$12.79 $0.49 per serving
Product analysis
Collagen offers a low-cost collagen serving with possible support for joint comfort and nail condition. The collagen preparation is not identified, making it unclear whether those benefits would match findings for specific tested peptides.
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Nutrient Quality26
The collagen and biotin forms are not stated, limiting comparison with clearly identified preparations. The named vitamin C form does not resolve uncertainty about the other ingredients.
Ingredient Transparency69
Ingredient amounts are stated, making quantity comparisons possible. Most forms are missing, including the collagen preparation, so matching the ingredients to alternatives is harder.
Value For Money65
The collagen contribution is inexpensive for the amount provided. Biotin offers more moderate value, while the remaining ingredients lack reliable cost comparisons.
Customer Satisfaction67
Customer ratings are generally favorable across a modest review pool. They provide some satisfaction feedback without confirming joint, hair or nail benefits.
Product Focus43
Possible collagen-related joint and nail benefits are more relevant than the many broader uses attached to the formula. Unidentified collagen preparation details limit confidence in those expected benefits.
- Format
Tablet - Container
- 160 Tablet(s)
- Per serving
- $0.49
- Also available
Collagen$19.96- Customer rating
- 4.4 · 173 ratings
Goals
Impact
Lower effect
Vitamin C · 60 mgCollagen · 5000 mg
Impact
High effect
Collagen · 5000 mgBiotin · 900 mcg
Biotin has a limited connection to brittle-nail improvement from small, mostly uncontrolled studies using 2500 mcg daily over months. The 900 mcg serving is below that study exposure. The collagen is not identified as VERISOL, so its contribution does not establish equivalence to the studied peptides.
How this product is rated for Nail Health
Ingredient fit64
Biotin supplies the main relevant connection. The counted ingredients contribute unevenly, with smaller amounts or preparation differences limiting the overall match.
Goal fit
The nail-related ingredients share the formula with ingredients serving broader nutritional goals.
Dose adequacy
The counted ingredients contribute unevenly, with smaller amounts or preparation differences limiting the overall match.
Pathways50
The strongest saved connection is structural protein supply. One pathway reaches the configured coverage threshold.
Depth
The strongest saved connection is structural protein supply.
Breadth
One pathway reaches the configured coverage threshold.
Evidence93
Vitamin B7 (Biotin) leads the saved evidence finding. Biotin findings come mainly from small uncontrolled nail studies.
Evidence strength
Vitamin B7 (Biotin) leads the saved evidence finding; the supplied nail-specific evidence remains limited.
Studied preparation
Some counted material is not fully matched to the reviewed preparation, limiting preparation-specific confidence.
Formulation logic100
The counted ingredients have no unmet partner requirement, and no configured conflict was found. Passing the amount threshold does not prove clinical effectiveness.
Partner coverage
The counted ingredients work alone or have the partner required by the supplied configuration.
Conflicts
No configured ingredient conflict was found.
Effective doses
All counted ingredients pass the configured inclusion threshold; it is not a proven effective nail dose.
Impact
Moderate effect
Collagen · 5000 mg
Collagen at 5 g provides a partial amount within the supplied comparison and may support joint comfort. Vitamin C contributes to normal collagen formation, but evidence remains mixed and the collagen does not match an identified studied preparation.
How this product is rated for Joint Health
Ingredient fit53
Relevant ingredients sit within a broader formula, so its focus extends beyond joint health. The assessed amounts provide partial support within the supplied comparison range.
Goal fit
Relevant ingredients sit within a broader formula, so its focus extends beyond joint health.
Dose adequacy
The assessed amounts provide partial support within the supplied comparison range.
Pathways15
The assessed contribution centers on cartilage-related processes.
Depth
The main assessed contribution concerns cartilage-related processes, with partial coverage.
Breadth
The saved findings do not show strong coverage across several joint-related processes.
Evidence47
Collagen leads the saved evidence finding, with mixed results across joint-discomfort trials.
Evidence strength
Collagen leads the saved evidence finding, with mixed results across joint-discomfort trials.
Studied preparation
The assessed material is not identified as the specific preparation used in supporting trials.
Formulation logic100
The included ingredients need no additional partner, and no configured conflicts were found.
Partner coverage
The assessed ingredients can contribute without an additional required partner.
Conflicts
No configured ingredient conflict was identified in the supplied assessment.
Effective doses
The ingredients included in this finding meet its saved amount threshold.
Impact
Moderate effect
Biotin · 900 mcgVitamin C · 60 mgCollagen · 5000 mg
Biotin may help with diffuse shedding caused by biotin deficiency. Collagen offers a different possible connection to hair-shaft quality, but its applicable amount here is unresolved and generic collagen cannot be assumed to match a specific preparation. That limits expectations for improved gloss or thickness, and neither ingredient implies dependable regrowth.
How this product is rated for Hair Health
Ingredient fit54
Biotin may help deficiency-related shedding, without a clear routine regrowth benefit when intake is adequate.
Goal fit
Several declared nutrients relate to hair, but their presence does not imply that the whole combination restores growth.
Dose adequacy
Vitamin B7 (Biotin): 900 mcg; Vitamin C: 60 mg. These are serving amounts, not proof of an effective hair treatment.
Pathways0
No particular direct hair pathway is identified from the applicable ingredients.
Depth
No particular direct hair pathway is identified from the applicable ingredients.
Breadth
No specific direct hair pathway is identified; this differs from proving that the ingredients cannot help.
Evidence80
Biotin may help deficiency-related shedding, without a clear routine regrowth benefit when intake is adequate.
