Probiotic Detection and Persistence Study

• Healthy adults ≥ 18 to \< 55 years of age.
• Habitually produces at least one bowel movement per day.
• Willingness to maintain their usual diet and exercise patterns throughout the study.
• Able to provide written informed consent in English.
• Willing to provide stools and complete questionnaires, records, and diaries associated with the study and to complete all study visits.
• Willingness to discontinue consumption of probiotics and fermented products (e.g. yogurts, kombucha, fermented pickles and other fermented foods with live, active cultures) and probiotic supplements.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Elite athletes or long-distance runners.
• Concurrent consumption of fermented foods or probiotics. However, individuals will be eligible for participation after a four (4) week wash-out period.
• Known to be pregnant (self-disclosure) or breastfeeding or planning on becoming pregnant in the next 2 months.
• Use of antibiotic drugs (e.g., neomycin, rifaximin) within 1 month of the screening visit. The screened participant would be eligible to participate four (4) weeks after completing their course of antibiotics (washout period).
• Use of other investigational products within 3 months of the screening visit.
• Previously or are currently being treated for any previously or currently being treated for any intestinal disease or condition such as IBS, Crohn's disease, ulcerative colitis, celiac disease, or gastrointestinal cancer.
• Immune disorders or with possible immune deficient status (e.g. due to surgery).
• Milk or soy allergy.