Probiotic Counts of Fermented Foods
Mar 26, 2025

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CFU: Colony Formuing Units

Food Lower Range (CFUs) Upper Range (CFUs) Serving Size
Apple Cider Vinegar
(raw, organic, with Mother)
100,000 100 million 1 tbsp
15 g
Blue Cheese 100,000 1 billion 1 oz
28 g
Buttermilk 10 million 1 billion 1 cup
240 g
Cottage Cheese 100,000 1 billion 1/2 cup
113 g
Gochujang 100,000 100 million 1 tbsp
18 g
Greek Yogurt 100 million 100 billion 3/4 cup
170 g
Kefir (milk) 1 billion 1 trillion 1 cup
240 g
Kefir (water) 10 million 100 billion 1 cup
240 g
Kimchi 100 million 100 billion 2 oz
56 g
Kombucha 1 million 10 billion 1 cup
240 g
Miso 1 million 1 billion 1 tbsp
18 g
Natto 10 million 1 billion 1 oz
28 g
Sauerkraut 10 million 100 billion 2 oz
56 g
Skyr 100 million 100 billion 3/4 cup
170 g
Sour Cream 100,000 100 million 2 tbsp
30 g
Sourdough
(raw starter)
10 million 10 billion 1 tbsp
15 g
Sourdough
(baked)
Negligible Negligible 2 oz
56 g
Tempeh 100,000 100,000 3 oz
85 g
Vinegar
(regular)
Negligible Negligible 1 tbsp
15 g
Sources
  1. Flaticon
  2. Revolution Fermentation
  3. ChatGPT
  4. Healthline
  5. WebMD