Developed based on 25+ years of R&D by scientists from 🇬🇧🇸🇪 Karolinska Institutet, Oxford University & Cambridge University
Developed for children 4-12 years old
Get expert guidance for your child’s optimal wellness & diet
Stop treating mood swings, energy crashes, fussy eating, and recurring tummy pain as your child's normal. Get the personalized data and consultation with a certified Nutrition & Health Coach to optimize your child's gut health for improved focus, robust immune function, and better emotional balance.
Build a strong Immune system for life
Ease gut issues like constipation, IBS & discomfort
Ease eczema and skin issues
Support the gut after antibiotics
Manage energy crashes and mood swings
Get help with fussy eating
Build a strong Immune system for life
Ease gut issues like constipation, IBS & discomfort
Ease eczema and skin issues
Support the gut after antibiotics
Manage energy crashes and mood swings
Get help with fussy eating
How it works
A full support journey for your child’s gut health
1. Order a gut health test & answer questions
Collect & send a small stool sample at home and answer some questions in our app. We analyze the sample in our certified lab (2-3 weeks).
2. Get your detailed report & nutrition plan
Get a full picture of your child’s gut health, with clear actions and nutrition guidance tailored to their needs.
3. Book your 1:1 coaching session
Talk through the results, next steps, and all your questions with a certified Nutrition & Health Coach.
Don’t take our word for it
Trusted by thousands of families
★★★★★
The insight I gained into my children’s gut health has been invaluable. It brought clarity to things that were hard to understand and that our healthcare centre couldn’t really help with, and it inspired us to make changes that actually feel simple and doable. Worth every single penny!
Patrizia
Verified customer
★★★★★
Alba Health has truly helped us understand what our child needs to feel good from the inside out. We ordered a kit because our 4-year-old daughter was having stomach issues. After receiving the results and adjusting her diet, she no longer has any stomach pain!
Anna-Katarina
Verified customer
★★★★★
I thoroughly enjoyed the consultation with Johanna and was amazed by her knowledge. Most of all, she truly understood my struggles in finding the cause of my daughter’s eczema. Her support gave me renewed confidence and positive energy. I highly recommend Alba Health.
Magdalena
Verified customer
★★★★★
I ordered the test for my daughter, who’s almost seven, as a preventive measure. Everything went smoothly — the report was clear and easy to access, and the consultation with the nutritionist was incredibly valuable. I really hope more parents do this and find the motivation to make changes that give their children the healthy start they need on their food journey.
Elira
Verified customer
★★★★★
I am very pleased with the consultation I had with the nutritionist at Alba Health. She helped me understand my daughter’s test results and gave tailored advice on supporting a child with selective eating to get more nourishing foods. I now feel hopeful, with new tools to improve my daughter’s physical and mental health — it's worth more than words can say!
Aina
Verified customer
What you get with Alba
Your Alba test includes everything you need to understand and act on your child’s gut health. From easy at-home sampling to a personalised report, tailored plan, and expert guidance, you’ll have the tools to make meaningful changes that support your child’s wellbeing.
What you get
Included in your Alba test
At-home gut health test kit (easy stool sample collection)
Personalised microbiome report with clear insights
Tailored nutrition & lifestyle plan with practical actions
Tailored probiotic recommendations (if needed)
30 min online consultation with a Certified Nutritionist
Unlimited questions to our expert team in app
Price
Expert coaches to guide you
With Alba, you get a 30 min personal consultation with one of our Nutrition & Health Coaches.
Together, you’ll walk through your child’s results, ask questions about food, supplements, symptoms, or routines, and get practical advice tailored to your family.
Prof. Willem de Vos, co-founder
Powered by leading microbiome research
Alba is co-founded by Prof. Emeritus Willem de Vos
– a world-renowned microbiome scientist with over 800 publications. His research helped reveal how the gut microbiome impacts long-term health – from metabolism to immune health.
We build on decades of research, combining insights from major studies like HELMi and our own ongoing PREVENT study. Our team includes leading scientists and health experts translating this science into actionable tools for better gut health.
1600+
Publications in our team
300,000
Lifestyle datapoints in our study
25+
Years of research
FAQ
For children, the answer depends partly on age. child’s gut microbiome is constantly developing from birth through childhood, so following how it changes over time often provides even more insight than looking at a single snapshot.
