Lactobacillus plantarum

What is Lactobacillus plantarum?

Lactic acid bacterium used as a starter or postbiotic/probiotic culture.

Is Lactobacillus plantarum safe?

Lactobacillus plantarum has no known health concerns in the amounts typically used in food.

Score impact: No penalty on the FoodsScan score (FoodsScan scores run 0–100, where 100 is best.)

Found in 1 of 12,826 analysed products in the FoodsScan database.

Regulatory sources: EFSA

Also known as

Lactobacillus plantarum is also known as l. plantarum, lactobacillus plantarum — these all refer to the same ingredient.

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