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Does The Pinks work? What is in the scoop and what the trials say

Proper’s The Pinks is a strawberry-pomegranate drink powder, taken once a day, that stacks three approaches to bloating in one scoop: a 3 g chicory-and-apple fiber blend, a six-enzyme blend and a Bacillus coagulans probiotic, plus a fruit and botanical “digestion blend”. What makes it different from a fiber or enzyme product alone is the stack; what shapes the evidence is that nearly everything sits inside blends with no per-ingredient amounts.

What The Pinks is, and what it is not

One 5.6 g scoop (30 servings) lists 15 calories, 4 g of carbohydrate and 3 g of fiber, plus small amounts of vitamins A, C, D and several B vitamins. The rest is four blocks. A 3 g fiber blend of chicory root inulin, chicory fructo-oligosaccharides and apple fiber. A 700 mg digestion blend of a 20-item organic fruit and vegetable mix, L-glutamine, cinnamon bark, bromelain, lycopene and a resveratrol-rich Polygonum cuspidatum extract. A 500 mg enzyme blend that lists maltodextrin first, then amylase, amyloglucosidase, protease, acid protease, cellulase and lipase. And Bacillus coagulans at 1 billion CFU (8 mg).

Three label limits shape what can be checked. No enzyme activity units are printed, and because maltodextrin leads the blend, the milligrams do not show enzyme activity. The probiotic is named by species only on the panel; the brand page and Amazon listing name it BC99, so the strain rests on marketing text, and no count at expiry is stated. And no amount is printed for bromelain, lycopene, L-glutamine, cinnamon or resveratrol. It is sweetened with monk fruit extract and rebaudioside M (the brand’s about page says its powders are free from stevia, while rebaudioside M is a stevia-leaf sweetener; both are printed as read). The brand states it is gluten-free, dairy-free, non-GMO and plant-based, and third-party tested by ISO-accredited labs in a USP-certified facility, but publishes no certificate or lot results.

The trial of the product itself

There is none. We found no result for Proper or The Pinks in PubMed or ClinicalTrials.gov. The brand’s about page refers to “clinically-validated actives” without a citation, and its key-ingredient text says bromelain and lycopene were “clinically tested in combination”; we found no human trial of that pair.

The evidence for the ingredients

The probiotic. BC99 has human trials, mostly in constipation, and the supplier or its academic partners took part. In adults with chronic constipation, 2 billion CFU a day for four weeks increased complete spontaneous bowel movements against placebo (p = 0.002) and lowered constipation symptom and quality-of-life scores (p < 0.001) (Wu et al., Frontiers in Nutrition, 2024). In 90 constipated adults over eight weeks, bowel movement scores improved, with three authors employed by the strain’s supplier, Wecare Probiotics (Fan et al., Foods, 2025). At 10 billion CFU a day for eight weeks, bowel movement frequency, stool form and colonic transit time improved (Wu et al., European Journal of Nutrition, 2026). We found no BC99 trial in bloating. The dose gap is 1 billion CFU here against 2, 5 and 10 billion in the trials.

The fiber. A meta-analysis of 11 trials (729 people with IBS or other functional bowel disorders) found prebiotics did not improve global response, pain, bloating or flatulence overall. Flatulence improved at doses of 6 g a day or less (standardized difference -0.35), but inulin-type fructans worsened flatulence (standardized difference 0.85, p = 0.007) (Wilson et al., American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 2019). In constipation, 12 g a day of chicory inulin for four weeks gave larger gains in stool frequency and abdominal symptoms than placebo in 39 adults (Puhlmann et al., BMC Gastroenterology, 2025), and 15 g a day of oligofructose, but not lower doses, gave more bowel movements in 97 adults with low fiber intake (Buddington et al., Nutrients, 2017). Here the fiber is 3 g of a three-part blend, a quarter of the inulin trial dose.

The enzymes. A 60-day trial of 40 people with functional dyspepsia, using the branded blend DigeZyme at 50 mg three times a day, improved dyspepsia symptoms, including bloating and fullness, against placebo (Majeed et al., Journal of Medicinal Food, 2018). That blend is supplier-linked and includes lactase; The Pinks has amyloglucosidase and acid protease, no lactase and no printed activity units, so the trial cannot be matched to this dose.

How to take The Pinks

The label says to add one scoop to 8 fl oz or more of cold water, juice or a smoothie and mix well, once a day. It does not say whether to take it with food. For a fair test, the BC99 trials ran four to eight weeks and the fiber trials about four. Some Amazon reviewers describe less bloating within days.

