Probiotic

Lactobacillus plantarum

Lactobacillus plantarum, now classified as Lactiplantibacillus plantarum, has a comparatively large and flexible genetic toolkit. This allows it to use many different carbohydrate sources.

Its adaptability complements multi-strain probiotic blends designed for everyday digestive balance.

In everyday life, Lactobacillus plantarum helps process a broad range of plant-derived carbohydrates, supporting a balanced gut environment and everyday digestive ease.

Probiotic benefits are strain-specific. Verified strain identity, viable CFU and storage conditions are important quality considerations.

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HAPPYGUT 70BHAPPYGUT 140B

Ingredient overview

What it is

Lactobacillus plantarum, now classified as Lactiplantibacillus plantarum, has a comparatively large and flexible genetic toolkit. This allows it to use many different carbohydrate sources.

  • Scientific identity: Lactobacillus plantarum; scientific identity: Lactiplantibacillus plantarum.
  • How it works: Ferments a wide range of sugars: That large genome encodes an unusually broad set of carbohydrate-handling enzymes, so it can use substrates many other lactobacilli cannot. Passes through: It is transient in the adult gut, and the population falls away within days once intake stops.
  • Primary function: Its adaptability complements multi-strain probiotic blends designed for everyday digestive balance.
  • What it supports: Lactobacillus plantarum helps process a broad range of plant-derived carbohydrates, supporting a balanced gut environment and everyday digestive ease.
  • Important consideration: Effects depend on the exact bacterial strain, viable colony-forming units and appropriate storage conditions throughout shelf life.

Formulation rationale

Why we use it

CARPEDIEM selected Lactobacillus plantarum for a clearly defined role within a thoughtfully balanced formulation.

  • Formulation purpose: Its adaptability complements multi-strain probiotic blends designed for everyday digestive balance.
  • Used in: CARPEDIEM HappyGut 70B Probiotic and CARPEDIEM HappyGut 140B Probiotic.
  • Works alongside: Lactobacillus plantarum complements Lactobacillus brevis, Lactobacillus casei and Bifidobacterium longum to support everyday digestive wellness and complementary probiotic activity.
  • Meaningful contribution: Lactobacillus plantarum helps process a broad range of plant-derived carbohydrates, supporting a balanced gut environment and everyday digestive ease. Adds a versatile culture recognised for its ability to tolerate different environments.
  • Quality and scientific context: Effects depend on the exact bacterial strain, viable colony-forming units and appropriate storage conditions throughout shelf life. Research is shown only when an ingredient-specific study demonstrates a relevant benefit.

Ingredient intelligence

How it works

The most adaptable lactobacillus, thanks to an unusually large genome.

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Built to adapt.

Its genome is one of the largest in the group, which is why the species turns up everywhere from pickles to the human gut.

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Taxonomy

Lactiplantibacillus plantarum

Genome

~3.3 Mb - among the largest in its group

Fermentation

Flexible - switches route by fuel

Gut behaviour

Transient, acid- and bile-tolerant

Descriptive of the ingredient's established biology. Not a claim to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease.

Functional role

All key functions

The complete functional profile connected with this ingredient.

Supports everyday digestive balance through a highly adaptable probiotic species.

Processes a broad range of plant-derived carbohydrates through flexible fermentation.

Adds a versatile culture recognised for its ability to tolerate different environments.

Contributes to microbial diversity within a thoughtfully balanced probiotic blend.

Complements other species by using a wider variety of dietary carbohydrate sources.

Supports consistent gut-wellness nutrition alongside related beneficial bacteria.

Helps process a broad range of plant-derived carbohydrates, supporting a balanced gut environment and everyday digestive ease.

Works alongside Lactobacillus brevis and Lactobacillus casei to create a more complete, complementary probiotic blend.

Scientific evidence

Selected research

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A controlled, double-blind, randomized study on the efficacy of Lactobacillus plantarum 299V in patients with irritable bowel syndrome

European Journal of Gastroenterology & Hepatology

Forty patients with irritable bowel syndrome were randomised to receive either L. plantarum 299v in liquid suspension or placebo for four weeks, with clinical examination at baseline and study end plus a patient-completed symptom scoring system. Resolution of abdominal pain was reported across the L. plantarum group compared with 11 of the placebo group, alongside a trend toward normalised stool frequency in constipated patients.
2001
02

Effect of Lactobacillus plantarum 299v on colonic fermentation and symptoms of irritable bowel syndrome

Digestive Diseases and Sciences

A double-blind, placebo-controlled, crossover trial over four weeks in 12 previously untreated patients with irritable bowel syndrome. Symptoms were assessed daily using a validated composite score, and colonic fermentation was measured objectively over 24 hours, providing a mechanistic read on how the strain interacts with fermentation in the large intestine.
2002
03

Oral Administration of Lactobacillus plantarum 299v Reduces Cortisol Levels in Human Saliva during Examination Induced Stress: A Randomized, Double-Blind Controlled Trial

Gastroenterology Research and Practice

Forty-one students facing an upcoming academic exam took L. plantarum 299v or placebo in capsule form once daily for 14 days in a randomised, double-blind design. Salivary cortisol was measured by electrochemiluminescence immunoassay and salivary IgA by ELISA. Cortisol levels differed significantly between the probiotic and placebo groups, alongside a significant rise in salivary lactobacilli.
2016

In your routine

Products containing Lactobacillus plantarum

Explore the Carpediem formulations connected with this ingredient.

HAPPYGUT 70B

Carpediem formula

HAPPYGUT 70B

Rs. 1,239.00

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HAPPYGUT 140B

Carpediem formula

HAPPYGUT 140B

Rs. 1,499.00

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Ingredient intelligence

How it works

The most adaptable lactobacillus, thanks to an unusually large genome.

Step 01 / 04

Built to adapt.

Its genome is one of the largest in the group, which is why the species turns up everywhere from pickles to the human gut.

01 04

Taxonomy

Lactiplantibacillus plantarum

Genome

~3.3 Mb - among the largest in its group

Fermentation

Flexible - switches route by fuel

Gut behaviour

Transient, acid- and bile-tolerant

Descriptive of the ingredient's established biology. Not a claim to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease.