{"id":18702,"date":"2024-07-04T13:17:27Z","date_gmt":"2024-07-04T11:17:27Z","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.omni-biotic.com\/en-uk\/?p=18702"},"modified":"2024-07-05T07:06:28Z","modified_gmt":"2024-07-05T05:06:28Z","slug":"what-makes-a-good-probiotic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.omni-biotic.com\/en-uk\/blog\/what-makes-a-good-probiotic\/","title":{"rendered":"What makes a good probiotic?"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"18702\" class=\"elementor elementor-18702\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0245077 obcs none e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"0245077\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d130e32 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d130e32\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Quick Facts<\/span>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a1af46e elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"a1af46e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-check\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Proven safety and stability<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a25655a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a25655a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>All bacterial strains contained in the probiotic must be absolutely safe for humans and <strong>free from side effects<\/strong>, even when taken over a long period of time. Strict stability controls guarantee that the number of<strong>\u00a0bacteria<\/strong> corresponds to the specifications until the end of the best-before date.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0b12fe1 elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"0b12fe1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-check\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Optimal CFU (Bacterial count)<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1cfb816 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1cfb816\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>A probiotic should contain <strong>at least 1 billion bacteria<\/strong> per gram of powder. However, the idea that the more bacteria there are, the better, is not true! The <strong>optimal number of bacteria<\/strong> <strong>for a specific use<\/strong> is more relevant.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1d4e341 elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"1d4e341\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-check\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Viable human bacterial strains<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-97e8a52 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"97e8a52\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>For a probiotic to be as effective as possible, it is essential to use<strong> naturally occurring strains of bacteria<\/strong> that our body recognises so that they can <strong>interact optimally<\/strong> with the bacteria in the body.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1afac32 elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"1afac32\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-check\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Durability and activity<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7b3fdfe elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7b3fdfe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>To preserve the bacteria for ingestion as a probiotic for several years, they are put into a kind of <strong>&#8220;hibernation&#8221;<\/strong> by <strong>freeze-drying<\/strong>. Special packaging <strong>protects the bacteria<\/strong>.<\/p><p>The great advantage of <strong>powder probiotics<\/strong> is that they are <strong>mixed in water<\/strong> before ingestion and the freeze-dried bacteria are revitalised in a gentle environment. This means that they <strong>become active and strong again<\/strong> before they reach the harsh environment of the digestive tract.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-900fb3e elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"900fb3e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-check\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Scientifically tested combination of bacteria<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2abb238 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2abb238\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Studies show that the <strong>targeted combination of several bacterial strains<\/strong> is superior to taking a single strain in a variety of applications.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4a28b13 obcs none e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"4a28b13\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0c21f5e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0c21f5e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Proven safety and stability<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-df2b693 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"df2b693\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>A key criterion is the safety of a probiotic: all the bacterial strains it contains must be <strong>safe for humans and free from side effects<\/strong>, even when taken for a longer time. This is <strong>tested and guaranteed <\/strong>by authorised authorities.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e5a2066 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e5a2066\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/www.omni-biotic.com\/en-uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/07\/probiotic-safety-cfu-high-effective.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-18773\" alt=\"safe probiotics high quality best probiotics\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.omni-biotic.com\/en-uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/07\/probiotic-safety-cfu-high-effective.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.omni-biotic.com\/en-uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/07\/probiotic-safety-cfu-high-effective-300x214.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" title=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e769c7b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e769c7b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.omni-biotic.com\/en-uk\/about-us\/research-and-development\/quality-criteria\/\"><strong>Safe probiotic strains<\/strong><\/a> have either the so-called <strong>QPS status (Qualified Presumption of Safety)<\/strong> of the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) or the <strong>GRAS status<\/strong> <strong>(Generally Recognised As Safe)<\/strong> of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) or comparable safety standards. A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.omni-biotic.com\/en-uk\/steps\/hochwertige-darmbakterien\/\"><strong>high-quality probiotic<\/strong><\/a> is also subjected to <strong>strict stability controls<\/strong>, which guarantee that the number of viable bacteria not only corresponds to the specifications at the time of packing the product but also <strong>until the end of the best-before date<\/strong>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5fb5eb3 obcs none e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"5fb5eb3\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3b743dd elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"3b743dd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/www.omni-biotic.com\/en-uk\/about-us\/research-and-development\/quality-criteria\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">More on the OMNi-BiOTiC\u00ae Quality Criteria<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e2f3ad3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e2f3ad3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Optimal CFU (Bacterial count)<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4fb1bfe elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4fb1bfe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>To ensure that a <strong>sufficient number of live and active bacteria<\/strong> arrive at their site of action in the intestine, a probiotic should contain at least <strong>1 billion viable bacteria per gram<\/strong> of powder. Their number is often expressed in <strong>colony-forming units (CFU)<\/strong>.