Taking probiotic supplements has been an increasingly popular way to promote enhanced digestive health. Probiotics have been shown to reduce the negative effects of irritable bowel syndrome, flatulence, and more by balancing the good and bad bacteria within the GI system. We systematically compared a variety of different probiotic supplements and rated them on 3 measures: strength, effectiveness, and safety, to choose the top 5 probiotic dietary supplements. All of the products we compared had been tested by independent, third-party laboratories.
*Hereafter, CFU stands for colony-forming units (a measure of bacterial concentration).
#1 Garden of Life Raw Probiotics Ultimate Care
Best for: Gastrointestinal tract issues
Strength
✓ 100 Billion CFU
✓ 34 probiotic strains
100 Billion CFU
34 probtioic strains
5/5
Safety
✓ Passes heavy metal test
5/5
Results
✓ Contains no binders, fillers, carries, artificial colors or preservatives.
5/5
- Vegan
- Sugar-free
- Soy-free
- Nut-free
- Gluten-free
- Dairy-free
- Cruelty-free
- Non-GMO
#2 Culturelle Probiotics Digestive Health
Best for: preventing diarrhea
Strength
✓ 10 Billion CFU Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG
✓ Inulin 200 mg
10 Billion CFU Lacobacillus rhamnosus GG
Inulin 200 mg
5/5
Safety
✓ Passes heavy metal test
5/5
Results
✓ Vegetarian capsule
✓ Contains no preservatives, dyes, wheat or yeast
5/5
- Vegan
- Sugar-free
- Soy-free
- Nut-free
- Gluten-free
- Dairy-free
- Cruelty-free
- Non-GMO
#3 Schiff Digestive Advantage
Best for: reducing flatulence
Strength
✓ 1 Billion CFU
✓ Bacillus coagulans GBI-30, 6086
1 Billion CFU
Bacillus coagulans GBI-30, 6086
5/5
Safety
✓ Passes heavy metal test
✓ Passes enteric digestion test
5/5
Results
✓ Vegetarian capsules
✓ Contains 1 billion viable cells of BC30 probiotic
✖ Contains titanium dioxide, wheat and soy
4/5
- Vegan
- Sugar-free
- Soy-free
- Nut-free
- Gluten-free
- Dairy-free
- Cruelty-free
- Non-GMO
#4 Trunature Advanced Digestive Probiotic
Best for: digestive balance
Strength
✓ 12.1 Billion CFU
✓ Lactobacillus acidophilus, Lactobacillus paracasei, Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG and 9 more
10 Billion CFU
Lactobacillus acidophilus, Lactobacillus paracasei, Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG, Bifidobacterium lactis, Bifidobacterium infantis, Lactobacillus salivarius, Bifidobacterium bifidum, and more.
4/5
✓ Passes heavy metal test
✓ Passes enteric digestion test
✓ Passes heavy metal test
✓ Passes enteric digestion test
5/5
Results
✖ Contains Titanium Dioxide
4/5
- Vegan
- Sugar-free
- Soy-free
- Nut-free
- Gluten-free
- Dairy-free
- Cruelty-free
- Non-GMO
#5 Visbiome High Potency Probiotic
Best for: management of dysbiosis associated with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), ulcerative colitis (UC), pouchitis, and hepatic encephalopathy (HE)
Strength
✓ 225 Billion CFU
✓ Lactobacillus paracasei DSM 24733, Lactobacillus plantarum DSM 24730, Lactobacillus acidophilus DSM 24735 and more
225 Billion CFU
Lactobacillus acidophilus, Lactobacillus plantarum, Lactobacillus paracasei, Lactobacillus and more
5/5
Safety
✓ Passes heavy metal test
5/5
Results
✓ Vegetarian capsule
✓ Kosher
✖ Contains traces of milk
✖ Must take 2-8 large capsules to be effective
4/5
- Vegan
- Sugar-free
- Soy-free
- Nut-free
- Gluten-free
- Dairy-free
- Cruelty-free
- Non-GMO
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