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SodaTide 36 mg Probiotic Blend: Why a Weight Is Not a CFU Count
SodaTide 36 mg probiotic blend is the total weight of three named strains in one capsule. A weight is not a count of live organisms. US rules require the weight, while a CFU count is optional, and the label prints no CFU and no amount for each strain. No study tested the product.
Written by the SodaTide label deskUpdated · 4 min read
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What is the SodaTide 36 mg probiotic blend?
It is one line on the panel: "Probiotic Blend 36 mg", naming Bifidobacterium infantis, Clostridium butyricum and Akkermansia muciniphila. The 36 mg is the combined weight of all three, per capsule.
That is 0.036 g, about 10 percent of the 347 mg the three named lines add up to. The Daily Value is not established, shown by a dagger.
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Is a probiotic blend in mg the same as a CFU count?
No. A weight says how heavy the organisms are, while CFU means colony-forming units, a count of live organisms that can grow.
The NIH Office of Dietary Supplements explains that US rules only require the total weight on Supplement Facts, and that weight can include dead cells. So it does not show how many are viable. Makers may list CFU voluntarily, and a higher count is not necessarily more effective. (NIH ODS, Probiotics (health professional))
ISAPP, a scientific association, says a good label gives genus, species and strain, the minimum viable count at the end of shelf life, a dose matching the benefit, storage and contact details. (ISAPP, Decoding a Probiotic Product Label)
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What does the label print and leave out?
It prints the total weight, three names and the storage text. It leaves out a CFU count and an amount for each strain.
| Item | SodaTide label |
|---|---|
| Total weight | 36 mg |
| Genus and species | Three names printed |
| Strain designation | Not printed |
| CFU count | Not printed |
| Amount per strain | Not printed |
A missing count does not make the product weak, and a printed weight does not make it strong.
3 of 9 items a probiotic label usually carries are printed in full on this label (ISAPP, Decoding a Probiotic Product Label)
- Genus and speciesPrinted
Printed: Bifidobacterium infantis, Clostridium butyricum, Akkermansia muciniphila.
- Strain designationNot printed
Not printed. Research on a probiotic is strain-specific, so a species name alone does not tell you which studies apply.
- Amount in CFUNot printed
Not printed. The label gives 36 mg for the whole blend, which is a weight, not a count of live bacteria.
- Amount at the end of shelf lifeNot printed
Not printed, because no CFU count is printed at all.
- Per-strain amountsNot printed
Not printed. The three strains share one 36 mg line.
- StoragePartly
Printed: 'Refrigerate for optimal quality.' and 'Keep away from heat, light, and humidity'. No temperature or time is given.
- Suggested usePrinted
Printed: one capsule daily with an 8 oz. glass of water.
- Contact informationPrinted
Printed: Instituto Experience, Lakeland FL 33804, +15074488190, [email protected].
- Best-before or lotNot printed
Not on the label image we have. The seller gave lot ST-26/SO-7402; ask the order desk to match it to your bottle.
The checklist follows public guidance on reading probiotic labels, not a law. A missing item does not mean the bacteria are absent or unsafe; it means a buyer cannot check the amount or the strain.
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Who should ask before taking a probiotic blend?
Anyone with a weakened immune system or a serious illness should ask a clinician first. Serious infections from probiotics are rare and have been reported mostly in severely ill or immunocompromised people. (Harvard Nutrition Source, Probiotics for Gut Health)
Ask too if you are pregnant, nursing, under 18 or on medicine, and keep taking every prescribed medicine. Side effects are usually minor, such as gas. We found no public test or FDA notice for SodaTide, which proves nothing. See the probiotic blend page and the probiotics guide.
The weight is printed; how many live cells it holds, we could not confirm.
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What does 36 mg mean on a probiotic label?
It is the combined weight of the blend per serving, not a count of live cells.
How much of each strain is in the SodaTide blend?
We could not confirm it. The label prints one total of 36 mg for all three named strains and no amount for each, so the split between them is unknown.
Does the 36 mg blend mean SodaTide has enough probiotics?
No source we read sets an "enough" amount for this blend, and none tested it. Effects are strain-specific, and the label prints no strain designation.
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