SymBiotics with FOS
by NutriCology · powder · 140 grams
- On the market (NIH)
- UPC 7 13947 51130 9
- DSLD label 184240
- Serving 1 tsp (3.5 g)
- 40 servings
SymBiotics with FOS by NutriCology lists 5 ingredients, 2 with an amount per serving of 1 tsp, such as 180 mg of vitamin C and 3 g of fructooligosaccharides; 3 give their count of live cultures or enzyme activity instead of a weight, beside 1 Nutrition Facts row (calories, fat and the like). Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on February 25, 2019.
What is in SymBiotics with FOS?
Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 1 tsp. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Calories | 10 Calories | ||
| Total Carbohydrates | 3 g | 1% | 47% of 21,979 products listing carbohydrate give more (median 3 g). Per day at the most servings: 9 g. |
| Vitamin Cas Ascorbic Acid | 180 mg | 300% | Higher than 62% of 18,583 products listing vitamin C (median 100 mg). Per day at the most servings: 540 mg. |
| Fructooligosaccharides | 3 g | Higher than 95% of 526 products listing fructo-oligosaccharides (median 185 mg). Per day at the most servings: 9,000 mg. | |
| Lactobacilli | Lactobacilli Genus: Lactobacilli Note: (3 Billion CFUs) (viable cell count at the time of manufacture) | ||
| Bifidobacteria | Bifidobacteria Genus: Bifidobacteria Note: (0.8 Billion CFUs) (viable cell count at the time of manufacture) | ||
| Streptococcus thermophilus | Streptococcus thermophilus Genus: Streptococcus Species: thermophilus Note: (0.4 Billion CFUs) (viable cell count at the time of manufacture) |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 184240 (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?
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 3,000 mg of fructooligosaccharides (filed by NIH under fructo-oligosaccharides) is higher than 95% of the 526 fructo-oligosaccharides products that print an amount; 21 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?
The products whose ingredient lists overlap most with SymBiotics with FOS's, rare ingredients counting for more.
- SymBiotics with FOSAllergy Research Group 6 shared, 87% alike
- Complete Prebiotic & ProbioticOL Olympian Labs 3 shared, 52% alike
- Dual Action Acidophilus & BifidusVitaCeutical Labs 2 shared, 52% alike
- Acidophilus & BifidusVSN Vital Strength Nutrition · off the market 2 shared, 52% alike
- ProbioQOLOncoQOL · off the market 2 shared, 52% alike
- ProbioQOLThorne Research · off the market 2 shared, 52% 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, 1 level teaspoon one to three times daily, or as directed by a healthcare practitioner.
- Warnings
- Caution: Some individuals taking FOS may experience gastrointestinal bloating that persists longer than 1-2 weeks, possibly due to unfriendly microbes feeding on FOS. In such cases, this product should be discontinued.
- Contains: milk (in trace amounts).
- Storage
- Refrigerate to maintain potency. Short term heat exposure is acceptable.
Source: label statements in DSLD label 184240.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Silicon Dioxide.
How many labels does SymBiotics with FOS have?
One label is on file, entered on February 25, 2019.
- Label 184240 (current) Entered February 25, 2019 · on the market · 140 grams · UPC 7 13947 51130 9
DSLD also links this label to: Superior GI Cleanse with Psyllium Husks (alternate version), Superior GI Cleanse with Psyllium Husks (alternate version), Superior GI Cleanse with Psyllium Husks (alternate version), Superior GI Cleanse with Psyllium Husks (alternate version).
Source: DSLD label entry and market events, version 9.4.0 (labels entered through September 25, 2025).
Who makes it?
The label names NutriCology (distributor), Alameda, CA. All NutriCology products.