Transcending Prebiotics and Probiotics
| Probiotics | Postbiotics | |
| Consist of | Living organisms: specific strains of probiotics | Metabolites: Various phytonutrients and amino acids, antimicrobial peptides, short chain fatty acids, hydrogen peroxide, carbohydrates, active enzymes, organic acids. |
| Mechanism of actions for gut healing | Reinoculation of certain specific beneficial probiotics in the gut to encourage healthy gut microbiome. Then for the host to consume prebiotics for production of metabolites. | Introduction of metabolites to directly heal the gut, at the same time stimulate growth of our gut’s native beneficial probiotics, increasing the diverse types of probiotics in our gut microbiome. |
| Types of probiotics | Limited | Diverse |
| Bioavailability | Subject to their survival in the gut | Rapid |
| For people with weak immunity | Not suitable | Suitable |
| For use with antibiotic | Not suitable | Suitable |
