients
- Bifidobacterium Longum 75 mgSuperSmart · off the market same ingredients
- Bifidobacterium LongumSuperSmart same ingredients
- Align ProbioticAlign same ingredients
- ProbioPureQuality Of Life Labs · off the market same ingredients
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: Take one capsule per day.
- Warnings
- Contains: Milk
- Warnings: Parental supervision is recommended for use of Align Extra Strength by children. We recommend that you keep this product out of the reach of children.
- Tamper evident: Carton sealed for your protection. Do not use if blister unit is open or torn.
- Allergens and what it does not contain
- Gluten-free
- Storage
- Store at room temperature. For best results we recommend you store Align Extra Strength in the original blister package.
Source: label statements in DSLD label 180448.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Microcrystalline Cellulose, Hypromellose, Sucrose, Sodium Caseinate, Magnesium Stearate, Titanium Dioxide, Trisodium Citrate Dihydrate, Gellan Gum, Propyl Gallate.
How many labels does Align Extra Strength Probiotic Supplement have?
One label is on file, entered on September 21, 2018.
- Label 180448 (current) Entered September 21, 2018 · on the market · 21 capsules
Source: DSLD label entry and market events, version 9.4.0 (labels entered through September 25, 2025).
Who makes it?
The label names Procter & Gamble (distributor), Cincinnati, OH. All Align products.