Comparing Food Sources of PrebioticsOne of the most common questions we receive is how Prebiotin prebiotic fiber supplement compares to Activia, YoPlus and other "sources of Prebiotics"... We get asked whether someone "can't just get prebiotics by eating healthy foods or yogurt?" Well, the answer is "yes, many foods contain prebiotics or have prebiotics added" but in order to get prebiotics through food, you have some other things coming along for the ride... Things like lots and lots of calories, sugar, fat, cholesterol, saturated fat, etc. And if you're not diligent about label-reading, you may find that those calories, sugar and fat may not even have brought you any prebiotics... So here is a comparison of some of the most common "other sources" of prebiotics that we get asked about: | | Prebiotin* | YoPlus Yogurt** | Activia Yogurt** | FiberOne Yogurt** | Bananas | | Servings Required to achieve a 4g serving of Prebiotic Fiber+ | 1 | 1.33 | N/A - Contains no Prebiotics | 0.8 | 7 average bananas | | Soluble Fiber+ | 4g | 4g | 0g | 4g | 4g | | Calories | 5 | 146 | ! | 64 | 1,134 | | Sugars (grams) | 0 | 21 | ! | 8 | 249 | | Carbohydrates (grams) | <1 | 28 | ! | 15 | 168 | | Fat (grams) | 0 | 2 | ! | 0 | 2 | | Saturated Fat (milligrams) | 0 | 1,330 | ! | 0 | 0 | | Sodium (milligrams) | 0 | 93 | ! | 52 | 7 | | Cholesterol (milligrams) | 0 | 13 | ! | <5 | 0 | | Contains Oligofructose Enriched Inulin - the most researched prebiotic | Yes | No | No | No | No | | Number of Ingredients | 1 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 1 | | Examples of Additional Ingredients | None | Sugar, Modified Corn Starch, Tricalcium Phosphate, Carmine. | Fructose Syrup, Sugar, Fructose, Modified Corn Starch, Malic Acid | Aspartame, High Fructose Corn Syrup, Artificial Flavors, Artificial Color (Red #40), Potassium Sorbate | None | | Contains Artificial Ingredients? | No | No | No | Yes | No |
+YoPlus and FiberOne products do not specificy exact soluble fiber or prebiotic fiber content. The figures given assume a best-case scenario where ALL dietary fiber in the product is soluble, prebiotic fiber. All other nutritional figures based on this amount of product.
*Prebiotin plain used for comparison. Prebiotin is a registered trademark of Jackson GI Medical
**YoPlus and FiberOne are registered trademarks of General Mills. Activia is a registered trademark of Danone. Nutrition info for strawberry flavor used for comparison - nutrition info does not differ materially in different flavors.
! Cannot calculate as product contains no prebiotic fiber to achieve a 4g serving. |
