| Main purpose |
Broad gut health and microbiome ecosystem overview with personalized nutrition and supplement recommendations. |
Gut microbiome analysis from stool intended to inform gut health understanding and interpretation. |
| Best for |
People who want actionable, diary-driven nutrition and strain-based supplement guidance. |
People who want a microbiome report and may focus more on microbiome composition than on detailed diet dosing. |
| Sample type |
Stool sample (with a linked 3-day food diary). |
Stool sample (diary linkage depends on the specific MyMicrobiome product). |
| Analysis method |
16S DNA sequencing plus shotgun metagenomics within its Gut Health Operating System. |
Typically DNA-based microbiome profiling from stool (exact methods depend on the specific MyMicrobiome service/package). |
| What it measures |
Gut microbiome ecosystem signals and related metrics used to generate recommendations. |
Microbial community features from stool used for report interpretation. |
| Pathogens included? |
Often reports on potential pathogenic organisms when they are detected (exact pathogen panel depends on the reporting framework). |
May include pathogen-related findings when available in the report (panel and inclusion vary by product). |
| Functional / microbiome balance insight |
Includes functional/balance-style interpretation as part of its Gut Health Operating System and multi-method profiling. |
May provide balance or functional interpretation depending on how the report is designed. |
| Broad gut health overview |
Designed to give a broad overview of gut health and the gut microbiome ecosystem. |
Usually provides a microbiome-focused overview; breadth depends on the report scope. |
| Personalized recommendations |
Nutrition and supplement recommendations personalized to you, including probiotic/prebiotic guidance. |
Personalized output may be available, depending on their product and reporting structure. |
| Nutrition guidance included |
Yes—driven by your 3-day food diary with detailed individual food items and daily dosages. |
Nutrition guidance may be included but is not guaranteed to be diary-dosed at the same level; check package details. |
| Actionability of results |
High—converts results into specific food and supplement actions tied to diary inputs. |
Moderate—often more interpretive; actionability depends on whether recommendations are included and how specific they are. |
| Easy-to-understand report |
Consumer-friendly, designed to be easy to understand. |
Report clarity varies by provider and plan; may be more technical in some cases. |
| Consumer-friendly vs clinician-focused |
Consumer-focused interpretation with practical recommendations. |
Can be more clinician-leaning depending on formatting and depth of microbiome outputs. |
| Suitable for ongoing monitoring |
Yes—supports longitudinal comparisons using stable DNA sequencing approaches. |
Often possible to repeat and compare over time; usefulness depends on the consistency of methods and reporting. |
| Turnaround time |
Not specified here; check current estimates during checkout. |
Not specified here; check current estimates during checkout. |
| Price |
Not specified here; varies by region and package—check current pricing. |
Not specified here; varies by product—check current pricing. |
| Available in Europe / direct-to-consumer |
Available in Europe as a direct-to-consumer option. |
Availability in Europe depends on current shipping/service coverage—confirm on MyMicrobiome’s site. |
| Data privacy / EU friendliness |
Built for Europe and direct-to-consumer use; review their privacy and data handling details to confirm GDPR approach. |
EU friendliness depends on the provider’s privacy terms and processing locations; review GDPR/privacy documentation. |