how much acidophilus is there in a cup of yogurt?

Question

I sometimes take an acidophilus suppliment, and it is usually 2 billion active cultures. How does this compare to eating a cup of yogurt?

Answer 1

hey there...
it took me a while to look up your answer, and i came up with some results that may interest you. if they dont, sorry, but hopefully they will. heres what i could stir up:

lots of acidophilus can be found in milk, dairy, fish, grain and meat...this covers a lot of food groups, so unless you are vegetarian then you dont really have a lot to worry about.

in yoghurt, there are two co-cultered latic acid bacteria, that help for health and taste. i also read that it makes up 15% of the yoghurt, but it wasnt a very reliable source. since you need milk to make yoghurt, and milk has a lot of it, then there is proberbly enough that you do not need to take suppliments. for health reasons tho, i dont think it would hurt to continue.

hope this helps!

good luck!