Probio-Gest
by Higher Nature · capsule · 30 capsules
- Off the market since February 2019 (NIH)
- UPC 5 031013 100512
- DSLD label 41705
- Serving 1 to 2 capsules; amounts per 1 capsule
Probio-Gest by Higher Nature lists 2 ingredients, 2 with an amount per serving of 1 capsule, such as 15 mg of lactobacillus salivarius and 50 mg of fructo-oligosaccharides. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on January 23, 2015.
What is in Probio-Gest?
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).
| Ingredient | Amount | % DV | Among products listing it |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lactobacillus salivariusLactobacillus salivarius Genus: Lactobacillus Species: salivarius Note: in the order of 2.5 billion viable organisms | 15 mg | ||
| Fructo-Oligosaccharides | 50 mg | 78% of 526 products listing fructo-oligosaccharides give more (median 185 mg). |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 41705 (entered January 23, 2015), 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.
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.
- Pro-GestHigher Nature same ingredients
- L. SalivariusCustom Probiotics 1 shared, 50% alike
- UltraFlora IntegrityMetagenics 1 shared, 50% alike
- Nondairy Probiotic 50+DaVinci Laboratories Of Vermont 1 shared, 50% alike
- NutraFlora FOS PowderThe Vitamin Shoppe 1 shared, 50% alike
- FOS Fructo-OligosaccharidesHigher Nature 1 shared, 50% 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
- DIRECTIONS: Take 1-2 capsules (children over 8 years, 1 capsule) a day with water 30 mins before or 2hrs after meals, or as your health professional advises. Do not exceed recommended daily intake.
- Warnings
- Keep out of reach of children.
- Allergens and what it does not contain
- DAIRY FREE LIVE BACTERIA
- - Gluten and dairy free.
- DOES NOT CONTAIN: Artificial colours, flavourings or preservatives, corn, dairy products, gluten, lactose, maize, salt, starch, soya, wheat.
- Storage
- STORAGE: Refrigerate before and after use. Once opened, consume within 3 months.
Source: label statements in DSLD label 41705.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Microcrystalline Cellulose, Hydroxypropyl Methylcellulose, Fructo-Oligosaccharides, Lactobacillus salivarius, Magnesium Stearate.
Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): Jar {Recycle} 1 PET Lid {Recycle} 5 PP.
How many labels does Probio-Gest have?
3 labels are on file under this name since December 29, 2014: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.
- Label 41705 (current) Entered January 23, 2015 · off the market February 22, 2019 · 30 capsules · UPC 5 031013 100512
- Label 41198 Entered January 23, 2015 · off the market October 24, 2012 · 30 capsules · UPC 5 031013 100512
- Label 40965 Entered December 29, 2014 · off the market November 11, 2014 · 30 capsules · UPC 5 031013 100512
Source: DSLD label entry and market events, version 9.4.0 (labels entered through September 25, 2025).
Who makes it?
The label names Higher Nature (manufacturer), Burwash Common, East Sussex, UK. All Higher Nature products.