<\/p><p>However, it is important to realise that the widespread opinion that &#8220;a lot helps a lot&#8221; is not generally valid in this context. Even <strong>an extremely high number of bacteria (CFU) in a product does not necessarily mean that a probiotic is more\u00a0effective<\/strong>. More relevant is the optimum number of bacteria for a specific use, which is ideally <strong>determined in clinical studies<\/strong>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7dad273 obcs none e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"7dad273\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0375f3a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0375f3a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/www.omni-biotic.com\/en-uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/07\/probiotic-quality-laboratory-quality-testing.gif\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-18774\" alt=\"probiotic quality laboratory quality testing\" title=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a03dfdb elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a03dfdb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Active human\nbacterial strains<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-34d0852 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"34d0852\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Taking a probiotic only really makes sense if the bacteria it contains are <strong>active and arrive at their destination &#8211; the intestine &#8211; in large numbers<\/strong>. On their way through the digestive tract, they have to cope with stomach and bile acids or pancreatic secretions. For them to survive this hours-long passage alive, it is essential to use suitable <strong>bacterial strains with proven resistance to stomach acid and digestive juices<\/strong>.<\/p><p>For a probiotic to be as effective as possible, it is also essential to use naturally occurring bacterial strains that our body recognises so that they can interact optimally with the bacteria in the body. Yeasts and animal bacteria, on the other hand, are <strong>not microorganisms naturally present in our bodies<\/strong>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-be3e1dd elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"be3e1dd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/www.omni-biotic.com\/en-uk\/gut-health\/centre-of-health-gut\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Find out more about your gut flora<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3246c7c obcs none e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"3246c7c\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-39f76dd elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"39f76dd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Durability and activity<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-69441ac elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"69441ac\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Bacteria generally die after just a few days if the environment does not provide them with optimal living conditions. In order to preserve them for use as probiotics for several years, they are put into a kind of <strong>&#8220;hibernation&#8221; by freeze-drying<\/strong>. The addition of liquid (<strong>rehydration<\/strong>) wakes them up again and makes them active.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-49e01c3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"49e01c3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Special packaging such as sealed sachets or airtight glass containers <strong>protect the bacteria from environmental influences<\/strong>, such as moisture or excessively high temperatures, and prevents the bacteria from being activated or dying during the storage phase.<\/p><p>Probiotics are usually offered as a <strong>powder<\/strong> or in the form of capsules. The <strong>great advantage of powder<\/strong> is that it is dissolved in water (or another neutral liquid) before ingestion. In this way, the <strong>freeze-dried bacteria<\/strong> are revitalised in a gentle environment and are already <strong>active and strong<\/strong> before they reach the harsh environment of the digestive tract. A key factor for their survival.<\/p><p>When <strong>rehydrated outside the body<\/strong>, the bacteria ideally also have a source of food to help them gain additional strength. It therefore is optimal for a probiotic to also contain a mixture of fibre, enzymes and minerals that has been individually compiled for the bacteria it contains. This not only <strong>increases the bacteria&#8217;s chances of survival<\/strong> on the way to their destination, but also <strong>increases their activity and ability to multiply in the intestine<\/strong>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2cd6737 elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"2cd6737\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/www.omni-biotic.com\/en-uk\/gut-health\/centre-of-health-gut\/probiotics\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Find out more about probiotics<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c1d9a48 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c1d9a48\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Probiotics in capsule or powder form?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0fa2c30 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0fa2c30\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Scientific studies clearly show that <strong>bacteria in powder form<\/strong> survive the journey through the digestive tract almost unscathed. If the same bacteria are taken in the same quantity in capsule form, <strong>only one hundredth (1 %)<\/strong> of the original quantity of those bacteria is found in the large intestine at the end.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e1676b5 obcs none e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"e1676b5\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9e9f907 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9e9f907\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/www.omni-biotic.com\/en-uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/07\/darm-lupe-bakterien-team.gif\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-18707\" alt=\"what makes a good probiotic\" title=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2cd86ca elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2cd86ca\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Scientifically tested\nbacteria combination<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-df4e74d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"df4e74d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>&#8220;Stronger as a team&#8221;<\/strong> is the motto of many bacterial strains, as most of them are proven <strong>team players<\/strong>. Scientific findings prove that the targeted combination of several bacterial strains, a so-called <a href=\"https:\/\/www.omni-biotic.com\/en-uk\/gut-health\/centre-of-health-gut\/probiotics\/\"><strong>multi-species formulation<\/strong><\/a>, is <strong>superior to taking a single strain<\/strong> in a variety of applications. The potential of the individual strains can be further increased by <strong>combining bacterial strains<\/strong>.<\/p><p>However, as with humans, not all bacterial strains are equally well tolerated. Finding out <strong>which bacterial strains work well together<\/strong> and <strong>reinforce each other<\/strong> is therefore a crucial step in the development of a probiotic. It is therefore important to use the so-called &#8220;cross streak&#8221; method to prove which bacteria optimally support each other in developing their <strong>full potential<\/strong>.<\/p><p>In addition, the effectiveness of high-quality, medically relevant probiotics should be <strong>proven by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.omni-biotic.com\/en-uk\/about-us\/research-and-development\/international-research\/\">scientific studies<\/a><\/strong>. This proves that the <strong>complex combination of the right bacteria<\/strong> for the respective area of use brings us the greatest possible benefit.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4fe3c72 elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"4fe3c72\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/www.omni-biotic.com\/en-uk\/about-us\/research-and-development\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Find out more about our research and development<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Not all probiotics are the same &#8211; the quality of the product in each individual development stage is of crucial importance for efficacy and tolerability. 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