Product(company) Probiotic culture Composition Application
Yakult® (Yakult Honsha Co. Ltd.) Lactobacillus casei
Shirota,
Bifidus regularis
Water, sugar, skim milk powder, glucose, natural
and artificial flavours
Probiotic beverage, intestinalflorareposition,
improve digestion
Align (Procter yGamble ) Bifidobacterium
infantis
35624
Probiotic strain:, contains 1 x 109 colony-forming units (1 billion) (4 mg) whenmanufactured and provides
an effective level ofbacteria (1 x 107), microcrystalline cellulose, hypromellose, sucrose, magnesium stearate,
sodium caseinate, titaniumdioxide, trisodium citrate
dihydrate, propyl gallate(antioxidant preservative),
One capsule once a day, help tomaintain thedigestive balance fortifying the digestive system with healthybacteria
Bioflorin (Cerbios– Pharma) Enterococcus LABSF 68 Probiotic active ingredient.Hard gelatin capsules Prevention and treatment of intestinal disorders
Mutaflor (Ardeypharm) Escherichia coliNissle 1917 Probiotic supplemet (2.5–25 x 109 viable cells (CFU)), Talc, Methacrylic acid-methyl methacrylate copolymer (1:1), Macrogol, Dibuytl phthalate, Glycerol,Titanium dioxide,
Iron (III) hydroxide oxidemonohydrate, Gelatin ,Beeswax (yellow), Carnauba wax, Shellac,Purified water
Colonize the gut,biologically fit andactive against disease-causing agents known aspathogens1, strain has been shown inscientific studies tobe of benefit for both inflammatory bowel as well as functional bowel disease
URO VAXOM®(Apsen) Escherichia coli Escherichia coli bacterial lysate (6 mg). Excipient: propyl gallate anhydrous, monobasic sodiumglutamate, mannitol, starch, magnesium silicate,magnesium stearate, red
iron oxide, yellow ironoxide, titanium dioxide,gelatin
immunotherapy, prevention recurrent infectionsof the lower urinary tract,
Ginophilus®(Probionov) Lactobacillus caseirhamnosus Lcr 35 341 mg lyophilized culture,measuring at least 109 cells
per gram. Excipient: lactosemonohydrate.
lowers the local pHin the vagina, preventing harmfulpathogenic bacteriafrom colonizing
and proliferating
Activia® Yogurt (Danone) L. bulgaricus,
S . thermophilus
Varies (strawberry, natural,peaches, vanilla) Presentedin
the form of milk, buttermilk, yogurts, fermented milks, daily dose drinks, juices, berry soups,cheese and capsules
Help regulate digestive system
SVELTY® Gastro Protect (Nestlé) Lactobacillus johnsonii La1 A fermented drink milk,flavor, sugars Controls H. pyloriinfection andstomachdiscomfort
LC1 Yogurt®(Nestlé) Lactobacillus johnsonii
La1 andacidophilus bacteria
A probiotic yogurt,fermented milk, flavours,sugars Regulates digestion, protection againstpathogens
Actimel®(Danone) L. casei (Defensis) Milk, sugar, flavours Protection against pathogens
Flora FIT® (Danisco A/S) Bifidobacterium
breve
Bb-03,B. lactis
Bi-07, B. lactis Bl-04,
B. longum Bl-05, Lactobacillus acidophilus La-14,L. bulgaricus Lb-64,L. brevis
Lbr-35,L. casei Lc-11, Lactococcus lactisLl-23,
L. plantarumLp-115,
L. paracasei
Lpc-37,
L . rhamnosus Lr-32,
L . salivarius Ls-33, Streptococcus thermophilus St-21
  Food and beverages
HOWARU®Premium Probiotics (Danisco A/S) L. acidophilusNCFM™   A probioticproduct that can be applied inbeverages,confectionery, dairy, dietarysupplements andfrozen desserts
Yógourmet Products (Lyo-San,Inc.) L. casei, B. bifidus,
L.
acidophilus
  Starters for yoghurt manufacture
Biorich® (Chr.Hansen A/S) L. acidophilus LA-5
and Bifidobacterium
BB-12
  Starters for yoghurt manufacture
Probiotic Chewy Cereal Bars Ganeden BC30 5 g fibre, 2 g protein,prebiotics, omega-3 fatty acids  
Chocolate Probiotic BarsChocolate Crisp®ATTUNE L. acidophilus,L. casei, Bifidobacterium lactis Milk Chocolate Coating (evaporated cane juice,chocolate, cocoa butter, inulin, non-fat milk, calcium carbonate, anhydrous milk fat, soylecithin, vanilla), organic brown rice crisps (organicbrown rice flour, organicmolasses, calcium carbonate)  
XoBiotic™ squares (MXI Corp.™) L. helveticus R0052
and B. longum R0175
Dark Chocolate(unsweetened chocolate, sugar, cocoa powder,lecithin, vanilla extract),antioxidant blend (naturalcocoa, açaí, blueberry powders) and probiotics  
Heini`s Yogurt
Cultured Cheese
(Bunker HillCheese Company)
L. acidophilus, L. casei,
B. lactis
Milk, yogurt cultures,coagulants, probiotic cultures and salt  
Adapted from Yamaguishi et al. 2011 [62]
Table 1: Probiotic products that are commercially available, probiotic cultures, composition and its applications.