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Nature's Bounty Probiotic 10

Good out of 100 Medium confidence
  • Ultra-processed
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Why it scores 74

Nature's Bounty Probiotic 10 scores 74 out of 100 (Good) under GoodSwap’s published rules. What moved the score most:

  1. Ultra-processed (NOVA 4): Classified NOVA 4: made with industrial ingredients and additives. Strong
  2. 3 kinds of ultra-processing markers: Industrial additive classes found: anti-caking agent, emulsifier and industrial sugar or starch hydrolysate. Emerging
  3. Maltodextrin: An additive class typical of ultra-processed foods (NOVA group 4). Info

Every line of the math is on The Receipt below, with its evidence tier and sources.

The Receipt

Probiotic 10

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Ingredients

  • Maltodextrin
    Info An additive class typical of ultra-processed foods (NOVA group 4). [1]
  • Silicon dioxide
    Info An additive class typical of ultra-processed foods (NOVA group 4). [1]
subtotal−5

Processing

  • Ultra-processed (NOVA 4)
    Strong Classified NOVA 4: made with industrial ingredients and additives. [1]
  • 3 kinds of ultra-processing markers
    Emerging Industrial additive classes found: anti-caking agent, emulsifier and industrial sugar or starch hydrolysate. [1]
subtotal−21

Nutrition

  • Nutrition facts unavailable
    Info No nutrition facts on file, so nutrition was not scored.
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TOTAL 74Good

100 − 26 = 74

Can’t score above 79. No nutrition facts on file, so we can't confirm excellent.

GTIN 00074312008139 · 2026-02-16

score v1.3.0 · kb 2026.10.11

Medium confidence

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Ingredients

High Moderate Not recognized Tap an ingredient for its evidence and rules.
Label text, as published

Lactobacillus plantarum 299v (LP299V), Lactobacillus paracasei 8700:2, Lactobacillus plantarum HEAL9, Lactobacillus acidophilus La-14, Lactobacillus brevis Lbr-35, Lactobacillus casei Lc-11, Bifidobacterium lactis Bl-04, Lactobacillus paracasei Lpc-37, Lactobacillus salivarius Ls-33, Lactobacillus bulgaricus Lb-87, vegetable cellulose, maltodextrin, vegetable magnesium stearate, silica

More from Nature's Bounty

Sources

  1. Ultra-processed foods: what they are and how to identify them

    Public Health Nutrition · April 2019 · Peer-reviewed

    doi.org

  2. Ultra-processed food exposure and adverse health outcomes: umbrella review of epidemiological meta-analyses

    BMJ · Feb 28, 2024 · Peer-reviewed

    “Greater exposure to ultra-processed food was associated with a higher risk of adverse health outcomes, especially cardiometabolic, common mental disorder, and mortality outcomes.”

    doi.org

  3. Ultra-Processed Diets Cause Excess Calorie Intake and Weight Gain: An Inpatient Randomized Controlled Trial of Ad Libitum Food Intake

    Cell Metabolism · July 2019 · Peer-reviewed

    doi.org