Is it true that one PRO-15 tablet of 5 billion CFU is more potent than one normal capsule that has 12 billion CFU?
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Yes, it is more than true. With a standard capsule containing 12 billion CFU, approximately 4% of the beneficial organisms will make it to your GI tract alive (due to things like shelf stability and the effects of stomach acids) which means the benefit delivered to you is roughly 480 million. With our patented technology, PRO-15 delivers as many as 15 times, or more, the number of live, viable probiotic organisms past simulated stomach acids than (plain/standard) capsules as repeatedly demonstrated through in vitro lab testing. Effectively, 60% of the 5 billion organisms in PRO-15 will make it to your gut alive. This means you'll get 3 billion CFU as opposed to the modest 40 million in the example above.
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I contacted Thorne about this exact thing. they reduced the capsule size to reduce the bottle size. it is still 5mg.
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I don't know what a CFU is but the newest package says there are 15 billion lactobacillus GG cells in each capsule. I believe you may be able to find pictures of the ingredients labels on one of the Amazon pages.
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On the back it states - "HSO Probiotic Blend (5 Billion CFU) 410mg per servering" and the serving size equals 1 capsule.
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I checked with the Amazon page and it says "There are 5 billion live cultures in 1gr of L. Acidophilus ("Narine" Probiotics), which we use in FruitsMax. But since each tablet consists of 1/10 of probiotics and 9/10 of 21 fruits, accordingly a tablet (1gr) has 500 million live cultures in it and the daily recommended 2 tablets (2gr) have 1 billion live cultures. It is important to mention that the 21 fruits become Prebiotics (food) for the Probiotics, strengthening them for better performance and also helping them to multiply faster in our gut." I hope this helps. I have been using FruitsMax for over a year - love it. I checked with the Amazon page and it says "There are 5 billion live cultures in 1gr of L. Acidophilus ("Narine" Probiotics), which we use in FruitsMax. But since each tablet consists of 1/10 of probiotics and 9/10 of 21 fruits, accordingly a tablet (1gr) has 500 million live cultures in it and the daily recommended 2 tablets (2gr) have 1 billion live cultures. It is important to mention that the 21 fruits become Prebiotics (food) for the Probiotics, strengthening them for better performance and also helping them to multiply faster in our gut." I hope this helps. I have... » Read More I checked with the Amazon page and it says "There are 5 billion live cultures in 1gr of L. Acidophilus ("Narine" Probiotics), which we use in FruitsMax. But since each tablet consists of 1/10 of probiotics and 9/10 of 21 fruits, accordingly a tablet (1gr) has 500 million live cultures in it and the daily recommended 2 tablets (2gr) have 1 billion live cultures. It is important to mention that the 21 fruits become Prebiotics (food) for the Probiotics, strengthening them for better performance and also helping them to multiply faster in our gut." I hope this helps. I have been using FruitsMax for over a year - love it. « Show Less
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Beware! It is great stuff, but the serving size is 6 PILLS a day, versus 1 tablet a day with Prenatal One.
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Yup, original Pro has a 3317U, just checked my tablet and that's the version on board. They're practically identical performance wise so it's irrelevant though.
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Theres a lot of incorrect information about strength. One of these tablets = 1000 mcg1000 mcg = 1 mg1 deplin = 15 mgThus 1 deplin = 15 of these tablets.
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No, you can get that in Natures Life liquid Greek blueberry from VitaCost or Swanson Ultimate 15 strainprobiotic veggie caps but have to take five (5) caps to make a difference. The caps work out to be very highcost per billion CFUs.
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It is one of the best in the industry. Get the powder form rather than tablet as it is better. You can google or ask.jeeves and get the exact amount. Good luck
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I'm sorry for my delayed reply; I had just ordered some when you asked about it. I received some, and yes - the bottles and capsules are much smaller. I've taken it a few times and it seems to be effective. When you think about it, the original capsule size was pretty big for 5 milligrams of the active ingredient. I assume (and you know what that actually means) that they've just made it more concentrated, so the capsules and bottles can be smaller. (Search YouTube for "Odd Couple - assume" if you don't know what I mean!)
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As far as I know, yes they do contain the same amount of product as the regular capsules. The smaller capsules are easier to "pill" your pet with. I had to break open the capsules and add the powder to my cat's food, whether regular size or small size, because my cat was not very happy having a capsule sent down her throat twice a day, but yes, the small capsules are supposed to contain the same amount of product as the regular capsules.
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These are the larger ones for capsules. If you need smaller get tablets. Amazon's price is much much better than the pet stores. I also order enough so that shipping is free
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Bottle says, "Lactobacillus sporogenes (alternate nomenclature). Contains a minimum of 2 billion CFUs per capsule.
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Each individual tablet is 450mg. Any larger mg. count would produce a pill too big for most folks to swallow whole I'm thinking. What did impress me is this supplier does put more tabs per bottle than any other similar product I've purchased. Most supplements only fill their bottle half full; this supplier fills it to close to 7/8's.
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As I said previously quoting from the bottle it says 30mg per capsule with 120 caps in the bottle. I have no idea if it is correct but that is what the bottle says.
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No idea if there is actually a difference or simply a marketing tactic, but in my area, the pro cells are sold only at places like hardware stores. They tend to be in bulk packages which may be the only difference. I'd like to think they have more juice but i don't have any evidence of this.