https://oral-probiotic-glossary.pages.dev/CFU, strain, prebiotic, excipient, proprietary blend. A short glossary that makes supplement labels and sales pages easier to read.enhttps://oral-probiotic-glossary.pages.dev/glossary-strain-and-species/https://oral-probiotic-glossary.pages.dev/glossary-strain-and-species/Sat, 31 Oct 2026 08:00:00 GMTA species is the broad group a microbe belongs to, while a strain is a specific, identifiable version within it, often shown by a letter and number code.https://oral-probiotic-glossary.pages.dev/glossary-cfu-and-viability/https://oral-probiotic-glossary.pages.dev/glossary-cfu-and-viability/Sun, 25 Oct 2026 17:00:00 GMTCFU stands for colony-forming units, a way of counting live microbes that can multiply, and viability means those microbes are still alive when you actually use the product.https://oral-probiotic-glossary.pages.dev/glossary-prebiotic-and-postbiotic/https://oral-probiotic-glossary.pages.dev/glossary-prebiotic-and-postbiotic/Thu, 22 Oct 2026 11:00:00 GMTA prebiotic is a food component that microbes can use, a probiotic is a live microorganism, and a postbiotic is a product made by or from microbes, not the live organism itself.https://oral-probiotic-glossary.pages.dev/glossary-excipient-and-filler/https://oral-probiotic-glossary.pages.dev/glossary-excipient-and-filler/Mon, 12 Oct 2026 16:00:00 GMTAn excipient is anything in a supplement that is not the active ingredient, such as binders, bulking agents and flavourings, and a filler is one kind of excipient.https://oral-probiotic-glossary.pages.dev/glossary-structure-function/https://oral-probiotic-glossary.pages.dev/glossary-structure-function/Sat, 03 Oct 2026 15:00:00 GMTA structure-function claim is a supplement statement about how an ingredient supports the normal workings of the body, as opposed to a claim to treat a disease.