About this item
- Vital Proteins Collagen Peptides Advanced is a premium offering with 20g collagen peptides per serving plus two additional functional ingredients – 100% daily value vitamin C and 80 mg hyaluronic acid. Vitamin C helps to support the body’s natural collagen production while hyaluronic acid helps to improve skin hydration and joint mobility.**^ Our product quantity is based on weight, not canister size.
- Bioavailable Collagen Peptides Advanced Powder: Sourced from grass-fed, pasture-raised bovine. Digested and absorbed by the body quickly for maximum benefits.
- Same Product You Love, Packaging May Vary: While we are going scoopless, the recommended dosages will stay the same. We encourage consumers to follow the measurement guidance on our updated label which provides servings measured in tablespoons.
- Easy To Use: One serving a day of Vital Proteins Collagen Peptides Advanced is easily digested and dissolves in cold or hot liquids, like coffee, tea and smoothies.
- Made With You In Mind: Certified Paleo Friendly & Whole30 Approved. No added sugars or sweeteners. Flavorless and odorless. Made without gluten & dairy.
Matthew (verified owner) –
Pros: no smell
Cons: don’t like the taste, i guess I’m sensitive to taste and smells but i can pick up a taste and i don’t know if I’ll be able to finish the whole container. It has a smell-taste. Have you ever sanded or ground down bone? Like deer antler or cow hoof? That burnt smell that the keratin puts off? That’s what it tastes like. Like I’m drinking powdered ground-up antlers 🫎. My husband makes knives and uses horns and antlers for the handles and when he’s sanding and grinding the handle down to smooth it off, this is what I smell in his shop. Unfortunately, this is also what i taste when i drink the powder. I have tried mixing it in with my smoothies to hide the taste but the first time I did this, it turned a 32 oz smoothie into a 72 oz+ smoothie. It Made the smoothie very frothy, voluminous, and it took me a long time to drink because there was so much of it but there was no taste. The second time, i mixed it in with my smoothie I put a scoop of the powder in my smoothie after I had already mixed it. This time it coagulated the powder. It didn’t have a taste because it was in the smoothie, but every so often it felt like I was eating clumps of boogers and that made it hard to suppress my gag reflex. Another time I mixed it with a soft drink. I put a scoop in a glass and then I poured the soft drink in the glass and it bubbled over, kind of like when you mix baking soda and vinegar to make a volcano. It was a frothy, bubbly, 7th grade science experiment gone wrong. I went ahead and drank it after cleaning up the counter and cabinets but that also coagulated the powder and i was back to square 1 with boogers in my drink. My only option at this point is to mix it with the least amount of water suggested (8 oz) and just shotgun the drink after I mix it so that I don’t have to taste the powdered antlers. I am determined to finish it to see what results I get and because i paid for it but it definitely does have a taste. At this point, i haven’t seen any noticeable improvements in my hair, skin or nails after about 3 weeks on the powder. Will update if that changes.
Update: delivered Mar 20, today is May 2, I’ve been taking 1-2 scoops nearly every day since it was delivered give or take 1-3 days where i forgot, so far, I’ve only noticed stronger nails. I used to have strong nails but, of course, with age that changed. Last few years I’ve had gel put on my nails and my nails are always so weak and soft after just one gel manicure that I usually don’t do them again for a month or so. I’ve noticed that this time around my nails were so strong after taking the gel off. I also do my nails at home, i know gel manis aren’t the best for your nails but i don’t buff my nails as hard and the products i use aren’t commercial so they don’t last as long. Anyway, that is one noticeable improvement, my nails actually have a lot of length to them and they are so strong. It doesn’t take long for my nails to grow but i would always cut them down bc i knew that they are softer and would just bend and break and then i just cut them all the same length bc i don’t like having different length nails. Another thing that i learned is that the product doesn’t clump and congeal if i mix it with room temperature tap water. I was getting my water from the fridge and it is cold and that may have been causing the gross collagen boogers after mixing it. I’m fact, the directions say to mix with tap water or room temperature water or something to that effect. I don’t remember reading that the first time so i tried it about 1 week ago and i haven’t had to chew any collagen boogers since. So that is my review after one solid month and a half of taking this brand. I will be trying another brand with more collagen types in it (Beyond Collagen with biotin) just to expand my horizons and to see if i notice any changes in my hair or skin with a different brand. Also, i DO NOT recommend the vanilla-flavored collagen, that is such a disgusting, artificial taste that it leaves that i would rather stick with the ground antlers tastes. I threw the whole vanilla container out because it tasted so gross.
