Best probiotics 2025: What products are best for digestion?

The first place in our ranking belongs to Dr. Stephen Langer's Ultimate 16 Strain Probiotics with FOS from Swanson. The imaginary title of the best probiotics was earned by this product thanks to its perfect price-quality ratio. It can easily match even the strongest competition in terms of composition, while keeping its price very low.

Advantages:

• High-quality composition
• 3.29 billion CFU per dose
• Perfect price/quality ratio
• Contains FOS prebiotics

Who makes it:

Swanson Health Products began its operations in 1969 in the United States. The founders set out to bring quality dietary supplements to the market to help people achieve a healthy lifestyle. In 2018, the company rebranded and has since then simply called itself Swanson. The company's repertoire now includes pet food and nutritional supplements.

Swanson's probiotics contain a truly broad spectrum of probiotic strains. This is a big plus, because they can replenish many more bacteria in the gut that may have been eradicated by antibiotics, for example. In addition, there are 3.29 billion CFUs per capsule (this is the unit that represents the number of activethe more colonies, the stronger the effect), which is a very good dose. To make matters worse, we also find fructooligosaccharides (FOS), which serve as a prebiotic, i.e. as food for probiotics. This ensures their better effect.

Final assessment:

In terms of composition, we must clearly praise Swanson. There are some probiotics that impressed us a bit more with their composition, but Swanson clearly outperformed them with its price. In the end, Swanson is a really high quality product at an extremely reasonable price. In terms of value for money, you would be hard pressed to find better probiotics on the market. That said, I can highly recommend them to anyone looking for real quality at a bargain price.

The number two in our ranking is Probiotics-10 50 Billion from Now Foods. The magical thing about them is that their name contains all the important information about their ingredients. Now Foods has two other variants of this product - Probiotics-10 25 Billion and Probiotics-10 100 Billion. For the purposes of this ranking, we have decided to take the happy medium, becausebecause it is the best value for money, but we can highly recommend the other 2 variants.

Pros:

• 50 billion CFU
• Contains FOS
• Wide spectrum of probiotic strains

Disadvantages:

• Higher price

Who makes them:

Now Foods' roots date back to 1968. Since then, the company has strived to use its products to pass on the values associated with a healthy lifestyle. The company's emphasis on premium quality is understandably a top priority. In addition to dietary supplements, the company also produces products such as cosmetics, health foods and pet food.

In terms of CFU content, we have nothing to complain about Now Foods. We have nothing to say about them, because their content ranks first in our ranking. The content of 10 probiotic strains is also commendable. The FOS content is also a big plus, but unfortunately, the manufacturer does not specify the amount of FOS, so we cannot reliably comment on it. Ultimately, however, we have to praise the entire formula and this is especially true for the incredible 50 billion CFU content.

Final assessment:

Now Foods has presented a really high quality probiotic that deservedly found itself at the top of our ranking. Of course, the quality of the ingredients was also reflected in the price. The price is much higher than that of Swanson's probiotics. It was the price/quality ratio that was key to the final decision on who would take the top spot. Both products have their strengths and we can highly recommend either of them. In fact, in terms of ingredients, you will find few products that can compete with Now Foods, and they are in a much higher price range. Ultimately, we have to recommend Now Foods to anyone who values quality above all else and is willing to pay a little extra for it.

Probiotics from Vilgain have earned our attention thanks to their generous CFU content and high number of probiotic cultures. To support the resulting effect, the manufacturer has added prebiotics in the form of galactooligosaccharides (GOS) and inulin.

Benefits:

• High number of probiotic cultures
• Also contains prebiotics
• Very pleasant price
• Excellent composition

Disadvantages:

• May contain traces of milk and fish, so may be a problem for those with allergies

Who makes it:
Not too long ago, you might have come across Vilgain products under the brand name Actin. This is the company behind the Vilgain brand. The reason for the name change was expansion abroad, but otherwise the products of this manufacturer have not changed at all. Aktin as such perhaps does not even need to be introduced to anyone. Currently, it is one of the most popular manufacturers and sellers of sports nutrition in our country.

