Synbiotics

An increasing variety of products with “synbiotic” on the label are available on the market. True synbiotics consist of two ingredients put together – live microorganisms plus a substrate that feeds live microorganisms – which give you a health benefit when consumed. In some cases the two ingredients may qualify on their own as a probiotic and a prebiotic, but in other cases the two components don’t have probiotic and prebiotic status by themselves. Either way, evidence must show that the combination of the two ingredients confers a health benefit in a human (or other host) population.