Probitoics have been in foods for a while, but the shelves are getting more filled. Probiotics are now in veggies, nut butters and chia seeds.

Ganeden® partnered with more than 20 food and beverage companies to announce over 60 new product SKUs at Expo West, many of them in food, each fortified with the patented probiotic strain GanedenBC30®. Products included Brad's Raw Foods: Brad's Broccoli Poppers and Brad's Crunchy Kale —Made from dehydrated whole broccoli florets and dehydrated, crunchy, organic kale chips that deliver vitamin C and probiotics; Naturally More Nut Butters with Probiotics—Almond, peanut and chocolate hazelnut butters with added probiotics and flaxseed for more essential nutrients. The packaging calls out the yogurt as well as the amount of ALA (384 mg/serving); Nomva Snack HPP (high-pressure processing) Fruit and Veggie Pouches—Organic, blended snack pouches made only with whole fruit and vegetables, plus billions of probiotics. Varieties include Kale pack, Apple pack, Strawberry and Carrot; Forager Project Cashew Smoothies—Cashew milk-based probiotic smoothies available in Banana Date and Strawberry Banana. They also contain chia seed; Baxco Sinfree Sugar Probiotic Pouch and Pre-Mix Cans—Proprietary blend of naturally occurring sugars with zero calories and added health benefits of GanedenBC30 and gluten-free drink mixes with no trans fats, cholesterol or hydrogenated oils, and available in hot cocoa, mocha cappuccino and spiced chai.

But GanedenBC30’s wasn’t the only probiotic in the food aisles. From PRANA, ProactivCHIA contains 6 billion live microorganism of probiotics per serving of the whole black, organic and gluten-free chia seeds. The probiotics are Lactobacillus helveticus LAFTI® L10 and Lactobacillus helveticus Rosell-52 BD from Lallemand Health Solutions. The package calls out the omega-3s and calcium content.