3rd Party Probiotic Bacteria Enumeration

What are Probiotics?

Probiotics are bacteria and yeasts that are good for you. They are found in and on the body. Probiotics help maintain gut health and support your immune system. They can be found in supplements and in yogurt. Probiotics are frequently recommended by doctors to help with digestive issues.

Probiotics and gut health

What is 3rd Party Probiotic Enumeration?​

Probiotics, as dietary supplements, require compliance with 21 CFR Part 11. Whether you are a probiotic manufacturer, or a probiotic brand, understanding enumeration is crucial for ensuring the quality and efficacy of your products. Scientific Methods can act as a 3rd party evaluator of probiotics. We can enumerate probiotics to ensure actual live organisms per gram of freeze-dried powder or capsules. This service can be provided to probiotic manufacturers and to final product manufacturers to verify actual numbers. As a 3rd party evaluator, our results are completely independent of the manufacturer.

Probiotic Capsules

What Makes Us a Good Choice for 3rd Party Evaluations?

For an organism to deliver its probiotic effects, it must be alive and present in sufficient concentrations. However, simply including a specified volume of probiotics in your product does not ensure the number of live organisms in the finished product, as some may not survive. We utilize precise culture methods to accurately determine the concentration of live organisms in your various probiotic products.
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