| Main purpose |
Provide a broad gut health overview plus personalized nutrition and supplement recommendations. |
Provide gut microbiome profiling from stool to support interpretation and monitoring. |
| Best for |
People who want actionable, consumer-friendly guidance tied to their own diet. |
People who mainly want microbiome insights and trend tracking from stool. |
| Sample type |
Stool sample collected at home (paired with a 3-day food diary). |
Stool sample collected at home. |
| Analysis method |
16S DNA sequencing and Shotgun Metagenomics within the Gut Health Operating System. |
DNA sequencing-based microbiome analysis (exact mix of methods can vary by plan and is typically provider-defined). |
| What it measures |
Your gut microbiome ecosystem plus results interpreted for broad gut health signals and nutrition/supplement matching. |
Relative abundance and/or composition of gut microbes and related features used for interpretation. |
| Pathogens included? |
May include clinically relevant findings depending on the reporting scope, but not positioned as a dedicated infectious-disease test. |
May report clinically relevant organisms depending on the panel/scope, but it is generally not marketed as a diagnostic pathogen test. |
| Functional / microbiome balance insight |
Interprets microbiome signals with a focus on gut ecosystem balance and translating results into food/supplement actions. |
Typically provides microbial profiling and interpretation; functional balance depth can depend on the report format. |
| Broad gut health overview |
Designed to give a broad overview of gut health in understandable language. |
Typically includes an overview of microbiome composition and key findings used for interpretation. |
| Personalized recommendations |
Personalized nutrition and probiotic/prebiotic supplement recommendations based on your diary + stool data. |
May include recommendations or guidance, but the level of personalization may differ (often more focused on microbiome features than on food-by-food dosing). |
| Nutrition guidance included |
Yes—includes food diary-driven nutrition guidance, including individual food items with daily dosages. |
Often includes interpretation that you can use to guide diet, but may be less granular than diary-linked, daily dosage recommendations. |
| Actionability of results |
High—results are translated into specific dietary and supplement actions tied to your own intake. |
Moderate—actionability often depends on how the provider frames recommendations and how detailed the report is. |
| Easy-to-understand report |
Consumer-friendly explanations intended to be easy to understand. |
Report style varies; many services provide understandable summaries, but some outputs can be more technical. |
| Consumer-friendly vs clinician-focused |
Consumer-first, with diet and supplement translations aimed at everyday use. |
Often closer to consumer profiling/education, though some reports may feel more research-oriented. |
| Suitable for ongoing monitoring |
Yes—uses sequencing approaches intended to support longitudinal comparisons over time. |
Yes—typically used for repeat testing to compare changes over time. |
| Turnaround time |
Varies by service level and lab workflow; typically reported at purchase/checkout on the provider site. |
Varies by plan and lab workflow; typically communicated during ordering. |
| Price |
Varies by package and promotions; final price is shown during ordering in Europe. |
Varies by region, plan, and timing; final price shown during ordering. |
| Available in Europe / direct-to-consumer |
Yes—available in Europe direct-to-consumer. |
Varies by country; availability can differ by region and may require checking current shipping coverage. |
| Data privacy / EU friendliness |
Designed to be available direct-to-consumer in Europe; EU compliance and privacy terms should be reviewed in the provider policy. |
EU availability depends on region; review current data handling, consent, and data retention policies for EU compliance. |