Osterly Market Multi Collagen Complex – 5-Type 1800mg Formula

1800 mg across five collagen types.

Five collagen types from multiple sources, with the total and the types both stated.

What it's for

Collagen is the structural protein in skin, tendon, bone and cartilage. Taken orally it is broken into peptides, and the interesting finding is that some of those peptides appear to signal fibroblasts to produce more collagen rather than simply being used as protein. The skin-elasticity and hydration trials are reasonably consistent; the joint ones are weaker.

How to take it

• One serving daily with or without food
• Vitamin C is required for collagen synthesis — take it alongside a vitamin C source if your diet is low
• Trials that found skin effects generally ran eight to twelve weeks
• Types I and III are the skin ones; type II is the cartilage one. This has all of them

On the label

• 1800 mg total across types I, II, III, V and X
• Types named individually
• 30, 60 or 120 capsules

What this is not

• Not vegan — all collagen is animal-derived
• Not a replacement for dietary protein
• Not going to work in a fortnight

The straight answer

Marine, bovine and chicken collagen carry different type profiles. A 'multi collagen' that will not tell you which types it contains is not telling you much.

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