Probiotic 18 Plus
by Vital Nutrients · powder · 50.3 grams
- Off the market since May 2020 (NIH)
- UPC 6 93465 46611 7
- DSLD label 182074
- Serving 0.25 tsp (0.67g)
- 75 servings
Probiotic 18 Plus by Vital Nutrients lists 3 ingredients, 1 with an amount per serving of 0.25 tsp, such as 560 mg of fos; 2 give their count of live cultures or enzyme activity instead of a weight. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on October 25, 2018.
What is in Probiotic 18 Plus?
Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 0.25 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lactobacillus acidophilus | Lactobacillus acidophilus Genus: Lactobacillus Species: acidophilus Note: 9 billion organisms | ||
| Bifidobacterium lactis | Bifidobacterium lactis Genus: Bifidobacterium Species: lactis Note: 9 billion organisms | ||
| Fos | 560 mg | Higher than 76% of 526 products listing fructo-oligosaccharides (median 185 mg). Per day at the most servings: 1,680 mg. |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 182074 (entered October 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; 2 ingredients sit inside a blend, so their amounts cannot be compared.
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?
5 products list the very same ingredients; the nearest amounts come first.
- Ultra Pure Probiotic 18Vital Nutrients same ingredients
- Acidophilus/Bifidobacter/FOSVital Nutrients same ingredients
- L. Acidophilus ComplexVQ Verified Quality same ingredients
- TruBioticsTruBiotics same ingredients
- Children's Probiotics FormulaCATALO same ingredients
- UltraFlora SynergyMetagenics 3 shared, 89% 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
- Recommendations: 1/4 teaspoon 1 to 3 times a day or as directed by your healthcare professional
- Warnings
- Keep out of reach of children
- Use only if safety seal is intact
- Warning: If pregnant, consult your physician before using.
- Inner seal may lift off when cap is removed. Seal integrity is maintained until cap is removed.
- Allergens and what it does not contain
- Excludes coatings, binders, gluten (wheat, rye, barley), milk/dairy (casein, whey), soy protein, egg protein, sugar.
- Storage
- Store refrigerated
Source: label statements in DSLD label 182074.
How many labels does Probiotic 18 Plus have?
One label is on file, entered on October 25, 2018.
- Label 182074 (current) Entered October 25, 2018 · off the market May 15, 2020 · 50.3 grams · UPC 6 93465 46611 7
DSLD also links this label to: Ultra Pure Probiotic 18 (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 Vital Nutrients (manufacturer), Middletown, CT. All Vital Nutrients products.