Table 2.
Commercially available encapsulated probiotics fortified products
| Product/company | Product information | References |
|---|---|---|
| Agropur cooperative (Granby, QC, Canada) | Probiotics encapsulated by sodium alginate bead and incorporated into the dairy products | [250] |
| Micropharma Ltd. (Montréal, QC, Canada) | Sodium alginate bead with multiple surface coatings of poly-L-Lysine and alginate in some dairy products | [250] |
| Probiocap™ Technology (Montréal, QC, Canada) | Typical freeze-dried powder granule is coated with lipids using a fluidized bed spray-coating process | [250] |
| UltruBiostix (LosAngeles, CA, USA) and Vitacel®Prolac (J. Rettenmaier & Söne, Rosenberg, Germany) | Probiotics encapsulated by soluble and insoluble dietary fiber | [250] |
| wowCAPS® (GAT Food Essentials, Ebenfurth, Austria) | Water-in-oil-in-water layer | [250] |
| Probio’stick® (Montreal, Canada) | Lipid coated particles (powder form) allow cell release only in the intestine | [250] |
| Cardioviva™ (Micropharma Inc., Montréal, QC, Canada and Danone Research) | Microencapsulated L. reuteri culture in a fermented milk | [250] |
| Bificapsulas (Yoplait Inc., Mexico) | Yogurt containing particles of encapsulated Bifidobacterium | [250] |
| ProBiotic bites (Barry Callebaut AG, Zurich, Switzerland) | Chocolate bars containing encapsulated probiotics | [250] |
| Mars® Inc. (Hackettstown, NJ, USA) | Low-calorie probiotic milk drink | [250] |
| YogActive Plus (Yogactive®, QC, Canada) | YogActive Probiotic Cereal—probiotics fortified ready-to-eat cereal. Matrix-coated probiotics contain rice, wheat, yogurt, fruit fiber, skim milk powder with strawberry/chocolate flavors. Contains 1 Billion CFU of L. acidophilus LA-5 per serving (33 g) | [251] |
| EnCaptimus™ (AnaBio™ Technologies Ltd., Cork, Ireland) | Beverages, gummies, bars, baby foods, sports powder, fruit snacks, and trail mixes | [252] |
| PERKii enhanced probiotics (University of Queensland & Sunshine State®, Queensland, Australia) | Micro-encapsulated probiotics using Progel™ technology—bottled with billions of L. casei in different fruit flavor drinks | [253, 254] |
| BioGain™/BioKid™/Femina™/BioSport™/Ultima16™ (Velobiotics™, NY, USA) |
The probiotic health supplement contains more than 10 strains of probiotics with whey protein, vitamins, and other supplements. Contains 10 Billion CFU of probiotics per capsule CSIR, an African R&D organization developed probiotic encapsulation technology (supercritical carbon dioxide technique for encapsulation) and was licensed to a supplier of health-promoting products under the Velobiotics™ brand name |
[255] |
| FlorAssist® for digestive health (Life Extension®, Fort Lauderdale, FL) | The dual encapsulated probiotic blend contains glycerin, vegetable cellulose, stearic acid, silica, microcrystalline cellulose, chlorophyllin along living bacterial colonies (Lactobacillus and Bifidobacterium strains). Each capsule contains 15 billion CFUs | [256] |
| Flying Embers (Fermented Sciences, Inc. and zümXR®) (Ventura, CA) | Shelf-stable probiotic hard kombucha—contains a probiotic strain of Bacillus coagulans SNZ 1969 and the native kombucha bacteria (Acetobacter) | [257] |
| Culturelle® (Cromwell, CT) | Digestive health probiotic capsules contain a minimum of 10 billion live cultures of Lacticaseibacillus rhamnosus GG (LGG®) | [258] |
| PRO15 Probiotics (Cognoa International Inc., Manila, Philippines) | Probiotic food supplement—contains 11 Lactobacillus and 4 Bifidobacterium Strains, Double microencapsulation technology for protective coating of probiotic strains | [259] |
| ProbioFerm (Des Moines, IA, USA) | Durabac™ encapsulation technology. Encapsulated powders of individual probiotics with100 billion CFU/g (L. acidophilus, E. faecium, P. acidilactici, P. pentosaceus, B. bifidum, B. longum, etc.) | [260] |
| UAB “ProBioSanus” (Active Probiotics, Vilnius, LT) | Cleaning products and cosmetics with encapsulated probiotics | [261] |
| Ayanda Group As, (Oslo, NO) | Softgel capsules contain probiotic bacteria with omega 3 oil (fish oil with DHA/EPA and vitamins) | [262, 263] |
| Catalent® (R.P Scherer Technologies, Llc., Carson City, Nevada, USA) | A stable softgel capsule contains microencapsulated probiotic bacteria | [264] |
| Bifa-15™ (Eden Foods, Inc., Clinton, Michigan) | B. longum with Lactobacillus and oligosaccharide—triple-layer encapsulation—seamless microcapsule delivery system. Contains 3 billion live cells per capsule | [265] |
| Acidophilus Vcaps® (Natural Organics Inc., Melville, NY, USA) | Pectin-coated L. acidophilus contains 40 million viable cells | [266] |
| UltraBioticDophilus (NutriDyn™, Maple Plain, MN, USA) | Soft gelatin capsule containing 2 billion viable freeze-dried L. acidophilus | [267] |
| ProBio-40 (Nutracraft, Beaverton, Oregon, US) | Contains 40 billion viable cells of 4 distinctive strains—L. acidophilus, B. lactis, L. plantarum, and L. paracasei | [268] |
| AB-Biotics (SantCugat del Vallés, Barcelona, Spain) | Encapsulated forms of probiotics—currently play over 550 strains and different products contain more than one billion CFU/dose | [269, 270] |