Looking at the ingredients, there is really nothing major to fault with Vilgain's probiotics. The manufacturer has made sure that each capsule contains 10 billion CFU, which is much more than most of the competition. At the same time, there are 12 different probiotic cultures enriched with two prebiotics (GOS and inulin) that support the effect of the probiotics. The resulting combination promises a premium effect, which is the most important thing about dietary supplements.

Final assessment:
A dietary supplement combining a first-class composition and a very competitive price always earns a positive evaluation from us. Vilgain Probiotics are certainly no exception. The package containing 90 daily doses comes out to a surprisingly low price considering the quality of the ingredients, which is definitely a big plus. Once again, we must also highlight here the presence of prebiotics, which automatically raise the quality of the product. We therefore have no choice but to highly recommend Vilgain probiotics.

The next place was taken by Probiotica with DigeZyme from Orangefit. In addition to a rich dose of probiotics, these contain digestive enzymes and a variety of natural extracts. All this at a very reasonable price.

Benefits:

• Supercharged ingredients
• Includes digestive enzymes
• 13 probiotic strains
• 5 billion CFU

Who makes it:

Dutch brand Orangefit is not well known in our country. It has been on the market since 2014, but is only now starting to reach us. This company is trying to offer really high quality products at the lowest possible price. From our experience, we can say that so far it is doing quite well.

Orangefit's Probiotica contains a really solid load of probiotics. But combined with that, it also contains a DigeZyme digestive enzyme blend that's proven tohas proven to be a top performer in our best digestive enzyme rankings. So it's clear that this combination is absolutely brilliant. For this reason, the composition of this product deserves high praise.

Final assessment:

I'm a big fan of smaller brands that can reliably compete with even much more well-known manufacturers. Orangefit has managed to do that in this case. Their Probiotica is an absolutely great supplement that deserves much more attention. I can highly recommend it to pretty much anyone. The combination of quality probiotics and digestive enzymes at a great price simply cannot be refused.

Probio Immune from MedPharma should not be missing in our ranking. Its biggest advantage is its great price (the lowest in the whole ranking) combined with a really high quality composition. The fact that one pack contains 67 doses is also a big attraction, so you don't have to worry about buying more for 2 months.

Benefits:

• Unbeatable price
• Up to 10 billion CFU
• Contains vitamin C

Who makes it:

MedPharma is a Czech company operating on the market since 2000. It focuses on the promotion of human health, designing, developing, manufacturing, distributing and selling dietary supplements. In addition, the company also has a repertoire of cosmetic and medical products. You can find their products mainly in pharmacies, but gradually they are starting to appear in the offer of e-shops with sports nutrition.

From a product with such a low price, I would certainly not expect its composition to be equal to much more expensive competitors. In one capsule of Probio Immune hides up to 10 billion CFU, which comfortably outperforms most other products. My only complaint in this regard is the presence of only 6 probiotic strains. Ideally, there should be at least 9 to ensure sufficient diversity. Finally, however, I must also praise the vitamin C content.

Final assessment:

MedPharma really surprised me very pleasantly in this case. The price is at the absolute minimum, but it retains a quality that can compete very effectively with much more expensive products. But it is true that if you are willing to pay extra for a really hyped product, MedPharma will not be interesting for you. Still, it deserves its positioning and I can highly recommend it to anyone for whom value for money is important.

The next place in our ranking belongs to PROBIO15 from Czech Virus. The strongest point of PROBIO15 is the content of up to 15 probiotic strains, which are also enriched with prebiotics. This makes them very comprehensive, which largely overshadows the fact that they contain relatively few CFUs.

