Q: How many grams of protein per serving? 

NBI Collagen contains 10 grams of hydrolyzed Types I and III collagen per scoop, which provides nine grams of protein. 

Q: What types of collagen are in this powder?

Types I and III collagen

Q: What’s the difference between collagen and collagen peptides?

Collagen is a protein made up of repeating strands of many amino acids. When collagen is hydrolyzed to create NBI’s Collagen, it’s broken down into smaller strands of amino acids called peptides. This makes the collagen more bioavailable and easier to absorb.

Q: What are Types I and III collagen good for?

Type I collagen makes up 90% of your body’s collagen and provides structure to skin, bones, tendons, cartilage, connective tissue, and teeth. It’s the most abundant collagen in bones and skin. In fact, about 80% of the dry weight of skin is collagen. Type III collagen helps provide scaffolding and support to muscles, internal organs, and arteries.

Q: What’s better, liquid or powder collagen?

Both forms are highly bioavailable, which means your body can absorb them. Hydrolyzed collagen protein that’s used in dietary supplements is broken down into smaller peptides and amino acids. Those smaller forms are easily absorbed, regardless of whether they’re delivered as a powder or put in a liquid. In fact, the most common way to take powdered collagen is to add it to a liquid such as in coffee, tea or a smoothie and take it that way.

To get the benefits of collagen, it needs to be taken daily and should provide (or exceed) the dose used in clinical trials. In my experience, when people take collagen powder they’re more likely to take it consistently because the powder is more versatile. You can mix it into different liquids and even cook with it. I add NBI Collagen to my morning coffee with a little non-dairy creamer and love it. I’ve also made collagen energy bites and collagen chocolate pudding with our collagen. For collagen recipes and more ideas about how to take it, download my free recipes ebook (click the download button at top of the page).

But bioavailability is only one piece of the puzzle. The more important and clinically relevant thing to consider is the results of clinical trials. The vast majority of published clinical trials have been conducted using powdered collagen that is then added to a liquid. NBI’s Collagen was formulated based on the clinical trials, providing 10 grams of hydrolyzed collagen per serving to meet or exceed the dose of collagen used in clinical trials and shown to give results.

Q: Does it work best taken with Vitamin C or any other vitamin or mineral supplement? 

Nearly all clinical trials on collagen used only collagen, not collagen plus other nutrients. There are a small number of studies that did give collagen plus vitamin C and minerals, but those didn’t show superior benefit over just taking the collagen alone.

NBI’s Collagen is just pure hydrolyzed collagen because that’s what the research supports. Taking a high-quality multiple vitamin and mineral supplement, like Supreme Multivitamin, is a good idea for many people; however, taking vitamins and minerals in addition to collagen isn’t required to experience collagen’s benefits.

Q: How long does a bottle last?

One bottle contains 30 servings, so when taken daily it will last 30 days.