Dr. Stephan Langer's Ultimate 16 Strain Probiotic with FOS
by Swanson Probiotics · capsule · 60 veggie capsules
- Off the market since November 2023 (NIH)
- UPC 0 87614 19050 1
- DSLD label 188637
- Serving 1 veggie capsule
Dr. Stephan Langer's Ultimate 16 Strain Probiotic with FOS by Swanson Probiotics lists 17 ingredients, 1 with an amount per serving of 1 veggie capsule, such as 50 mg of fos; 16 give their count of live cultures or enzyme activity instead of a weight. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on February 25, 2019.
What is in Dr. Stephan Langer's Ultimate 16 Strain Probiotic with FOS?
Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 1 veggie 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fos | 50 mg | 78% of 526 products listing fructo-oligosaccharides give more (median 185 mg). | |
| Bifidobacterium longum | Bifidobacterium longum Genus: Bifidobacterium Species: longum Note: 430 million CFU | ||
| Lactobacillus acidophilus. | Lactobacillus acidophilus. Genus: Lactobacillus Species: acidophilus Note: 430 million CFU | ||
| Bifidobacterium bifidum | Bifidobacterium bifidum Genus: Bifidobacterium Species: bifidum Note: 180 million CFU | ||
| Bifidobacterium breve | Bifidobacterium breve Genus: Bifidobacterium Species: breve Note: 180 million CFU | ||
| Bifidobacterium lactis | Bifidobacterium lactis Genus: Bifidobacterium Species: lactis Note: 180 million CFU | ||
| Lactobacillus brevis | Lactobacillus brevis Genus: Lactobacillus Species: brevis Note: 180 million CFU | ||
| Lactobacillus bulgaricus | Lactobacillus bulgaricus Genus: Lactobacillus Species: bulgaricus Note: 180 million CFU | ||
| Lactobacillus casei | Lactobacillus casei Genus: Lactobacillus Species: casei Note: 180 million CFU | ||
| Lactobacillus helveticus | Lactobacillus helveticus Genus: Lactobacillus Species: helveticus Note: 180 million CFU | ||
| Lactobacillus plantarum | Lactobacillus plantarum Genus: Lactobacillus Species: plantarum Note: 180 million | ||
| Lactobacillus reuteri | Lactobacillus reuteri Genus: Lactobacillus Species: reuteri Note: 180 million CFU | ||
| Lactobacillus rhamnosus | Lactobacillus rhamnosus Genus: Lactobacillus Species: rhamnosus Note: 180 million CFU | ||
| Lactobacillus salivarius | Lactobacillus salivarius Genus: Lactobacillus Species: salivarius Note: 180 million CFU | ||
| Lactococcus lactis | Lactococcus lactis Genus: Lactococcus Species: lactis Note: 180 million CFU | ||
| Streptococcus thermophilus | Streptococcus thermophilus Genus: Streptococcus Species: thermophilus Note: 180 million CFU | ||
| Bifidobacterium infantis | Bifidobacterium infantis Genus: Bifidobacterium Species: infantis Note: 90 million CFU |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 188637 (entered February 25, 2019), 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; 16 ingredients sit inside a blend, so their amounts cannot be compared.
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?
1 product lists the very same ingredients; the nearest amounts come first.
- Dr. Stephen Langer's Ultimate 16 Strain Probiotic with FOSSwanson Probiotics · off the market same ingredients
- Dr. Stephen Langer's Ultimate 16 Strain Probiotic with Trace Minerals & FOSSwanson Probiotics · off the market 16 shared, 87% alike
- Probiotic for Digestive HealthSwanson 16 shared, 85% alike
- Dr. Stephen Langer's Ultimate 16 Strain Probiotic with FOSSwanson 16 shared, 85% alike
- Ultra Probiotic ComplexSwanson 17 shared, 79% alike
- Ultra Probiotic Complex 30 Billion CFUSwanson · off the market 17 shared, 79% 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
- Suggested use: As a dietary supplement, take one veggie capsule per day with water or juice.
- Warnings
- Do not use if seal is broken.
- Keep out of reach of children.
- Contains milk.
- Storage
- Store in a cool, dry place.
Source: label statements in DSLD label 188637.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Microcrystalline Cellulose, Vegetable Capsule, Concentrace Trace Minerals, Alfalfa, Silica, Magnesium Stearate.
Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): V Vegetarian formula.
How many labels does Dr. Stephan Langer's Ultimate 16 Strain Probiotic with FOS have?
One label is on file, entered on February 25, 2019.
- Label 188637 (current) Entered February 25, 2019 · off the market November 29, 2023 · 60 veggie capsules · UPC 0 87614 19050 1
Source: DSLD label entry and market events, version 9.4.0 (labels entered through September 25, 2025).
Who makes it?
The label names Swanson Health Products (distributor), Fargo, ND. All Swanson Probiotics products.