Table 1. Composition of the test tablets.

		Placebo tablet	Active tablet
Ingredients		Glucose, starch, calcium stearate, fine granular silica, hydroxypropylcellulose	L. casei subsp. casei 327a, glucose, starch, calcium stearate, fine granular silica, hydroxypropylcellulose
Nutritional facts (value for daily dose, 0.25 g)
	Energy (kcal)	0.9	0.9
	Protein (g)	0.00	0.02
	Fat (g)	0.00	0.01
	Carbohydrate (g)	0.22	0.20
	Sodium (mg)	0.05	0.16

^aThe content of L. casei subsp. casei 327 was 25 mg (approximately 5 × 10¹⁰ bacteria) per daily dose (0.25 g; one tablet).