Swisse daily digestive probiotic review
Here we will give a hands-on, tested review of Swisse daily digestive probiotic. We’ll look into the benefits, ingredients, dosage and whether I would recommend this probiotic supplement.
We’ll also compare a few factors against our favourite probiotic in Australia which is YourBiology Gut+ probiotic.
You might also be interested in reading our article about the best probiotics in Australia reviewed.
What is Swisse daily digestive probiotic?
Swisse daily digestive is a probiotic supplement which is widely available in Australia including supermarkets, chemists and online.
Its main selling point is that it contains three clinically studied probiotic strains. We’ll see later on whether this is enough to justify the cost.
It is dairy-free, gluten-free and doesn’t need to be refrigerated.
Benefits of Swisse daily digestive probiotic
This benefits of this supplement come only through its probiotics. For context, we’ll compare some factors against YourBiology Gut+ probiotic which is a more premium, holistic supplement containing more than just probiotics.
Probiotics
Probiotics are live cultures (usually bacteria) which have been proven to give us health benefits.
Swisse daily digestive probiotic includes three strains of probiotics which are:
Bifidobacterium lactis HOWARU® HN019 – Supports digestive health, promotes bowel regularity and may help reduce intestinal transit time
Bifidobacterium lactis Bl‑04 – Supports healthy immune function and may help reduce the risk of upper respiratory tract infections
Lactobacillus acidophilus La‑14 – Helps maintain healthy vaginal flora and supports balanced intestinal microbiota
While this supplement only includes three strains of probiotics, they are all well researched.
Collectively, these strains provide 35 billion colony forming units per capsule.
In contrast, YourBiology Gut+ probiotic includes 10 different strains and provides 20 billion colony forming units.
Dosing
The dosing guidelines are 1 capsule per day.
As the picture a bit below shows, the capsules are of a medium size and are easy enough to swallow.
My experience taking it
The capsules are easy to take with water and you shouldn’t notice any stomach complaints if you take it with food.
Cost of Swisse daily digestive probiotic
Swisse daily digestive probiotic is widely available in Australia including supermarkets, chemists and online.
The recommended retail price for a 30-capsule pack is $35 or $83 for a 90 pack. While this isn’t super expensive, I don’t think it provides great value considering what they are offering.
Would I recommend Swisse daily digestive probiotic?
Swisse daily digestive probiotic certainly isn’t a bad supplement, but it is lacking compared to others. It only includes three probiotic strains and doesn’t include a prebiotic, digestive enzymes or vitamin D as YourBiology Gut+ does.
Therefore, I don’t think Swisse daily digestive probiotic would be the best choice for someone with a gut in poor shape as it doesn’t have enough benefits to provide a gut reset. For this I’d recommend FixBIOME, followed by YourBiology Gut+.
In summary, there are better options out there. For example, Life Space broad spectrum probiotic if you want to stay on the cheaper side or YourBiology Gut+ if you want a more holistic solution.
Review summary
Rating: 3.25 stars out of 5.
Verdict: Swisse daily digestive is a simple probiotic supplement which includes three probiotic strains. It doesn’t bring a range of benefits like more premium supplements do, but it does have a high number of total bacteria.
Pros
good colony forming unit count (ie number of actual bacteria)
well researched strains of probiotics…
Cons
…but only three strains of probiotics
value is questionable
no prebiotics, digestive enzymes or vitamin D (which some alternatives offer)
no information on how well the probiotics survive your stomach acid to get to your lower gut alive
Read our article about the best probiotics in Australia reviewed.
Factors we consider in our ratings
The factors we consider when doing a review (and the weightings of each of these) may vary depending on the product we are testing, but here are the key general factors we consider when we settle on a rating for a product.
Health benefits
We find out how the product will be good for your health and outline the benefits for you in simple language. This often involves doing research so you don’t have to. We often link to scientific studies or articles summarising scientific findings so you can dig deeper if you want to.
Things detrimental to health
We want to highlight where a product might include something bad for your health - even if it might be good for you in another way. This could include such things as pointing out certain additives it contains or high sugar levels.
How its made
This will vary depending on the product, but we want to see a quality process for making it and quality ingredients. For example, we want to see a kombucha traditionally fermented with lots of different microbial strains and we want to see a yoghurt made with fresh milk and not milk powders.
Price
While we expect quality products to be more expensive, they still have to be priced within reason. On the other side of things, a product which is priced very competitively will get a ratings boost based on the value it provides.
Flavour
For some products flavour won’t be a factor (eg probiotic tablets), but for others, like yoghurt or kimchi, flavour is a key aspect because these products are made to be enjoyed as well as being healthy! We will try to be as subjective as possible and describe the flavour in detail so you can get an idea of whether you would like it or not.
Your reviewer
This hands-on review was written by Travis, the founder of this website, long-time gut-health enthusiast, science nerd and passionate kombucha maker of over 10 years!
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