SymBiotics with FOS
by Allergy Research Group · powder · 140 grams
- On the market (NIH)
- UPC 7 13947 71130 3
- DSLD label 208420
- Serving 1 tsp (3.5 g)
- 40 servings
SymBiotics with FOS by Allergy Research Group lists 5 ingredients, 2 with an amount per serving of 1 tsp, such as 180 mg of vitamin C and 3 g of fructooligosaccharides; 3 give their count of live cultures or enzyme activity instead of a weight, beside 3 Nutrition Facts rows (calories, fat and the like). Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on November 21, 2019.
What is in SymBiotics with FOS?
Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Calories | 10 Calories | ||
| Total Fat | 102 mg | 1% | 99% of 11,965 products listing fat (unspecified) give more (median 1.5 g). Per day at the most servings: 0.306 g. |
| Total Carbohydrates | 3.3 g | 1% | Higher than 53% of 21,979 products listing carbohydrate (median 3 g). Per day at the most servings: 9.9 g. |
| Total Sugars | 184 mg | over 99% of 11,807 products listing sugar give more (median 2 g). Per day at the most servings: 0.552 g. | |
| Vitamin Cas Ascorbic Acid | 180 mg | 200% | Higher than 62% of 18,583 products listing vitamin C (median 100 mg). Per day at the most servings: 540 mg. |
| Fructooligosaccharides | 3 g | Higher than 95% of 526 products listing fructo-oligosaccharides (median 185 mg). Per day at the most servings: 9,000 mg. | |
| Lactobacilli | Lactobacilli Genus: Lactobacilli Note: (3 Billion CFUs) (viable cell count at the time of manufacture) | ||
| Bifidobacteria | Bifidobacteria Genus: Bifidobacteria Note: (0.8 Billion CFUs) (viable cell count at the time of manufacture) | ||
| Streptococcus thermophilus | Streptococcus thermophilus Genus: Streptococcus Species: thermophilus Note: (0.4 Billion CFUs) (viable cell count at the time of manufacture) |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 208420 (entered November 21, 2019), 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:
- Its 3,000 mg of fructooligosaccharides (filed by NIH under fructo-oligosaccharides) is higher than 95% of the 526 fructo-oligosaccharides products that print an amount; 21 list more.
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 SymBiotics with FOS's, rare ingredients counting for more.
- SymBiotics with FOSNutriCology 6 shared, 87% alike
- Complete Prebiotic & ProbioticOL Olympian Labs 3 shared, 47% alike
- Dual Action Acidophilus & BifidusVitaCeutical Labs 2 shared, 45% alike
- Acidophilus & BifidusVSN Vital Strength Nutrition · off the market 2 shared, 45% alike
- ProbioQOLOncoQOL · off the market 2 shared, 45% alike
- ProbioQOLThorne Research · off the market 2 shared, 45% 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 As a dietary supplement, 1 level teaspoon one to three times daily, or as directed by a healthcare practitioner.
- Warnings
- Caution: Some individuals taking FOS may experience gastrointestinal bloating that persists longer than 1-2 weeks, possibly due to unfriendly microbes feeding on FOS. In such cases, this product should be discontinued.
- Contains: Milk (in trace amounts).
- Storage
- Refrigerate to maintain potency. Short term heat exposure is acceptable.
Source: label statements in DSLD label 208420.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Silicon Dioxide.
How many labels does SymBiotics with FOS have?
4 labels are on file under this name since April 25, 2013: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.
- Label 208420 (current) Entered November 21, 2019 · on the market · 140 grams · UPC 7 13947 71130 3
- Label 78753 Entered October 21, 2017 · off the market June 26, 2019 · 140 grams · UPC 7 13947 71130 3
- Label 54272 Entered January 25, 2016 · off the market July 31, 2017 · 140 grams · UPC 7 13947 71130 3
- Label 20257 Entered April 25, 2013 · off the market November 18, 2015 · 140 g · UPC 7 13947 71130 3
Source: DSLD label entry and market events, version 9.4.0 (labels entered through September 25, 2025).
Who makes it?
The label names Allergy Research Group (distributor), Alameda, CA. All Allergy Research Group products.