ProBio5
by Plexus · capsule · 60 capsules
- Off the market since May 2023 (NIH)
- DSLD label 82969
- Serving 1 capsule
- 60 servings
ProBio5 by Plexus lists 12 ingredients, 3 with an amount per serving of 1 capsule; 9 sit inside a blend without their own amounts. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on January 25, 2018.
What is in ProBio5?
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Proprietary Blend | 200 mg | ||
| Proteases | in the blend, no amount given | ||
| Chitosanaseas Bacillus coagulansChitosanase (Form: from Bacillus coagulans Genus: Bacillus Species: coagulans) | in the blend, no amount given | ||
| Cellulase | in the blend, no amount given | ||
| Peptizyme SP | in the blend, no amount given | ||
| Probiotic Blend | 100 mg | ||
| Bacillus coagulansBacillus coagulans Genus: Bacillus Species: coagulans Note: Lactobacillus sporogenes and Bacillus sporogenes | in the blend, no amount given | ||
| L. acidophilus | in the blend, no amount given | ||
| B. longum | in the blend, no amount given | ||
| L. plantarum | in the blend, no amount given | ||
| S. boulardii | in the blend, no amount given | ||
| Antioxidant Blend | no amount given | ||
| Vitamin C | 150 mg | 250% | Higher than 58% of 18,583 products listing vitamin C (median 100 mg). Per day at the most servings: 600 mg. |
| Vitamin B6 | 2.5 mg | 148% | 67% of 15,277 products listing vitamin B6 give more (median 6 mg). Per day at the most servings: 10 mg. |
| Grape seed extract | 25 mg | 69% of 1,900 products listing grape give more (median 50 mg). Per day at the most servings: 100 mg. |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 82969 (entered January 25, 2018), 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; 9 ingredients sit inside a blend, so their amounts cannot be compared.
The NIH database records 2 to 4 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 ProBio5's, rare ingredients counting for more.
- ProBio 5Plexus 10 shared, 74% alike
- VitalBiomePlexus 5 shared, 36% alike
- Candida Factors Enzyme FormulaNatural Factors 4 shared, 35% 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: Take one serving with evening meal or at bedtime for maintenance. Optional: Take two to four capsules with evening meal or at bedtime, until desired results are achieved.
- Warnings
- Contains: Yeast
- Warnings: Keep out of reach of children.
- Pregnant or nursing mothers, or if under medical care, consult a health practitioner prior to use. If taken with anticoagulant drugs, use under medical supervision.
- Storage
- - Store in a cool dry place -
Source: label statements in DSLD label 82969.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Gelatin, Water, Brown Rice powder.
How many labels does ProBio5 have?
One label is on file, entered on January 25, 2018.
- Label 82969 (current) Entered January 25, 2018 · off the market May 25, 2023 · 60 capsules
DSLD also links this label to: ProBio 5 (image difference, same product), ProBio 5 (image difference, same product), ProBio 5 (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 Plexus Worldwide (manufacturer). All Plexus products.