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Lactoferrin: study protocols

14 study groups say how much Lactoferrin participants took a day. These are the doses the studies gave. They are not a recommendation.

Lactoferrin: what the research found →

Dose per serving from products

124 products in our catalogue print how much Lactoferrin a serving holds.

Most common: 50 mg to 100 mg, 23% of 124 products.

Dose per servingProducts
5 mg or less
2
5 mg to 10 mg
10
10 mg to 25 mg
11
25 mg to 50 mg
22
50 mg to 100 mg
28
100 mg to 250 mg
18
250 mg to 500 mg
19
500 mg to 1 g
9
over 1 g
5

Dose per serving from research

13 study groups in 9 studies say how much Lactoferrin participants took a day.

These are the doses the studies gave. They are not a recommendation.

Most common: 50 mg to 100 mg, 62% of 13 study groups.

Daily doseStudy groups
50 mg to 100 mg
8
100 mg to 250 mg
3
250 mg to 500 mg
2

Commonly used together

4 of 14 study groups took Lactoferrin with something else. Shown: what 3 or more different studies gave.

What was given together, not what works together.

Taken withStudy groups
Probiotics
3

14 study groups

Study
Efficacy of lactoferrin in preventing recurrent urinary tract infections in pregnant Egyptian women: a randomized controlled trial
2025 · Lf group · Pregnant women aged 14–24 weeks’ gestation with a history of recurrent urinary tract infection
200 mg120 days110
The Preventive Effect of Lactoferrin-Containing Yogurt on Gastroenteritis in Nursery School Children-Intervention Study for 15 Weeks
2020 · LF group · Children aged 3–6 years attending nursery schools
100 mg15 weeks661
Bovine lactoferrin supplementation for prevention of necrotizing enterocolitis in very-low-birth-weight neonates: a randomized clinical trial
2014 · group LF · Very-low-birth-weight neonates (<1500 g at birth), born prematurely
100 mg45 days247
Bovine lactoferrin supplementation for prevention of late-onset sepsis in very low-birth-weight neonates: a randomized trial
2009 · BLF alone · Very low-birth-weight infants (<1500 g) enrolled from birth; preterm neonates at risk of sepsis
100 mg45 days153
Bovine lactoferrin for Helicobacter pylori eradication: an open, randomized, multicentre study
2006 · group C · Adults aged 19–84 years with Helicobacter pylori infection
400 mg7 days134
Bovine lactoferrin for Helicobacter pylori eradication: an open, randomized, multicentre study
2006 · group B · Adults aged 19–84 years with Helicobacter pylori infection
400 mg7 days132
Bovine lactoferrin prevents invasive fungal infections in very low birth weight infants: a randomized controlled trial
2012 · group A1 · Preterm very low birth weight neonates
100 mg6 weeks—
Preventing Sepsis in Preterm Infants with Bovine Lactoferrin: A Randomized Trial Exploring Immune and Antioxidant Effects
2025 · bLf · Preterm infants with very low birth weight (≤1500 g) and/or gestational age ≤32 weeks, randomized before 72 hours of age
150 mg/kg4 weeks50
Bovine lactoferrin supplementation for prevention of necrotizing enterocolitis in very-low-birth-weight neonates: a randomized clinical trial
2014 · group BLF + LGG · Very-low-birth-weight neonates (<1500 g at birth), born prematurely
100 mg45 days238
Bovine lactoferrin supplementation for prevention of late-onset sepsis in very low-birth-weight neonates: a randomized trial
2009 · BLF plus LGG · Very low-birth-weight infants (<1500 g) enrolled from birth; preterm neonates at risk of sepsis
100 mg45 days151