Digestion & probiotics

Bacterial cultures, digestive enzymes, lactase, fibre and plant extracts: strains, CFU, dose and price.

This section holds bacterial culture products, digestive enzymes, lactase, fibres such as psyllium, and plant extracts. Culture products differ in their strains (Lactobacillus, Bifidobacterium, Saccharomyces boulardii) and the number of live bacteria (CFU).

Lactase has an EU-authorised claim: it improves lactose digestion in people who have difficulty digesting lactose, at 4500 FCC units with each lactose-containing meal. Bacterial cultures have no authorised claims, so we compare strains and CFU.

FAQ

What is CFU?

Colony-forming units: the number of live bacteria per serving, shown on the product page.

Do bacterial cultures need the fridge?

Some do, some keep at room temperature; the pack gives the storage conditions.

When should lactase be taken?

At the start of each meal containing lactose; the claim's condition is 4500 FCC units.

Digestion & probiotics

Enzymedica Natto-K - 90 caps

Enzymedica Sleep & Stress Lemon Balm Phytosome - 60 vcaps

Evogen Evozyme - 60 caps

Garden of Life Dr. Formulated Digest+, Tropical Fruit - 90 chewables

Life Extension Enhanced Super Digestive Enzymes - 60 vcaps

Life Extension Specially-Coated Bromelain, 500mg - 60 enteric coated vegetarian tabs

NOW Foods Bromelain, 500mg - 120 vcaps

NOW Foods Bromelain, 500mg - 60 vcaps

NOW Foods ChewyZymes - 90 chewables

NOW Foods Digest Ultimate - 120 vcaps

NOW Foods Digest Ultimate - 60 vcaps

NOW Foods Gluten Digest - 60 vcaps

NOW Foods Papaya Enzyme, Chewable - 180 lozenges

NOW Foods Papaya Enzyme, Chewable - 360 lozenges

NOW Foods Plant Enzymes - 240 vcaps

NOW Foods Quercetin with Bromelain - 120 vcaps

NOW Foods Quercetin with Bromelain - 240 vcaps

NOW Foods Super Enzymes - 180 tabs

NOW Foods Super Enzymes - 90 caps

NOW Foods Turmeric & Bromelain - 90 vcaps

Osavi Quercetin with Bromelain - 120 vegan caps

Osavi Quercetin with Bromelain - 60 vegan caps

OstroVit Bromelain + Papain - 100 caps

OstroVit Digezyme Digestive Enzymes - 90 tablets