Benefits:

• Up to 15 probiotic strains
• Contains prebiotics
• High-quality ingredients

Disadvantages:

• Higher price
• Relatively few CFUs

Who makes them:

The Czech Virus brand is undoubtedly well known to every bodybuilding fan. They fine-tune their products to the last detail to meet the needs of even the most demanding strength athletes. The quality of the entire brand is also perfectly reflected in the fact that it cooperates with names such as Pavel Beran, Jirka Tkadlčík or Filip Grznár.

PROBIO15 are one of the most complex probiotics, which naturally plays into their hands. Only Swanson has more than 15 active strains. There are also prebiotics, which enhance the effect of the probiotics. However, I am a bit disappointed by the relatively small number of CFUs. If there were a bit more, the probiotics from Czech Virus could be ranked much higher. Still, we have to praise the composition, because the complexity and great diversity of probioticof probiotic strains is in some ways more important than the number of CFUs.

Final assessment:

Taking into account all the pros and cons, I have to rate PROBIO15 very positively. I will highlight one last time the presence of 15 probiotic strains, which is an absolutely great number. However, this is also largely reflected in the price. PROBIO15 is one of the most expensive products in our ranking. The combination of high price and low CFU content may put many people off, which is probably not too surprising. But if you don't mind paying a little extra, you'll undoubtedly be satisfied.

The next position in our ranking was occupied by Multiherb from Nutrend. However, it is not a classic probiotic supplement. In fact, it contains a variety of added substances, which include mainly vitamins, minerals and various natural extracts. Unfortunately, all this is at the expense of the probiotics themselves, which Multiherb contains the least in our ranking.

Benefits:

• Contains prebiotics
• Contains vitamins and minerals
• Proven LactoSpore brand

Disadvantages:

• Low in probiotics
• Higher price

Who makes them:

Nutrend certainly needs no introduction. The Czech brand has been in the sports nutrition market for over twenty-five years and currently exports its products to 60 countries around the world. In the Czech Republic, it has been one of the largest manufacturers of supplements for many years. Thanks to its quality, Nutrend has also been a partner of the Czech Olympic team in the past.

The name Multiherb itself suggests that we're dealing with a slightly different product here. It is not a pure probiotic, but a complex of digestive support substances. Of course, probiotics play a major role in it, but they are not found here to the same extent as in competing products. On the other hand, we must appreciate the presence of a large number of vitamins, minerals and prebiotics. In short, this is a pretty good mix of everything that is good for digestion. However, we cannot evaluate the whole composition in more depth, because we would need a separate article for that.

Final assessment:

Multiherb from Nutrend is a supplement that stands out among other probiotics. Its composition is a bit similar to SimpleBiotix, but we find less of the most important ingredient - probiotics. That's why we have to rank it lower. Nutrend's higher price does not play into its hands either. So who is Multiherb suitable for? For anyone who likes complex supplements that target multiple aspects at once. However, if you're looking for a probiotic-rich product that provides all the benefits associated with probiotics, you're more likely to choose elsewhere.

The ninth place was taken by Probiotics LactoSpore + Prebiotics from Greenfood. These contain a blend of probiotics under the registered brand LactoSpore, which claims to be more effective than other probiotics on the market. But the biggest attraction in this case will be the price.

Benefits:

• Convenient price
• Contains prebiotics
• 1.3 billion CFU

Disadvantages:

• Unknown number of probiotic strains

Who makes them:

"Quality, not quantity, that's our benchmark." That's GreenFood's motto. This Czech company, which has been on the market for over 25 years, focuses on producing the highest quality food and dietary supplements. All production takes place in the Czech Republic to ensure the highest possible quality of each product. All GreenFood products are also suitable for vegans.

Sabinsa supplies its LactoSpore probiotic complex in three variants, each containing a different amount of CFUs. However, GreenFood does not specify which variant is included in their product. Therefore, in this case, we have to be satisfied that the CFU value of this product is somewhere between just under 800 million and 1.33 billion. A big plus is the presence of inulin. This polysaccharide has a prebiotic effect in the human body, so it helps to enhance the effect of probiotics.

