Probiotics

Jarro-Dophilus Probiotics

Jarro-Dophilus Probiotics products from Jarrow contain a blend of popular and important probiotic strains, making them best suited for a general purpose.

The Jarro-Dophilus line consists of products that require refrigerated storage and products that stay good outside the refrigerator. We store the "refrigerated products" in our warehouse in a refrigerator and ship them with a cooling element or in a Coolbox.

Refrigerated products

10 strains, 50 billion bacteria: Jarro-Dophilus® Ultra

Non-refrigerated products

10 strains, 55 billion bacteria: Jarro-Dophilus EPS® Advanced 55 billion

8 strains, 25 billion bacteria: Jarro-Dophilus EPS® 25 billion

8 strains, 10 billion bacteria: Jarro-Dophilus EPS® 10 billion

About refrigeration and shelf life

Many Probiotics today are made so that they no longer need to be kept refrigerated. This has advantages and disadvantages.

The big advantage, of course, is that it does not have to be refrigerated. The disadvantage is that it requires additional substances and processing to protect the bacteria, and that usually has a significant impact on the price.

There are two times during the "life stage" of the product that refrigeration is an issue:

1. during transportation from the supplier in the US to the EU

2. during transport from the store to the customer

Not much can be done about problem 1. In principle, refrigerated shipping would be possible, but that increases the cost enormously (think possibly as much as 10 euros per jar).

Problem 2 is largely solved by Smeets & Graas by shipping the products with a cool pack and in insulating film.

This is not a 100% coverage solution because it sometimes takes longer for a product to be delivered and the outside temperature also plays a role. Thus, a package may arrive at the customer's door non-cool.

Solution for temporary non-cooling

Jarrow knows this problem and knows that it is basically impossible to solve. To prevent customers from receiving non-working products, another solution has been devised:

In production, many more Bacteria are put into a capsule than the label states (50 billion). The exact number varies by production batch but ranges from 100 to sometimes as much as 250 billion.

This means there is no problem with bacteria dying during a period of non-refrigeration. With these numbers, there will always be enough left, even at the end of a shelf life.

Which probiotics are suitable for children and babies?

For children and babies, mild strains that naturally occur in the gut and are well studied for safety are suitable.

What are probiotics?

Probiotics are live microorganisms, usually bacteria or yeasts, that live in our intestines and are part of the gut flora.

Lactobacillus bacteria

Lactobacillus bacteria are naturally found in the human digestive tract and urinary tract. Foods that have been fermented, such as yogurt, contain these bacteria. The most well-known Lactobacillus bacteria are Lactobacillus acidophilus, Lactobacillus bulgaricus, Lactobacillus rhamnosus, Lactobacillus plantarum and Lactobacillus caseï.

Lactobacillus acidophilus

Lactobacillus acidophilus is often used in the preparation of some types of yogurt. The bacteria occur naturally in the mouth, gastrointestinal tract and vagina.

Lactobacillus rhamnosus

Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG (LGG) is a probiotic strain developed by Gorbach and Goldin (GG) that occupies a unique place among probiotics. Unlike many of the other strains, rhamnosus is the only strain that comes from the human gut and therefore not from cow's milk. The efficacy of Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG has been extensively studied.

Lactobacillus casei

Lactobacillus casei occurs naturally in the mouth and small intestine. Lactobacillus casei is one of the most widely used bacterial species as probiotics.

Lactobacillus helveticus

Lactobacillus helveticus is a strain very closely related to acidophilus. It is known through its use in that production of Swiss and Emmental cheese, as well as in various types of fermented milk types.

Lactobacillus jensenii

Lactobacillus jensenii is found in the vagina. Lactobacillus jensenii is about 20% of all vaginal microflora.

Bifidobacterium

Bifidobacteria is the most abundant bacteria in our intestines (90%). Already a few days after birth, our intestines are colonized by it. The most famous Bifidobacteria are Bifidobacterium bifidum, Bifidobacterium lactis, Bifidobacterium longum, Bifidobacterium thermophilum and Bifidobacterium pseudolongum.

Saccharomyces boulardii

This is also known as S. Boulardii, the only yeast probiotic.