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Prebiotics: study protocols

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

Prebiotics: what the research found →

Dose per serving from products

457 products in our catalogue print how much Prebiotics a serving holds.

Most common: 500 mg to 1 g, 28% of 457 products.

Dose per servingProducts
10 mg or less
12
10 mg to 25 mg
32
25 mg to 50 mg
51
50 mg to 100 mg
42
100 mg to 250 mg
44
250 mg to 500 mg
23
500 mg to 1 g
128
1 g to 2.5 g
40
2.5 g to 5 g
65
over 5 g
20

Dose per serving from research

21 study groups in 15 studies say how much Prebiotics participants took a day.

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

Most common: 5 g to 10 g and 10 g to 25 g, 24% of 21 study groups each.

Daily doseStudy groups
500 mg or less
1
500 mg to 1 g
3
1 g to 2.5 g
4
2.5 g to 5 g
2
5 g to 10 g
5
10 g to 25 g
5
over 25 g
1

Commonly used together

10 of 21 study groups took Prebiotics with something else. Shown: what 3 or more different studies gave.

What was given together, not what works together.

Taken withStudy groups
Probiotics
7

21 study groups

Study
Prebiotic and probiotic supplementation prevents rhinovirus infections in preterm infants: a randomized, placebo-controlled trial
2014 · prebiotic group · Preterm infants born at 32+0 to 36+6 weeks' gestation, recruited on days 1–3 of life
600 mg60 days23
Effects of Bifidobacterium lactis HN019 and prebiotic oligosaccharide added to milk on iron status, anemia, and growth among children 1 to 4 years old
2010 · probiotic- and prebiotic-fortified milk · Children aged 1 to 4 years in a periurban community
2.4 g1 year312
Prebiotic and probiotic fortified milk in prevention of morbidities among children: community-based, randomized, double-blind, controlled trial
2010 · Prebiotic and probiotic fortified milk (PP) · Children aged 1–4 years in a community setting in India, with no specific diagnosed condition required
2.4 g1 year312
Synbiotics modulate gut microbiota and reduce enteritis and ventilator-associated pneumonia in patients with sepsis: a randomized controlled trial
2018 · Synbiotics group · Patients older than 16 years with sepsis requiring mechanical ventilation in the ICU
10 g20 days35
Long-term safety and impact on infection rates of postnatal probiotic and prebiotic (synbiotic) treatment: randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial
2008 · synbiotic group · Newborn infants at high risk for allergy
800 mg26 weeks—
Prebiotics improve frailty status in community-dwelling older individuals in a double-blind, randomized, controlled trial
2024 · Prefrail prebiotic intervention group · Community-dwelling men and women over 65 years old who were prefrail
15 g12 weeks50
Prebiotics improve frailty status in community-dwelling older individuals in a double-blind, randomized, controlled trial
2024 · Frail prebiotic intervention group · Community-dwelling men and women over 65 years old who were frail
15 g12 weeks50
Galactooligosaccharide supplementation reduces stress-induced gastrointestinal dysfunction and days of cold or flu: a randomized, double-blind, controlled trial in healthy university students
2011 · 2.5 g galactooligosaccharides · Undergraduate students experiencing academic exam stress; age and sex not specified
2.5 g8 weeks—
Galactooligosaccharide supplementation reduces stress-induced gastrointestinal dysfunction and days of cold or flu: a randomized, double-blind, controlled trial in healthy university students
2011 · 5.0 g galactooligosaccharides · Undergraduate students experiencing academic exam stress; age and sex not specified
5 g8 weeks—
Probiotic With or Without Fiber Controls Body Fat Mass, Associated With Serum Zonulin, in Overweight and Obese Adults-Randomized Controlled Trial
2016 · LU · Adults aged 18–65 with overweight or obesity (BMI 28.0–34.9)
12 g26 weeks—