{"id":12992,"date":"2022-12-23T04:04:33","date_gmt":"2022-12-23T09:04:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gncholdings.wpengine.com\/learn\/beauty\/probiotics-and-prebiotics-whats-the-difference\/"},"modified":"2026-02-06T16:57:03","modified_gmt":"2026-02-06T21:57:03","slug":"probiotic-vs-prebiotic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gnc.com\/learn\/wellness\/probiotic-vs-prebiotic.html","title":{"rendered":"Probiotics and Prebiotics: What&#8217;s The Difference?"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"12992\" class=\"elementor elementor-12992\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-55b3946 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"55b3946\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-300c367\" data-id=\"300c367\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d3583dc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d3583dc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.21.0 - 30-04-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p>Gone are the days where <a href=\"\/shop-goal-condition\/gut-health\/\">gut health<\/a> was not a polite topic of conversation. When gut health is the topic, prebiotics and probiotics are usually part of the convo, or at least they should be. Read on to learn how these two nutrient types can help you improve your gut health.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b84c0a7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b84c0a7\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a3aaa99\" data-id=\"a3aaa99\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6e49c63 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6e49c63\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.21.0 - 30-04-2024 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What Is A Probiotic?<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8ddaaae elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8ddaaae\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-664068a\" data-id=\"664068a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ac5f9b7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ac5f9b7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>According to the International Scientific Association for Probiotics and Prebiotics (ISAPP), probiotics are &#8220;live microorganisms that, when administered in adequate amounts, confer a health benefit on the host.&#8221;<sup><a title=\"1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nature.com\/articles\/nrgastro.2014.66\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">1<\/a><\/sup> Bacteria are the primary type of microorganism considered to have probiotic effects, but some yeasts are also beneficial.<sup><a title=\"2\" href=\"https:\/\/ods.od.nih.gov\/factsheets\/Probiotics-HealthProfessional\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2<\/a><\/sup> The most well-understood benefits of probiotics are for gut health, but research shows that these special microorganisms may have benefits for skin health, weight management, and even heart health.<sup><a title=\"2\" href=\"https:\/\/ods.od.nih.gov\/factsheets\/Probiotics-HealthProfessional\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2<\/a><\/sup><\/p><p>When assessing your probiotics on a label, bacterial naming conventions include a genus, species and strain number and look like this: Lactobacillus acidophilus CUL 60. Lactobacillus is the genus, acidophilus is the species and CUL 60 is the strain number. It looks funny, but it is essential to know that you are using a strain number that has been clinically studied to make sure that your probiotic product will be effective. In addition to the strain name and number, you should also look for the count of live cells in your product. These are displayed on packaging as CFU, which stands for colony-forming units. Look for products that label the CFU in the product at the end of shelf life because the bacteria die off through the product&#8217;s shelf life.<sup><a title=\"2\" href=\"https:\/\/ods.od.nih.gov\/factsheets\/Probiotics-HealthProfessional\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2<\/a><\/sup> The number of bacteria may seem high, with many products containing 10 billion or more live bacteria! But, remember, bacteria are TINY, and our body is home to trillions of bacteria, so the billions from a probiotic supplement are small in comparison.<\/p><p>Though there are many foods that contain live and active cultures, such as sauerkraut, kimchi, yogurt, kefir, and kombucha, the ISAPP points out that these foods do not meet the definition of probiotics because they do not definitively label the number of bacteria present in the product. This makes it difficult to be sure that you will get the amount of bacteria needed for the health benefits you seek.<sup><a title=\"1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nature.com\/articles\/nrgastro.2014.66\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">1<\/a><\/sup><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e11d05d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e11d05d\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7a929c6\" data-id=\"7a929c6\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-303439e elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"303439e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gnc.com\/digestion\/probiotics\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Shop All Probiotics at GNC Here<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-35778a1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"35778a1\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-92bd1a4\" data-id=\"92bd1a4\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-08a99e6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"08a99e6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What Is A Prebiotic?<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-28a9921 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"28a9921\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-07f1abe\" data-id=\"07f1abe\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5dad6ff elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5dad6ff\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The International Scientific Association for Probiotics and Prebiotics (ISAPP) defines prebiotics as &#8220;a substrate that is selectively utilized by host microorganisms conferring a health benefit.&#8221;<sup><a title=\"3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nature.com\/articles\/nrgastro.2017.75\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">3<\/a><\/sup> In layman&#8217;s terms, this means that prebiotics are food for beneficial bacteria (probiotics), helping them to grow and thrive. Prebiotics are to probiotics as fertilizer is to your garden.<\/p><p>Most prebiotics are carbohydrates like inulin, fructooligosaccharides, and galactooligosaccharides. You can find prebiotics in foods like bananas, onions, asparagus, oats, and apples. Scientists think some other substances may meet the criteria to be considered prebiotics like certain polyphenols and polyunsaturated fats, so these are sort of like the prebiotics of the future.<sup><a title=\"3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nature.com\/articles\/nrgastro.2017.75\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">3<\/a><\/sup><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-dd99abe elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"dd99abe\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-81683e0\" data-id=\"81683e0\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9da8e71 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9da8e71\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>READ MORE: <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gnc.com\/learn\/wellness\/what-are-prebiotics.html\">What Are Prebiotics?<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4e2457d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4e2457d\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-75ebce0\" data-id=\"75ebce0\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-efc677a elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"efc677a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gnc.com\/digestion\/prebiotics\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Shop All Prebiotics at GNC Here<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3ab8789 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3ab8789\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0a93987\" data-id=\"0a93987\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fea03f6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"fea03f6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Can You Take Prebiotics And Probiotics Together?<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6b80910 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6b80910\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-bfeee02\" data-id=\"bfeee02\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8a5dcbd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8a5dcbd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Absolutely, yes! In fact, there&#8217;s a term for this type of product. A &#8220;symbiotic&#8221; is a product that combines the live microorganism and prebiotics into one. Synbiotics help to provide you with all-in-one digestive support, so you know that all of your bases have been covered. You can usually find them in pill or powder form.<\/p><p>Check out our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gnc.com\/digestion\/probiotics\/\">probiotic products<\/a> for a great product that combines clinically-studied probiotics with clinically studied prebiotic fiber.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c13d0a2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c13d0a2\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a355b52\" data-id=\"a355b52\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c38cffc elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c38cffc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Pros of Pro and Prebiotics<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7c629344 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7c629344\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-38073de9\" data-id=\"38073de9\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-39f5bc51 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"39f5bc51\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>\u00a0<\/h3><p>Taking the right probiotic and prebiotic supplements are a great way to support your digestive health, which can have far-reaching benefits to your overall wellness. You can take these products separately or together, but always look for products that provide the clinically studied strains at the clinically-studied doses for maximum efficacy!<\/p><p>GNC Probiotics contains lots of clinically studied options that are a perfect addition to your wellness regime!<\/p><p><b>READ MORE: <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gnc.com\/learn\/wellness\/tips-for-digestive-health.html\">Digestive Health: Probiotics, Digestive Enzymes and More<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Taking the right probiotic and prebiotic supplements are a great way to support your digestive health, which can have far-reaching benefits to your overall wellness. 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