Dried Lactobacillus Plantarum Fermentation Product
Our ingredient score: 4 / 5 · Probiotic or enzyme · How We Score
On the label these appear as "fermentation product" and are live bacteria such as Lactobacillus, Bifidobacterium, Enterococcus faecium and Bacillus, called probiotics. Bacillus spores survive heat; most other bacteria do not survive the heat of making dry food, so they are usually coated onto the kibble after cooking.
Common Questions
Is Lactobacillus plantarum safe for cats?
Dried Lactobacillus plantarum fermentation product is a dried culture of a lactic acid bacterium found in many fermented plant foods, used as a probiotic. Tufts veterinary nutritionists say there is not yet evidence that probiotics improve overall wellness in animals without illness. The sources we checked name no specific risk for cats. A cat with a medical condition should have its veterinarian review any probiotic food.
Source: sites.tufts.edu
Why is Lactobacillus plantarum in cat food?
It is added as a probiotic. Makers coat it onto the kibble after cooking, since heat would kill it, and list it to signal support for the gut's bacteria. Results from probiotics tend to be strain specific, and the label usually names only the species, so it is hard to know which studies apply.
Source: sites.tufts.edu
What is Lactobacillus plantarum?
Lactobacillus plantarum is a lactic acid bacterium found on plants and in fermented foods such as sauerkraut and pickles. Since a 2020 revision of the Lactobacillus genus, scientists call it Lactiplantibacillus plantarum. Pet food labels still use the older name, so both names refer to the same species.
Source: pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
What is the difference between probiotics and prebiotics in cat food?
Probiotics are live bacteria added to the food, such as Lactobacillus plantarum. Prebiotics are fibers that the cat cannot digest but that feed bacteria already in the gut, such as fructooligosaccharides or inulin. Some labels list both. A food can have prebiotics without probiotics, and the other way around.
How does Pettings score dried Lactobacillus plantarum fermentation product?
Pettings gives dried Lactobacillus plantarum fermentation product 4 out of 5 and lists it as a probiotic or enzyme ingredient. It appears on 3 of the 149 dry cat foods we list. The ingredient score reflects the ingredient alone, not the amount in any one recipe. Each food's page shows how it scores overall.
How Foods With Dried Lactobacillus Plantarum Fermentation Product Compare
Dried Lactobacillus Plantarum Fermentation Product is on the label of 3 of the 149 dry cat foods we list.