Market Assessment and Product Evaluation of Probiotic Containing Dietary Supplements Available in Bangladesh Market

Table 1

Comparison of the actual viable cell numbers with the claims on the tables of 4 probiotic supplements available in Bangladesh market.

Supplement	Viable cell numbers stated on the label of the supplement (cfu/g)	Actual viable cell numbers identified (cfu/g)
1	4 10^9	3.98 10^6  ±  0.03
2	5 10^9	3.19 10^5  ±  0.5
3	2.5 10^9	1.96 10^6  ±  0.04
4	1 10^10	1 10^7  ±  0.01

Indicates values that are significantly lower than the corresponding viable cell numbers stated on the label of the supplement ( after independent sample -test).