From one microbiome test, you can learn about your child’s:
Share of friendly bacteria that support healthy growth and development
Share of unfriendly bacteria, which in higher amounts may increase infection risk or crowd out beneficial microbes
Overall microbiome development, since the pace of maturation is closely linked to healthy growth
Levels of bacteria that support the immune system
Presence of bacteria that produce important metabolites, such as butyrate
Capacity to maintain a healthy gut barrier
Ability to metabolize vitamins, proteins, and fats
Associations with outcomes later in life, such as crying, fussing, or BMI
Most importantly, your results come with personalized, evidence-based recommendations – covering diet, personal care products, environmental factors, and supplements (when needed). These are reviewed by our medical team and discussed with you in a 1:1 consultation with a certified Nutrition & Health Coach, so you feel fully supported in taking the next steps.
The Alba test is designed to be simple and stress-free. You collect a small stool sample, either directly from your baby’s diaper or for older kids using/adults the stool catcher included in the kit. The collection itself takes just a couple of minutes.
Everything you need is provided, along with clear step-by-step instructions. Once the sample is collected, place it in the prepaid return envelope and send it back to us. We’ll handle the rest and keep you updated along the way.
In early life, the gut microbiome develops rapidly – changing as your child grows, starts new foods, gets sick, recovers, and explores the world. Because of this natural evolution, testing every 3–6 months provides the most useful picture of how your child’s gut health is developing over time.
Most families choose to retest regularly, and there’s real value in doing so. Each new test helps you:
Track your child’s microbiome development and see whether it’s maturing as expected
Understand how diet, antibiotics, or lifestyle changes have affected their gut
See whether previous recommendations are working, and adjust them if needed
Get updated guidance as your child’s needs change with age
Spot potential issues early before they become bigger challenges
With your test, you also receive a 1:1 consultation with a certified Nutrition & Health Coach, who helps you interpret the results, understand the progress, and decide on the best next steps for your child.
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From a stool sample, we collect the DNA of all gut microbes. By looking at their DNA, we can see which bacteria are present and what they are doing in your child’s gut. We analyze bacterial DNA only – we do not analyze your or your child’s own DNA.
Your child’s microbiome report gives you a clear, in-depth picture of their gut health – and, most importantly, practical guidance you can use right away.
With deep shotgun metagenomic sequencing, we analyse over 30,000 bacterial species and strains to show not just which microbes are present, but what they do for digestion, immunity, brain health, and overall wellbeing.
Your report includes:
Gut health overview – how your child’s microbiome compares to a healthy reference
Key functions explained – what their bacteria mean for digestion, immunity, brain health, and everyday wellbeing
Deep-dive insights – detailed explanations of each finding, with tailored actions
Personalized recommendations – nutrition and lifestyle guidance created with our scientific and coaching teams
Probiotic guidance (if needed) – recommendations on specific probiotics tailored to your child’s microbiome
Everything is presented clearly in the Alba app, designed to make complex science easy to understand – and easy to act on.
Want to learn more? You can download a full example report here.
You’ll receive your results within 3-4 weeks from the time you send in your child’s sample. When they’re ready, everything will be available directly in the Alba app, along with your personalized recommendations.
Yes! Many children are selective eaters, and our recommendations are designed with that in mind. We tailor all guidance to your family’s reality – offering practical, flexible tips that fit your child’s preferences and routines.
Our certified Nutrition & Health Coaches can also support you in navigating picky eating, helping you introduce small, realistic changes that still have a meaningful impact on your child’s gut health.
Alba Health is built on world-leading research in children’s gut health. We run Sweden’s largest study in this field together with Uppsala University, and our foundation is over 25 years of research led by Prof. Willem de Vos (Alba's co-founder) – a globally recognized scientist with more than 800 publications. We also collaborate with major international studies, including the HELMi cohort at the University of Helsinki, one of the world’s largest infant gut microbiome studies.
Our multidisciplinary team in medicine, nutrition, and research has collectively published over 1,600 scientific articles, ensuring that every recommendation is grounded in strong scientific evidence.
Alba uses research-grade gut microbiome testing (deep shotgun metagenomics) performed in a certified laboratory, giving you highly accurate and actionable insights you can trust.
Your data is stored securely within the European Union in full compliance with GDPR. Your name and address are kept separate from your sample data, so it cannot be linked back to you. We do not transfer your sample data outside the EU, and all information is handled with strict security protocols.
You can read more in our Privacy Policy.