Prebiotic Powder XOS
by Protocol For Life Balance · powder · 3 ounces
- On the market (NIH)
- UPC 7 07359 12948 1
- DSLD label 258700
- Serving 2.7 g (1 Level Teaspoon)
- 31 servings
Prebiotic Powder XOS by Protocol For Life Balance lists one ingredient: 1.55 g of xylooligosaccharides per serving of 2.7 g. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on January 22, 2022.
What is in Prebiotic Powder XOS?
Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 2.7 g. 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 | 5 Calories | ||
| Total Carbohydrates | 2.6 g | 1% | 58% of 21,979 products listing carbohydrate give more (median 3 g). |
| Total Sugars | less than 1 g | ||
| Xylooligosaccharidesas PreticX Prebiotic Complex | 1.55 g | Higher than 94% of 47 products listing xylooligosaccharides (median 800 mg). |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 258700 (entered January 22, 2022), 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 1,550 mg of xylooligosaccharides is higher than 94% of the 47 xylooligosaccharides products that print an amount; 1 list more.
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.
- Prebiotic Bifido Boost PowderNOW same ingredients
- Chewable Vitamin B12 Natural Cherry FlavorDr. Mercola 3 shared, 84% alike
- XOS XylooligosaccharidesAllergy Research Group · off the market 2 shared, 82% alike
- XOS XylooligosaccharidesNutriCology · off the market 2 shared, 82% alike
- XosAllergy Research Group Essential-Biotic 2 shared, 82% alike
- Restore-Biotic XOSNutriCology Restore-Biotic 2 shared, 82% 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 usage: Adults and children (ages 4 & up), take 1 level teaspoon daily, or as directed by your healthcare practitioner. Mix into water, other beverage or food.
- Consider adding this product to your probiotic supplements.
- Warnings
- Cautions/Interactions: Consult your healthcare practitioner if pregnant/nursing, taking medication, or have a medical condition.
- Keep out of reach of children.
- Do not eat freshness packet enclosed.
- 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
- Non GMO Project Verified nongmoproject.org
- Not manufactured with wheat, gluten, soy, milk, egg, fish, shellfish or tree nut ingredients.
Source: label statements in DSLD label 258700.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Maltodextrin.
How many labels does Prebiotic Powder XOS have?
One label is on file, entered on January 22, 2022.
- Label 258700 (current) Entered January 22, 2022 · on the market · 3 ounces · UPC 7 07359 12948 1
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 (distributor), Bloomingdale, IL. All Protocol For Life Balance products.