Daniel (verified owner) –
I love this. Unflavored version is the only one I’ve tried. I mix it into my smoothie each morning. Can’t notice any flavor or texture change at all. I gave it 4 stars only because I haven’t been using it long enough to see the results for myself, but both my sisters use it regularly and they swear by it. I used to have long beautiful shiny hair. Then I had a vitamin D and B deficiency and I lost about half of my hair because of it. It was falling out and I ended up losing about 7 inches of length and about half the volume. It’s been devastating to lose my long hair that I had my whole life so I’m really hoping this helps my body with the hair skin and nails. I’ll update when I’ve used it more and let y’all know how it goes. If it helps me as much as it helped my sisters, then I will be happy.
John (verified owner) –
I do see results with less hair loss when I consistently use the product. I am frustrated that the container label used to say 3 Tbsp for a serving and now it says 4 Tbsp. You’ve basically watered down the product to make it seem like you are getting the same product but now gets you less days. I feel cheated and honestly was taking the wrong serving for who knows how long as there was no call out of the change. I understand the leaving out the scoop and think its great on an environmental level. Love the new simplicity approach and understand you need to cut cost. However the serving size feels deceptive and unfair to your loyal customers. Luckily I happened to look at the serving again otherwise I’d still be taking the wrong dose. I’m been a loyal customers for a few years through subscribe and save. Please treat your customers with respect. Raise the price if you need to or change the formula if there is good reason but please notify your customers on the label or with a note in the shipping box.
Mason (verified owner) –
Good brand. I use a wide variety of brands, but I like recommending Vital Proteins for those who want a basic bovine collagen supplement with no noticeable taste. I bought this for my mom who didnt care for the last brand I bought for her. I have higher tolerance to flavors. So she had switched to capsules.. but I told her there is nearly nothing in a serving, and should go back to powder. To help that transition I gifted her a container of this, and one for myself. So far so good.
4 TBS = 20 grams of collagen peptides. I dont need that much, so usually I use 1-2 TBS for 5-10 grams. I like that it breaks up that way. Nice and even.
That being said, there are 27 servings of “4 TBS” dose. This will last me a couple of months easily.
Margaret (verified owner) –
I’m pretty sensitive to “off” flavors or anything that might alter the taste of my food so I was a little worried this powder wouldn’t work out for me. A previous review stated they could detect an aftertaste similar to hoof/antler dust (which I’m also familiar with), so I decided to try it first in something savory to mask any odd flavors/aromas. For me, this is the way. First, I have to limit my sugar/starch intake so mixing this into a smoothie isn’t an option. I’m picky about my coffee so mixing it into coffee is out. Plus, 4 Tbsps in a mug of coffee didn’t sound good to me. I didn’t want to risk tasting this stuff in plain tap water either. So I mixed it into chicken broth which makes it super easy to take. I put 4 Tbsps in a bowl, then ladled about 1.5 cups of chicken broth into the bowl. The powder dissolved quickly, no clumps, and the savory broth masks/blends with any animal protein flavors that may be present. It did thicken the broth slightly but not enough that it was unpalatable.
As far as results, I’ve only just started using it. I’m taking it purely due to my age and to prevent loss of bone density. Any cosmetic benefits are just a bonus, so I won’t be commenting on changes to my hair, nails, skin, etc. But so far, I’m pleasantly surprised at how easy it is to get this stuff down. My personal recommendation is to put it in a savory broth or soup, like chicken or beef bone.