# Glossary Desk
> CFU, strain, prebiotic, excipient, proprietary blend. A short glossary that makes supplement labels and sales pages easier to read.

## Guides
- [Glossary: Strain and Species](https://oral-probiotic-glossary.pages.dev/glossary-strain-and-species/): A 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.
- [Glossary: CFU and Viability](https://oral-probiotic-glossary.pages.dev/glossary-cfu-and-viability/): CFU 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.
- [Glossary: Prebiotic and Postbiotic](https://oral-probiotic-glossary.pages.dev/glossary-prebiotic-and-postbiotic/): A 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.
- [Glossary: Excipient and Filler](https://oral-probiotic-glossary.pages.dev/glossary-excipient-and-filler/): An 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.
- [Glossary: Structure-Function Claim](https://oral-probiotic-glossary.pages.dev/glossary-structure-function/): A 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.

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- [About Glossary Desk](https://oral-probiotic-glossary.pages.dev/about/): not medical advice, how the site is funded and how guides are made

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