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Chewable Probiotic-4

by Protocol For Life Balance · tablet or pill · 90 chewables

  • Off the market since September 2015 (NIH)
  • UPC 7 07359 12936 8
  • DSLD label 33158
  • Serving 1 chewable tablet

Chewable Probiotic-4 by Protocol For Life Balance lists 5 ingredients, 1 with an amount per serving of 1 chewable tablet; 4 sit inside a blend without their own amounts, beside 1 Nutrition Facts row (calories, fat and the like). Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on May 23, 2014.

What is in Chewable Probiotic-4?

Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 1 chewable 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).

Chewable Probiotic-4: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 33158, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Calories5 Calories
Total Carbohydrates1 g1%Carbohydrate in Chewable Probiotic-4 against 21,979 products1 g per serving; the middle half of products list 1 g to 6 g, the median 3 g.1 g

74% of 21,979 products listing carbohydrate give more (median 3 g). Per day at the most servings: 6 g.

Sugar Alcoholsas Sorbitol, XylitolSugar Alcohols (Form: Xylitol, & Sorbitol)1 gSugar Alcohol in Chewable Probiotic-4 against 706 products1 g per serving; the middle half of products list 1 g to 3 g, the median 2 g.1 g

59% of 706 products listing sugar alcohol give more (median 2 g). Per day at the most servings: 6 g.

Blend of 4 Strains of Probiotic BacteriaBlend of 4 Strains of Probiotic Bacteria Note: from 2.5 Billion microorganisms at time of manufacture750,000,000 organisms
Lactobacillus acidophilusin the blend, no amount given
Bifidobacterium animalis lactisin the blend, no amount given
Lactobacillus salivariusin the blend, no amount given
Lactobacillus plantarumin the blend, no amount given

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 33158 (entered May 23, 2014), 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:

  • 59% of the 706 products that print an amount of sugar alcohol list more than its 1 g of sugar alcohol (median 2 g).

The NIH database records 1 to 6 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 Chewable Probiotic-4'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 USAGE: As a dietary supplement for children (age 2 & up) and adults: Chew 1 tablet 1 to 6 times daily between meals or on an empty stomach. For children under 2, use only on the advice of your healthcare practitioner.
Warnings
CAUTIONS/INTERACTIONS: Probiotic supplements may temporarily increase intestinal gas or cause other temporary changes in digestion.
When taking antibiotic medications, administer this product at least 2 hours before or after administration of antibiotic.
Do Not Eat Freshness Packet.
Contains Xylitol, do not feed to pets.
Not manufactured with wheat, gluten, soy, milk, egg, fish, shellfish or tree nut ingredients. Produced in a GMP facility that processes other ingredients containing these allergens.
Allergens and what it does not contain
Not manufactured with wheat, gluten, soy, milk, egg, fish, shellfish or tree nut ingredients.
Storage
Keep lid tightly sealed. KEEP REFRIGERATED TO MAINTAIN HIGH POTENCY.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 33158.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Xylitol, Sorbitol, Cellulose, Stearic Acid, Silica, natural Berry flavors, Malic Acid, Beet powder.

Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): GMP.

How many labels does Chewable Probiotic-4 have?

2 labels are on file under this name since November 21, 2012: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.

  1. Label 33158 (current) Entered May 23, 2014 · off the market September 30, 2015 · 90 chewables · UPC 7 07359 12936 8
  2. Label 15285 Entered November 21, 2012 · off the market May 1, 2014 · 90 chewables · UPC 7 07359 12936 8

DSLD also links this label to: Chewable Probiotic (image difference, same product), Chewable Probiotic (image difference, same product), Chewable Probiotic (image difference, same product), Chewable Probiotic (image difference, same product), Chewable Probiotic (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 Protocol For Life Balance(R) (manufacturer), Bloomingdale, IL. All Protocol For Life Balance products.

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