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Nutravita – Advanced Pro Bio Cultures with Lactospore
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Price: £
Date reviewed: 10/2023
The Verdict
This product by Nutravita contains a majority of strains that have not been tested in humans. Those strains that have been studied may be at too low of a dose to have any clinical benefit. Therefore, this product needs to first be investigated clinically before claims can be supported.
Reviews are for informational purposes only and do not constitute medical advice
Claims
Delayed release capsule
Promotes the growth of friendly bacteria
The Research
This product and its specific combination of bacteria has not been studied clinically. To our knowledge, only two strains in this product have been studied in humans.
Bacillus coagulans MTCC5856 (LactoSpore) is a probiotic which has been shown to potentially help with symptoms of bloating and gas in randomized, controlled trials at a dose of 2 billion CFU per day. However, the dose in this product is lower (1 billion CFU per day).
A randomized, controlled trial in 100 participants showed that Lacticaseibacillus rhamnosus–LRa05 may be able to colonise the gut in healthy adults, but no other benefits were observed, and the strain was administered at a dose of 10 billion CFU, which is approximately 10 x higher than the in the product (1.3 Billion CFU).
To our knowledge, none of the other strains in this product have been studied in human clinical trials.
The dose of inulin in this product (100mg) is likely too low to have any prebiotic effects when compared to clinical trials.
What's in it?
Bacterial Blend (Lactobacillus acidophilus-LA85 (33 Million CFU), Streptococcus thermophilus-ST81 (1.3 Billion CFU), Bifidobacterium bifidum-BBi32 (1.3 Billion CFU), Lactobacillus rhamnosus (Lacticaseibacillus rhamnosus)–LRa05 (1.3 Billion CFU), Lactobacillus plantarum (Lactiplantibacillus plantarum)–Lp90 (1.3 Billion CFU), Bifidobacterium breve-BBr60 (1.3 Billion CFU), Bifidobacterium longum-BL21 (1.3 Billion CFU), Lactobacillus casei (Lacticaseibacillus casei)-LC89 (1.3 Billion CFU), Lactococcus lactis-LLa61 (1.3 Billion CFU), Lactobacillus reuteri (Limosilactobacillus reuteri)-LR08 (1.3 Billion CFU), Lactobacillus brevis (Levilactobacillus brevis)-LB01 (1.3 Billion CFU), Lactobacillus bulgaricus (Lactobacillus delbrueckii subsp. bulgaricus)–LB42 (1.3 Billion CFU), Lactobacillus salivarius (Ligilactobacillus salivarius)-LS97 (1.3 Billion CFU), Bifidobacterium lactis-BLa80 (1.3 Billion CFU), Lactobacillus helveticus-LH76 (1.3 Billion CFU), Bifidobacterium infantis-BI45 (1.7 Billion CFU), Bifidobacterium adolescentis-BAc30 (1.3 Billion CFU), Lactobacillus gasseri-LG08 (1.7 Billion CFU), Lactobacillus crispatus-LCr86 (1.3 Billion CFU), Lactobacillus paracasei (Lacticaseibacillus paracasei)-LC86 (3.3 Billion CFU)), Bacillus coagulans (LactoSpore) 1 Billion CFU, Bulking agents (Calcium phosphates, Microcrystalline cellulose), Vegetable Delayed Release capsule shell (Hydroxypropyl methyl cellulose, Gelling agent: Gellan gum), Inulin (100 mg), Rice hulls, Rice Extract Blend (Rice Extract, Rice Hulls, Sunflower Oil).
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