Evidence strength
Biotin may help deficiency-related shedding, without a clear routine regrowth benefit when intake is adequate.
Studied preparation
The relevant ingredient identities are recognized, but that does not guarantee a hair benefit from this serving.
Formulation logic88
No particular ingredient conflict or missing required partner is identified. Ingredient amounts still do not guarantee hair growth.
Partner coverage
No required ingredient partner is missing for the applicable ingredients.
Conflicts
No particular ingredient conflict is identified for this combination.
Effective doses
Collagen has an unresolved or lower applicable amount; its hair contribution is therefore limited.
Impact
Moderate effect
Vitamin C · 60 mgCollagen · 5000 mg
The 5 g collagen serving relates to the protein framework of bone, while vitamin C supports normal collagen formation. The supplied positive bone-density evidence concerns a specific collagen-peptide preparation in postmenopausal women with reduced bone density; support for a generic collagen preparation is less certain and does not establish fracture reduction.
How this product is rated for Bone Health
Ingredient fit71
1 ingredients contribute to the saved bone assessment alongside 2 other actives, giving a broader nutritional focus. Declared amounts align well with the saved dose comparisons.
Goal fit
1 ingredients contribute to the saved bone assessment alongside 2 other actives, giving a broader nutritional focus.
Dose adequacy
Declared amounts align well with the saved dose comparisons.
Pathways19
The strongest saved connection is collagen matrix formation, with partial coverage at the declared amounts. No assessed bone pathway reaches the saved threshold for substantial coverage.
Depth
The strongest saved connection is collagen matrix formation, with partial coverage at the declared amounts.
Breadth
No assessed bone pathway reaches the saved threshold for substantial coverage.
Evidence33
Collagen leads the saved evidence comparison among ingredients with sufficient assessed amounts. Preparation matching is limited for collagen, even where the declared amount meets the saved comparison.
Evidence strength
Collagen leads the saved evidence comparison among ingredients with sufficient assessed amounts.
Studied preparation
Preparation matching is limited for collagen, even where the declared amount meets the saved comparison.
Formulation logic100
Assessed ingredients work independently or have their required partner contribution. 1 of 1 assessed ingredients meet the saved minimum amount comparison.
Partner coverage
Assessed ingredients work independently or have their required partner contribution.
Conflicts
No ingredient conflict was identified in the saved assessment.
Effective doses
1 of 1 assessed ingredients meet the saved minimum amount comparison.
Ingredients
| Ingredient | Amount per serving | Score |
|---|---|---|
Calories | 20 Calorie(s) | |
Protein | 5 Gram(s) | |
Vitamin C (Calcium Ascorbate) | 60 mg | |
Biotin | 900 mcg | |
Collagen Peptides, Hydrolyzed | 5000 mg | |
Fo-Ti Root Extract | 420 mg |
Collagen · 5000 mg OverallScore47
Biotin · 900 mcg OverallScore59
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Published studies used for the product analysis and the top-ranked studies for each ingredient and goal.
- Effect of Calcium and Vitamin D Supplementation With and Without Collagen Peptides on Volumetric and Areal Bone Mineral Density, Bone Geometry and Bone Turnover in Postmenopausal Women With Osteopenia.
- Bone turnover and bone collagen maturation in osteoporosis: effects of antiresorptive therapies.
- A calcium-collagen chelate dietary supplement attenuates bone loss in postmenopausal women with osteopenia: a randomized controlled trial.
- Assessment of Osteoporosis in Lumbar Spine: In Vivo Quantitative MR Imaging of Collagen Bound Water in Trabecular Bone.
- Effect of calcium and vitamin D supplementation with and without collagen peptides on bone turnover in postmenopausal women with osteopenia.
- Can Dietary Intake of Vitamin C-Oriented Foods Reduce the Risk of Osteoporosis, Fracture, and BMD Loss? Systematic Review With Meta-Analyses of Recent Studies.
- Dietary vitamin C intake and the risk of hip fracture: a dose-response meta-analysis.
- Smoking, antioxidant vitamins, and the risk of hip fracture.
- Micronutrients and the risk of hip fracture: Case-control study.
- Favorable effect of dietary vitamin C on bone mineral density in postmenopausal women (KNHANES IV, 2009): discrepancies regarding skeletal sites, age, and vitamin D status.
- A double-blind, placebo-controlled, randomised, clinical study on the effectiveness of collagen peptide on osteoarthritis.
- Efficacy and safety of native type II collagen in modulating knee osteoarthritis symptoms: a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial.
- Healing Process, Pain, and Health-Related Quality of Life in Patients with Venous Leg Ulcers Treated with Fish Collagen Gel: A 12-Week Randomized Single-Center Study.
- Efficacy and Safety of Dietary Undenatured Type II Collagen on Joint and Motor Function in Healthy Volunteers: A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled, Parallel-Group Study.
- The use of a collagen matrix in hard-to-heal venous leg ulcers.
- Dietary intake and blood concentrations of antioxidants and the risk of cardiovascular disease, total cancer, and all-cause mortality: a systematic review and dose-response meta-analysis of prospective studies.
- Scientific Opinion on the substantiation of a health claim related to vitamin C and increasing non haem iron absorption pursuant to Article 14 of Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006.
- Vitamin C Depletion and All-Cause Mortality in Renal Transplant Recipients.
- Associations of Serum Biomarkers of Fruit and Vegetable Intake With the Risk of Cause-Specific Mortality and All-Cause Mortality: A National Prospective Cohort Study.
- Relation between plasma ascorbic acid and mortality in men and women in EPIC-Norfolk prospective study: a prospective population study. European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition.