| Main purpose |
Broad gut health overview with personalized nutrition and supplement guidance. |
Gut microbiome profiling with a report that provides microbiome-related insights. |
| Best for |
People who want diet-linked, consumer-friendly recommendations from stool results plus a food diary. |
People who want a microbiome test result report and interpretation from Microbiotica’s approach. |
| Sample type |
Stool sample plus 3-day food diary inputs. |
Typically a stool sample (exact accompanying inputs depend on their workflow). |
| Analysis method |
Uses 16S DNA sequencing and Shotgun Metagenomics in its Gut Health Operating System. |
Unknown from provided details; Microbiotica may use 16S and/or other methods depending on their offering. |
| What it measures |
Your gut microbial ecosystem and related gut health patterns, translated into practical guidance. |
Your gut microbial composition and/or functional signals as defined by Microbiotica’s reporting. |
| Pathogens included? |
Not specified here; report may focus more on ecosystem and gut health markers. |
Not specified here; pathogen panel coverage depends on Microbiotica’s exact test design. |
| Functional / microbiome balance insight |
Designed to interpret gut ecosystem balance and health implications from their sequencing setup. |
Likely includes some interpretation beyond raw composition, but details are not provided. |
| Broad gut health overview |
Yes—aimed at a broad view of gut health. |
Often included as part of a microbiome profile/report, depending on their structure. |
| Personalized recommendations |
Yes—personalized nutrition and probiotic/prebiotic guidance based on your inputs. |
Often includes some form of personalization, but specifics are not provided here. |
| Nutrition guidance included |
Yes—food diary-driven guidance with individualized food items and daily dosages. |
May include nutrition suggestions, but exact level of detail is not provided. |
| Actionability of results |
High—results are translated into step-by-step food and supplement recommendations tied to your diary. |
Moderate to high—depends on how much the report turns insights into direct next steps. |
| Easy-to-understand report |
Designed to be easy to understand for consumers. |
Unknown from provided details; could range from consumer-friendly to more technical. |
| Consumer-friendly vs clinician-focused |
Consumer-first reporting and translation into daily choices. |
Unclear here; may be more clinician-style depending on their positioning. |
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Yes—sequencing approaches support longitudinal comparisons over time (per InnerBuddies approach). |
Often possible if methodology and intervals are consistent, but not specified. |
| Turnaround time |
Not specified here. |
Not specified here. |
| Price |
Not specified here. |
Not specified here. |
| Available in Europe / direct-to-consumer |
Yes—available in Europe and direct-to-consumer. |
Not specified here; availability depends on Microbiotica’s service coverage. |
| Data privacy / EU friendliness |
EU-focused direct-to-consumer setup (details not provided here). |
Not specified here; EU friendliness depends on Microbiotica’s privacy approach. |