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Primadophilus Probifia

by Nature's Way · capsule · 30 vcaps(R)

  • Off the market since March 2022 (NIH)
  • DSLD label 17983
  • Serving 1 capsule
  • 30 servings

Primadophilus Probifia by Nature's Way lists 3 ingredients, 3 with an amount per serving of 1 capsule, such as 2 mg of vitamin C, 220 mg of proprietary bifidobacterium probiotic blend and 140 mg of NutraFlora scFOS. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on January 25, 2013.

What is in Primadophilus Probifia?

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).

Primadophilus Probifia: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 17983, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Vitamin Cas Ascorbic Acid2 mg3%Vitamin C in Primadophilus Probifia against 18,583 products2 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 60 mg to 270 mg, the median 100 mg.DV 90 mgUL 2,000 mg2 mg

98% of 18,583 products listing vitamin C give more (median 100 mg).

Proprietary Bifidobacterium Probiotic Blendas Bifidobacterium bifidum, Bifidobacterium breve, Bifidobacterium infantisProprietary Bifidobacterium Probiotic Blend (Form: Bifidobacterium breve, Bifidobacterium bifidum, Bifidobacterium longum, Bifidobacterium infantis) Note: providing 15 billion CFU220 mg
NutraFlora scFOS140 mgFructo-Oligosaccharides in Primadophilus Probifia against 526 products140 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 75 mg to 500 mg, the median 185 mg.140 mg

56% of 526 products listing fructo-oligosaccharides give more (median 185 mg).

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 17983 (entered January 25, 2013), 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:

  • 98% of the 18,583 products that print an amount of vitamin C list more than its 2 mg of vitamin C (median 100 mg).

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?

The products whose ingredient lists overlap most with Primadophilus Probifia'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
RECOMMENDATION: Take 1 capsule daily, with or without food.
Warnings
Do not use if either seal is broken or missing.
Keep out of reach of children.
Storage
Keep refrigerated to maintain maximum potency.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 17983.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Potato Starch, plant-derived Capsule, Aqueous enteric-coating, Magnesium Stearate.

Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): {Nature's Way}(R).

How many labels does Primadophilus Probifia have?

One label is on file, entered on January 25, 2013.

  1. Label 17983 (current) Entered January 25, 2013 · off the market March 11, 2022 · 30 vcaps(R)

DSLD also links this label to: Primadophilus Probifia Pearls (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 Nature's Way Products, Inc. (manufacturer), Springville, UT. All Nature's Way products.

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