Behind the bottle
Who makes Soda Tide? The distributor, the factory and the seller, explained
Quick answer
The Soda Tide label shows Instituto Experience of Lakeland, Florida, as distributor. It does not name the factory that makes the capsules, so the maker is not published. Sodatidebalance is the official U.S. shop that sells it. We hold stock and do not make the product.
By the Sodatide Editorial Desk · Medically reviewed by Dr. Meetal Mehta, Physician on · Published · Updated
Key facts
- Distributor on the label: Instituto Experience, Lakeland, FL 33804.
- Manufacturer or factory: not published.
- Seller on this site: Sodatidebalance, the official U.S. Sodatide shop. It is not the manufacturer.
- The label includes the line “Made in the USA with globally sourced ingredients”.
- No certificate, registration number or audit report for any facility has reached this desk.
- Lot SOD-26/SO-3431 and reference SOD-3431-26-SO are draft label values, not lab proof.
Who makes Soda Tide?
The plain answer is that nobody has published the name of the maker. Three different roles get mixed up in this question, so it helps to pull them apart: the company that makes the capsule, the company that puts its name on the label and ships it out, and the shop where you click “buy”.
| Role | What it means | Soda Tide |
|---|---|---|
| Manufacturer | The factory that fills and seals the capsules | Not published |
| Distributor | The company named on the label as distributing the product | Instituto Experience, Lakeland, FL 33804 |
| Seller | The shop that holds stock and takes the order | Sodatidebalance, the official U.S. Sodatide shop |
A distributor is not the same as a manufacturer. Some distributors make their own products, and some use outside factories. The label does not say which applies here, so we do not say either.
What does the label say about origin?
The label prints a distributor line and an origin line. The distributor is Instituto Experience of Lakeland, Florida. The label also reads “Made in the USA with globally sourced ingredients”. That line tells you something about where the work happens and that ingredients come from several places.
It leaves out the factory name, the city of manufacture and the origin of each ingredient. A claim about where something is made is only as useful as the facility behind it. With no facility named, there is nothing you can look up.
The seller’s listing artwork also shows a “Made in the USA” mark. Like the other marks in that artwork, nothing we have seen puts it on the bottle itself.
Who is Sodatidebalance, and are they the maker?
No. Sodatidebalance is the official U.S. Sodatide shop. We hold stock, we publish what the label prints and we pass orders to the Sodatide order desk. We had no say in what goes into the bottle, and we cannot see your order.
The office address is 520 Madison Avenue, Floor 8, New York, NY 10022. The returns address is 390 Park Avenue, Floor 3, in the same city. The website desk answers about pages, typos, privacy and press, and the order desk answers about orders.
We earn a commission on orders placed through our links. It does not change your price. We say so on every page that has an order button.
Why does the maker matter?
A maker is where quality is decided. It is the place that handles ingredients, keeps batch records and can stand behind a lot code. If you know the maker, you can ask for proof. If you do not, a code on the bottle points nowhere.
This matters more for a probiotic than for many products. NIH explains that live counts can slip as time passes, so the figure at the factory may not match the figure when you take the capsule. A maker that prints a count and a date gives you something to hold on to. Here, there is no count at either end.
None of this says anything is wrong with the capsules. It says that a buyer has fewer facts to work with, and we would rather say so than hide it.
Do the seals tell you who the maker is?
The listing artwork carries six marks: GMP certified, FDA-registered facility, GMO free, Made in the USA, All natural and a 60-day money-back mark. None of them names a certifier, a factory or a test. No certificate, registration number or audit paper has reached this desk for any of them.
A facility registration with FDA tells the agency a plant exists and where. It is not an inspection result and not an approval. A GMP mark is a statement about how a facility is run, issued by a named body against a named standard. Here, neither is named. So the seals cannot answer the question of who makes it.
What do the lot code and certificate reference tell you?
Our stock is lot SOD-26/SO-3431, and the certificate reference listed with it is SOD-3431-26-SO. They are draft label values, not lab proof. No certificate of analysis document has reached us, and a reference string is not a document.
