Protec Acidophilus With FOS
by Natural Factors · capsule · 90 capsules
- On the market (NIH)
- UPC 0 68958 01831 7
- DSLD label 8611
- Serving 1 capsule
Protec Acidophilus With FOS by Natural Factors lists 5 ingredients, 1 with an amount per serving of 1 capsule, such as 200 mg of fos; 4 give their count of live cultures or enzyme activity instead of a weight. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on June 1, 2012.
What is in Protec Acidophilus With FOS?
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total active cell count | Total active cell count Note: 4.0 billion | ||
| Lactobacillus rhamnosus | Lactobacillus rhamnosus Genus: Lactobacillus Species: rhamnosus Note: 3.2 billion | ||
| Lactobacillus acidophilus | Lactobacillus acidophilus Genus: Lactobacillus Species: acidophilus Note: 0.4 billion | ||
| Bifidobacterium longum | Bifidobacterium longum Genus: Bifidobacterium Species: longum Note: 0.2 billion | ||
| Bifidobacterium bifidum | Bifidobacterium bifidum Genus: Bifidobacterium Species: bifidum Note: 0.2 billion | ||
| Fos | 200 mg | Higher than 50% of 526 products listing fructo-oligosaccharides (median 185 mg). Per day at the most servings: 600 mg. |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 8611 (entered June 1, 2012), 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; 4 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?
The products whose ingredient lists overlap most with Protec Acidophilus With FOS's, rare ingredients counting for more.
- Digestive HealthAmvilab 5 shared, 83% alike
- Probiotic Acidophilus BioBeadsNatrol 4 shared, 78% alike
- Primadophilus IntensiveNature's Way 5 shared, 71% alike
- iFlora Multi-Probiotic KidsDouglas Laboratories 5 shared, 70% alike
- Multi-Probiotic KidsDouglas Laboratories 5 shared, 70% alike
- ProBalance 10-20-30RightWay Nutrition · off the market 4 shared, 67% 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: To maintain healthful intestinal flora, 1 capsule 1-3 times per day, 15 minutes before meals or 1 hour after. When taking antibiotics, take probiotic 2 hours before or 2 hours after antibiotic.
- Warnings
- Keep out of reach of children.
- Sealed for your protection. Do not use if seal is broken.
- Allergens and what it does not contain
- Contains no artificial preservatives, color or sweeteners; no wheat.
- Storage
- FOR MAXIMUM POTENCY, REFRIGERATE
Source: label statements in DSLD label 8611.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Maltodextrin, Gelatin Capsule, Enteric Coating, Magnesium Stearate, Ascorbic Acid.
Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): (recycle) Recyclable container and label; Purity & Potency Guaranteed.
How many labels does Protec Acidophilus With FOS have?
2 labels are on file under this name since March 23, 2012: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.
- Label 8611 (current) Entered June 1, 2012 · on the market · 90 capsules · UPC 0 68958 01831 7
- Label 8610 Entered March 23, 2012 · on the market · 60 capsules · UPC 0 68958 01830 0
Source: DSLD label entry and market events, version 9.4.0 (labels entered through September 25, 2025).
Who makes it?
The label names Natural Factors Canada (manufacturer). All Natural Factors products.