“supplement that promotes digestive health”
Evidence →Published research exists for ingredients in this formula. Whether this product’s doses match those studies could not be confirmed.
Exact product checked · GTIN 00886790018872Benefiber · checked Aug 31, 2026 · on sale since Jun 18, 2015🇨🇭 USPTO wordmark owner · Novartis AG · SWITZERLAND
Quick read · Benefiber
Benefiber Healthy Shape Prebiotic GLP-1 Friendly Fiber…
Checked against public sources on August 31, 2026 · LookCloser does not sell or recommend supplements.
67servings per container
Does the marketing hold up?
Every ingredient shows its amount · 5 ingredients listed. Every ingredient shows its real amount — nothing is hidden in a proprietary blend.
Is the dose real?Panel read — dose not verified5 ingredients listed; no advertised amount we could confirm against them
What a serving costsNo price found for this exact barcode
Is it tested?No testing claim made
Who’s behind it?🇨🇭Novartis AGother · SWITZERLAND
Is it the real thing?✓Barcode matches outside records
Trouble on record?✓No recalls found
“Couldn’t verify” means we looked and found no public proof — not a mark against the product. Most supplement claims cannot be independently verified by anyone, so grey is the normal state of this industry.
1◖ partly confirmedno contradictions · no recalls
The label itself
What the Supplement Facts panel says
| Calories | 30 |
|---|---|
| Total Carbohydrate | 7 g |
| Dietary Fiber | 5 g |
| Soluble Fiber | 5 g |
| Total Sugars | 0 g |
Printed on the package: Sugar-free · Gluten-free · GMO-free
We read 5 lines from the package photograph. It is our transcript of the label, not the manufacturer’s panel, and it may be incomplete.
Marketing claims, checked
The checks, one by one
The public sources did not settle the marketing promises on this label.
◐Partly confirmed1
Ingredient research can support context, but it is not a trial of this exact product.
Quick read · 2 useful findings
What is worth knowing.
Headlines first. Open evidence only when you want the source trail.
CheckedIs the label honest?
Every ingredient shows its amount · 5 ingredients listed.
Every ingredient shows its real amount — nothing is hidden in a proprietary blend.
Evidence and sources
The panel gives a per-ingredient amount rather than hiding quantities inside a proprietary blend, so each one can be compared to published research.
Locked evidence record →Open the full source-linked findingCheckedWho is behind it?
The barcode identity checks out · 886790018872.
The barcode matches, so we are checking the right product rather than a look-alike.
Evidence and sources
UPCitemdb resolves 886790018872 to "Benefiber Healthy Shape Prebiotic Fiber Powder for Digestive Health 17.6 Oz" (Benefiber) — consistent with this listing.
Locked evidence record →Open the full source-linked findingWhat remains open 2
- No FDA recall matched this brand in the current search.
- We have not found a public label filing for this exact product.
These are evidence gaps, not strikes against the product.
Who owns the brand wordmark?
🇨🇭
Novartis AGOther · exact supplement-class mark for BENEFIBER
Filed address
CH 4002, Basel, SWITZERLAND
USPTO identifies the public owner or applicant behind this brand wordmark. This does not by itself identify the product manufacturer or prove where the product was made. Open USPTO source ↗
Research behind the findings
Dose and research context
We could not match an amount on this product to a studied range for the same ingredient, so these links are ingredient background rather than a measurement of this product.
Background reading
What the research says about these amounts
Not a score. Studies disagree with each other and change over time, so this sits beside the evidence rather than counting toward it — it is here so you can read the sources yourself.
The panel lists 5 g of prebiotic fiber (inulin-type) per serving. Studies we found used 3 g–10 g a day, so this sits inside that range.
0studied 3 g–10 g
Study ranges differ between trials and change as research changes. This is background reading, not a pass, a failure, or a recommendation.
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