A real certificate would name the laboratory, the lot it tested, the methods and limits, the organisms found and a CFU count, and results against declared amounts. It would carry a date and a signature. We have seen none of that, so we describe no test results.
What the lot code can do is match your bottle to the batch our pages describe. If your code differs, it is not automatically a problem. The order desk can tell you what it shipped.
How can you ask the maker questions?
Call the order desk
+1 (302) 200-3480, with your order ID if you have one. Ask who makes the capsules and whether a certificate of analysis exists for your lot.
Write to the seller
The seller’s support address is [email protected]. Ask the same two questions in writing so that you have a record.
Tell us what you learn
If you get a documented answer, send it to the website desk. We will update this page and date the change.
Hours for the order desk are not published, so you may need to try more than once.
What would a documented answer from the maker look like?
It helps to know what a good reply would contain, so that you can tell it from a polite brush-off. A documented answer would include these items.
- The legal name and address of the facility that fills and seals the capsules.
- A registration number you can look up, if the facility is registered with FDA.
- The name of the body that certifies the GMP mark, and the certificate number.
- A certificate of analysis that names the laboratory and carries the lot code on your bottle.
- For the probiotic: strain codes and a CFU count, with the date the count applies to.
Notice that each item can be checked by someone other than the seller. That is the point of documents. A claim says “trust us”. A document says “here is where to look”.
We would publish any such document on this site with the date it arrived, and we would rewrite the pages that depend on it. Until then, the maker stays a blank on every page, and that blank is the most honest thing we can print.
Frequently asked questions
Who makes Soda Tide?
Not published. The distributor shown on the label is Instituto Experience of Lakeland, Florida, and the factory that makes the capsules is not named.
Is Sodatidebalance the manufacturer of Soda Tide?
No. Sodatidebalance is the official U.S. Sodatide shop. It holds stock and publishes what the label prints, and it does not make the product.
Is Soda Tide made in the USA?
The label reads “Made in the USA with globally sourced ingredients”. It does not name the facility or state, so we cannot verify more.
Is Soda Tide made in a GMP or FDA-registered facility?
Those marks appear in the listing artwork. No certifier, registration number or audit document has been supplied, and nothing shows the marks on the bottle.
Can I see a certificate of analysis?
No. No certificate of analysis document has reached this desk, and the order desk cannot supply one. The certificate reference on the stock is a draft label value.
Where is Soda Tide sold?
On the Sodatide order page, reached from the order buttons on this site. Sodatidebalance is the official U.S. shop for it.
Sources used on this page
- U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Questions and Answers on Dietary Supplements. https://www.fda.gov/food/information-consumers-using-dietary-supplements/questions-and-answers-dietary-supplements
- National Institutes of Health, Office of Dietary Supplements. Probiotics: Fact Sheet for Consumers. https://ods.od.nih.gov/factsheets/Probiotics-Consumer/
None of these sources tested Sodatide itself. They describe the named ingredients and the product category. Label details come from the printed Sodatide label and the seller’s pack as shown on this site.
Our view
The question of who makes Soda Tide has a short answer: it is not published. That is a real gap, and it is the kind that is simple to fix. A name, a facility and a certificate would close it.
In the meantime you can use the parts that are written down. The label names a distributor. The seller has two US addresses and a phone line. The lot code lets you match your bottle to ours. None of that equals a factory audit, and we will not pretend it does.
If the maker matters to your decision, ask the order desk before you order. A clear reply in writing would be worth more than any logo.
Before you decide
Sodatide is a dietary supplement, not a drug. It is not FDA approved, and no dietary supplement is. These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease.
If you take medicine, have a medical condition, are pregnant or nursing, or are under 18, talk to a doctor before you use it. The label is for healthy adults 18 and over only.
Keep reading on this site
- Testing, seals and gaps
- Checking your bottle by lot code
- About Sodatidebalance
- Contact and the two desks
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