Side effects and who should not take it

The panel text has no warning block. The brand’s FAQ advises consulting a doctor before any supplement, including when pregnant or breastfeeding, and recommends the product for adults 18 and over. We found no allergen statement; the ingredient list includes flax, pineapple, papaya and maltodextrin of unstated source. Amazon reviewers mention having no side effects more often than problems, and the trial data show inulin-type fiber can raise gas in some people. We did not see the physical label.

What the reviews say

On Amazon, the 30- and 15-serving listings share a pool of 4.3 from 264 ratings (71% five-star, 12% four, 7% three, 2% two, 8% one-star). By topic, Amazon counts taste 51 mentions (48 positive), effectiveness 34 (31 positive), bloating reduction 33 (28 positive), value 13 (6 positive) and quantity 10 (1 positive). Target’s listing shows 4.8 from 284 ratings in a search-engine snippet, which we could not confirm on the page. The brand’s own page shows no review score. We could not read Trustpilot, Walmart or Reddit.

The recurring praise is the taste and how well it mixes, less bloating, and being gentle on the stomach. The recurring complaints are an under-filled jar (reviewers describe a third to less than half full), the price against the amount, and no effect for some (“does nothing”).

The subscription and refund terms

Subscribe & Save is 10% off, about $25.20, shipping every 30 days. The brand’s page says changes or cancellations must be made at least 24 hours before renewal, that it cannot edit or cancel an order once renewed and processed, and that email help can take up to two business days, so it asks for requests a week ahead. Its refund policy accepts only full-priced, unopened, unused products within 15 days of delivery. It does not accept opened products, treats discounted purchases including subscription orders as final sale, and provides no return postage. Amazon follows Amazon’s terms, and one reviewer notes the listing is non-returnable. A single jar can be bought one time on the brand site, on Amazon or at Target.

Who The Pinks is for

• Someone who wants fiber, enzymes and a probiotic in one flavored drink taken once a day.
• Someone whose bloating is general and who prefers a powder to capsules.
• Someone not pregnant or nursing, or who has checked with a doctor first.
• Someone who accepts blends without per-ingredient amounts.

If you react to inulin-type fiber, the label’s fiber is that type. For enzymes alone, see HUM Flatter Me and the enzyme guide; for a plain guar fiber, California Gold Nutrition Sunfiber PHGG; for a greens powder, Bloom Greens & Superfoods. The bloating guide and enzymes versus probiotics start from the cause instead of the product.

Cost

On the brand site a 30-serving jar is $28.00, which is $0.93 a day at one scoop; on subscription about $25.20, or $0.84. Amazon lists $22.39, or $0.75, and a 15-serving size at $15.00, or $1.00. Target lists about $27.99.

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Common questions

Sources

• Wu Y, Bai Z, Jin Y, et al. "A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical study to evaluate the efficacy and safety of BC99 in the treatment of chronic constipation in adults." Frontiers in Nutrition, 2024;11:1395083. doi.org/10.3389/fnut.2024.1395083
• Fan Q, Gao Y, Zhou Y, et al. "BC99 Relieves Constipation Symptoms by Regulating Inflammatory, Neurotransmitter, and Lipid Metabolic Pathways: A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Trial." Foods, 2025;14(4):654. doi.org/10.3390/foods14040654
• Wu Y, Zhou Y, Fan Q, et al. "Weizmannia coagulans BC99 improved intestinal motility and chronic constipation through regulating gut microbiota: a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial." European Journal of Nutrition, 2026;65(3):106. doi.org/10.1007/s00394-026-03953-5
• Wilson B, Rossi M, Dimidi E, et al. "Prebiotics in irritable bowel syndrome and other functional bowel disorders in adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials." American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 2019;109(4):1098–1111. doi.org/10.1093/ajcn/nqy376
• Puhlmann ML, Wegh CAM, van der Zalm SCC, et al. "Inulin-induced improvements on bowel habit and gut microbiota in adults with functional constipation: findings of a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study." BMC Gastroenterology, 2025;25(1):806. doi.org/10.1186/s12876-025-04409-6
• Buddington RK, Kapadia C, Neumer F, et al. "Oligofructose Provides Laxation for Irregularity Associated with Low Fiber Intake." Nutrients, 2017;9(12):1372. doi.org/10.3390/nu9121372
• Majeed M, Majeed S, Nagabhushanam K, et al. "Evaluation of the Safety and Efficacy of a Multienzyme Complex in Patients with Functional Dyspepsia: A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Study." Journal of Medicinal Food, 2018;21(11):1120–1128. doi.org/10.1089/jmf.2017.4172
• Brand page: label, directions and price. properhealth.com
• Brand subscription and refund policies. properhealth.com/pages/subscribe-save; properhealth.com/policies/refund-policy
• Amazon listing: ratings, topic counts and price. amazon.com