Final assessment:

GreenFood is a quality product, but it is really challenging to evaluate. The manufacturer does not tell us how many colony forming units are found in one capsule, leaving us in quite a lot of uncertainty. 798 million CFU really isn't much, while 1.33 billion isn't a miracle, but it's very respectable. Even this uncertainty was reflected in GreenFood's final position in our rankings. The big advantage of this product, however, is its price, which could be much higher given its composition.

Synbion Probiotic + D3 from Prom-IN was ranked tenth in our ranking of the best probiotics. This is the latest in a line of really cheap probiotics. However, that doesn't mean it has nothing to offer customers. On the contrary - in addition to a solid dose of active colonies, it also contains vitamin D3 and inulin.

Benefits:

• Great price
• Contains vitamin D and inulin
• Certified LactoSpore brand

Disadvantages:

• Lower CFU content than competing products

Who makes it:

The Prom-IN brand is certainly well known to any sports enthusiast. It is a leading manufacturer of sports nutrition supplements in the Czech Republic, which The company is the leading manufacturer of dietary supplements in the Czech Republic and has gained the popularity of many athletes thanks to the perfect quality of its products. The flagship of the company is the CFM Evolution protein, which is now an absolute legend. But Prom-IN is not only about proteins. It offers quality BCAAs, vitamins and minerals, pre-workouts and a lot more.

Prom-IN is known for the excellent composition of its products and it did not disappoint today. The probiotics are enriched with the prebiotic inulin and vitamin D3, which together make a great combination. The only problem I see is the relatively low CFU content. Again, we don't know exactly how many are in LactoSpore, but even in the best case scenario, there will be no more than 1 billion. That's certainly not low, but most of the other products on this list have a lot more.

Final assessment:

Synbion Probiotic + D3 continues the trend of quality dietary supplements from Prom-IN, although it's not as big a hit today as it once was. The low CFU content is a beauty flaw that we can't just overlook compared to the really high quality competition. In other respects, however, there is nothing to criticize. Vitamin D3 and inulin work great as supplements and the overall feel of the product is really great. The low price is also appealing, which may be key for many people. Still, I think you can find better alternatives for a similar price.

Finally, we have Synerbio Daily from Viridian. It has a very high quality formula (as is Viridian's habit), but unfortunately it contains only 4 probiotic strains, which is really not enough. In other respects, however, it is the quality we are used to with this manufacturer - absolutely pure composition and containing only active ingredients.

Advantages:

• Absolute purity of composition
• 1.5 billion CFU
• Excellent price/quality ratio

Disadvantages:

• Contains only 4 probiotic strains

Who makes it:

British company Viridian takes great pride in being environmentally friendly, withViridian is very proud of the natural origin of its products and, above all, their premium quality. Zo means that all its products are 100% bioactive, the capsules used are of plant origin and contain no artificial substances. This strategy is really paying off for Viridian, because thanks to its quality it can enjoy more and more popularity on the European market

Synerbio Daily contains no added substances, which is in line with how Viridian conceives its products. The 1.5 billion CFU content certainly doesn't offend, although it's true that some products offer much higher doses. But what spoils the whole product a bit is the content of only 4 probiotic strains. This is really low compared to the competition, which is why Viridian didn't rank higher.

Final assessment:

I personally really like Viridian's products. Their quality and transparency of the whole production process is absolutely amazing. This is of course reflected in our rating. In the comparison of digestive enzymes, for example, Viridian deservedly came out on top. Today, unfortunately, the result is not so good, although it still cannot be said that Synerbio Daily is not worth a try. It's just not the unrivalled quality we were kind of expecting. But Viridian products will always have their fans - 100% bioactive ingredients, an emphasis on being environmentally friendly and supporting charity make this product simply something more. But if we're talking about ingredients only, the probiotics from Now Foods or Swanson, for example, are a much better option from the top of our ranking.