In welcoming a new year, many people try to get in better shape and health supplements tend to go on sale at grocery stores. I’ve started noticing quite a few products out there that are marketed as collagen supplements and boosters. So here are three I tried:
Product #1: Collagen Pop by Hum (effervescent tablets)
I give it an A-
Pros: As the name implies, it’s easy as popping a tablet into water (I prefer sparkling water for the extra bubbly effect). Like other effervescent tablets, it is also a Vitamin C supplement (aka you get collagen AND 100% of your daily Vitamin C)
Con: The taste is doable but isn’t as great as some of the other effervescent tablets I’ve tried like EmergenC or Airborne (I think the collagen adds that taste of what I recall jello liquid tastes like before you put it inside the refrigerator to solidify).
Product #2: Collagen Peptides by Vital Proteins (dissolving powder)
I would give it a B+
Pros: As specified on the packet, it is flavorless so when I added it to a glass of milk it didn’t change the taste of the milk. As you could probably tell from the photo, the powder is nice and fine so it doesn’t get as clumpy like other protein powders when you mix into your liquid of choice. Each packet/serving provides 9g of protein.
Cons: You do have to stir in the powder (it doesn’t dissolve on its worn like a tablet).
Product #3: Grass-Fed Collagen Bars by Primal Kitchen (protein bars)
I would give it a C+
Pros: It’s a protein bar so it’s very portable and you don’t have to add anything to it. The nutritional facts label also looks very promising (ie. the Macadamia Seat Salt bar is 250 calories, 18g fat (5g saturated fat), 12g carbs, 5g fiber, 3g sugar, 15g protein)
Con: It is SO difficult to chew…. the amount of effort it took me to masticate the first bar I tried made me think twice about trying the others ones… It’s definitely not recommended for anyone who doesn’t have the strongest teeth. From the order of least difficult –> to most difficult to chew: Macademia Sea Salt, Coconut Cashew, Chocolate Hazelnut, Dark Chocolate Almond.
Bottom line: Each of these products offer different things in addition to collagen and we all need/want different things. So feel free to read these reviews as a reference but feel free to try them out yourselves.
Wishing you all a healthy year ahead,
M
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