Collagen Multi

Orange Flavour Powder with Glucosamine, Vitamins & Minerals · 415 g

What collagen is

Looking for collagen supplements? Here is ours: Collagen Multi (Orange Flavour Powder with Glucosamine, Vitamins & Minerals, 415 g), made in the UK.

Think of collagen as the body's rope and mortar - long, strong protein fibres that hold tissues together. Supplement collagen is usually hydrolysed (broken into small peptides so it dissolves and digests easily), and comes either from fish (marine collagen) or cattle (bovine collagen). Marine tends to be finer and is pescatarian-friendly; bovine is the traditional workhorse.

The one claim that actually counts

Here is where we part from the hype. The eye-catching collagen claims you see are generally not authorised, so we will not make them. What is authorised, and genuinely useful, is about vitamin C: vitamin C contributes to normal collagen formation for the normal function of skin, bones, cartilage, gums, teeth and blood vessels. In other words, your body cannot build its own collagen properly without vitamin C - which is exactly why a sensible collagen product includes it. That pairing is the honest reason the two belong together.

The bottle, in your hand

Our collagen is paired with vitamin C and taken daily, with water, as part of a varied diet - not instead of one. People who take it tend to be minding their general upkeep as the years pass; that describes who reaches for it, not a promise of what it does.

Honest caveats

Marine collagen comes from fish - not suitable with a fish allergy; bovine is not suitable for vegetarians or vegans, nor is collagen halal/kosher unless certified. If you are pregnant, breastfeeding or on medication, check with your GP.

If you have read this far, thank you. A structural protein, a vitamin that helps the body make its own, and one honest claim between them.

- Vitadefence

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