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Lactobacillus

by Allergy Research Group · capsule · 100 vegetarian capsules

  • On the market (NIH)
  • UPC 7 13947 72780 9
  • DSLD label 304249
  • Serving 1 capsule
  • 100 servings

Lactobacillus by Allergy Research Group lists 3 ingredients, 3 with an amount per serving of 1 capsule, such as 217 mg of L. plantarum, 88 mg of L. salivarius and 63 mg of L. rhamnosus. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on January 24, 2024.

What is in Lactobacillus?

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).

Lactobacillus: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 304249, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
L. plantarum10 billion CFUs, viable cell count at the time of manufacture217 mgLactobacillus plantarum in Lactobacillus against 72 products217 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 2.5 mg to 50 mg, the median 25 mg.217 mg

Higher than 94% of 72 products listing lactobacillus plantarum (median 25 mg). Per day at the most servings: 651 mg.

L. salivarius4 billion CFUs, viable cell count at the time of manufacture88 mg
L. rhamnosus3 billion CFUs, viable cell count at the time of manufacture63 mgLactobacillus rhamnosus in Lactobacillus against 72 products63 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 15.45 mg to 75 mg, the median 35 mg.63 mg

Higher than 71% of 72 products listing lactobacillus rhamnosus (median 35 mg). Per day at the most servings: 189 mg.

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 304249 (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?

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:

  • Its 217 mg of L. plantarum (filed by NIH under lactobacillus plantarum) is higher than 94% of the 72 lactobacillus plantarum products that print an amount; 3 list more.

The NIH database records 1 to 3 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?

1 product lists 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
Suggested Use: As a dietary supplement, 1 capsule one to three times daily on an empty stomach, or as directed by a healthcare practitioner.
Allergens and what it does not contain
Non-Dairy and Gluten-Free.
Storage
To maintain potency, store tightly closed and refrigerated. Short term heat exposure is acceptable.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 304249.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Hydroxypropyl Methylcellulose, Fructooligosaccharides, Microcrystalline Cellulose, Stearic Acid, Silicon Dioxide.

How many labels does Lactobacillus have?

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

  1. Label 304249 (current) Entered January 24, 2024 · on the market · 100 vegetarian capsules · UPC 7 13947 72780 9
  2. Label 233241 Entered August 23, 2020 · on the market · 100 vegetarian capsules · UPC 7 13947 72780 9
  3. Label 208035 Entered October 23, 2019 · off the market August 4, 2020 · 100 vegetarian capsules · UPC 7 13947 72780 9
  4. Label 183374 Entered November 21, 2018 · off the market June 26, 2019 · 100 vegetarian capsules · UPC 7 13947 72780 9
  5. Label 78977 Entered September 21, 2017 · off the market July 19, 2018 · 100 vegetarian capsules · UPC 7 13947 72780 9
  6. Label 54417 Entered December 23, 2015 · off the market July 31, 2017 · 100 vegetarian capsules · UPC 7 13947 72780 9
  7. Label 20399 Entered April 25, 2013 · off the market November 19, 2015 · 100 vegetarian capsules · UPC 7 13947 72780 9

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

Who makes it?

The label names Allergy Research Group (distributor), South Salt Lake, UT. All Allergy Research Group products.

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