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Collagen Peptides Guide
Humanic Blue’s Longevity365 guide: These collagen powders are not identical scoops of the same formula. One has a single collagen ingredient, another adds a named collagen ingredient and vitamin C, and their serving amounts differ. This comparison identifies the exact unflavored versions and the testing records that apply to them.
Explore the productsQuestions about living longer need evidence about lifespan, rather than a product label, a measurement or a marketing promise. This comparison separates those questions from questions about symptoms, function and daily experience.
01 / Our approach
How did we evaluate these products and services?
We read the named manufacturer or certifier-hosted labels, matched serving amounts to exact formulations, and checked NSF Certified for Sport or Informed Choice entries. We separate grams of collagen from grams of protein and keep ingredient research separate from proof about a finished jar. A lot number identifies a production batch and is usually printed on the package.
Longevity Supplements: What Has Evidence in Humans?: evidence and sources02 / The takeaways
What did the source evidence show?
- The selected labels list 20 grams collagen peptides for Vital Proteins and 10 grams for Sports Research Organic. Their listed protein amounts are 18 and 9 grams, respectively.
- Momentous combines two collagen ingredients and vitamin C in a 16.9-gram scoop; its 15 grams protein is a different measurement from the ingredient weights.
- Certification documents quality checks. It does not establish skin, joint, recovery or lifespan benefits from these retail formulas.
What does the research tell us about these offerings?
Skin appearance, joint symptoms, recovery, disability and lifespan are different outcomes. A positive result for one cannot establish the others. The companion supplement article assesses human outcomes and limitations; the product labels here establish composition, not a clinical comparison of the three powders. Human supplement evidence and its limits
How does a skin or joint outcome differ from evidence about living longer?
The products and services
What is distinct about each product or service?
These exact products and services are compared for a specific reader goal. The order is not a ranking, recommendation or endorsement.
The unflavored labels and relevant registry entries identify the comparison. Price snapshots for Vital Proteins and Momentous are dated 16 October 2026. The Sports Research certifier-hosted label and current product record were checked on 20 October; no unverified seller price or different flavor was substituted.
Product 01 / 03
Vital Proteins Collagen Peptides, Unflavored 265 g
Price snapshot$27 for the selected 265 g jar; one-time US seller snapshot, 16 October 2026
Vital Proteins’ unflavored single-ingredient label lists 20 grams of bovine collagen peptides in four tablespoons, supplying 18 grams protein. Bovine means the source is cattle; this is not a vegan powder. The label notes a facility that also processes milk and fish.
An NSF Certified for Sport entry covers specified 265- and 284-gram unflavored packages and named lots. It does not establish that every Vital Proteins size, flavor or added-ingredient formula has the same certification. The optional subscription price is separate from the one-time price.
Product 02 / 03
Momentous Collagen Peptides, Unflavored 507 g
Price snapshot$54.99 for the 30-serving jar; one-time US seller snapshot, 16 October 2026
Momentous’ matched label lists one 16.9-gram scoop containing 11.6 grams bovine collagen peptides, 5.2 grams FORTIGEL collagen hydrolysate and 50 mg vitamin C. The serving supplies 15 grams protein. Hydrolysate and peptides describe collagen broken into smaller pieces; the different ingredient and protein weights are not interchangeable.
The exact unflavored product has an NSF Certified for Sport entry. FORTIGEL is a named collagen ingredient. Research on that ingredient does not automatically establish that this finished jar prevents joint disease, improves recovery in every user or helps people live longer.
Product 03 / 03
Sports Research Organic Collagen Peptides, Unflavored 300 g
Certifier-hosted label10 g organic bovine collagen peptides per scoop; 9 g protein
The unflavored label displayed by Informed Choice lists a 10-gram scoop, 30 servings, 10 grams organic hydrolyzed bovine collagen peptides and 9 grams protein. The ingredient list contains that collagen ingredient. This is the Organic product, not Sports Research’s marine or standard collagen formula.
Informed Choice lists the exact product for North America and publishes tested batches. Its registry links to the manufacturer’s purchasing page; that page did not expose a usable price in this check, so no price is quoted here. The registry’s quality testing does not verify the brand’s skin, joint or recovery benefit claims.
What changes when research on a peptide ingredient is separated from the exact collagen product?
Reader Questions
A few questions to consider while reading the evidence.
- What changed when collagen amount and protein amount were shown separately?
- Which claim would still need clinical evidence after a product’s label and quality program were verified?
Extra Insights & Sources
For readers who want the evidence and comparison details behind this guide.
Product comparison matrix
How do the products and services compare?
This matrix summarizes the product profiles above. Amounts describe the named label or service, not a personal treatment plan. It is not a scorecard or ranking.
| Question | Vital Proteins Collagen Peptides, Unflavored 265 g | Momentous Collagen Peptides, Unflavored 507 g | Sports Research Organic Collagen Peptides, Unflavored 300 g |
|---|---|---|---|
| Selected serving | 4 tbsp / 20 g | 1 scoop / 16.9 g | 1 scoop / 10 g |
| Collagen ingredient amount | 20 g collagen peptides | 11.6 g peptides + 5.2 g FORTIGEL | 10 g organic collagen peptides |
| Protein per serving | 18 g | 15 g | 9 g |
| Source / additions | Bovine; single ingredient | Bovine; vitamin C added | Bovine; single ingredient |
| Independent product record | NSF Sport: named sizes/lots | NSF Certified for Sport | Informed Choice: named batches |
Sources
- Longevity Supplements: What Has Evidence in Humans?
- NSF: exact Vital Proteins unflavored sizes
- NSF: Momentous Collagen Peptides
- Informed Choice: Sports Research Organic Collagen
- Sports Research Organic label supplied to Informed Choice
- Vital Proteins Collagen Peptides, Unflavored 265 g — official listing
- Momentous Collagen Peptides, Unflavored 507 g — official listing
- Sports Research Organic Collagen Peptides, Unflavored 300 g — official listing
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Disclosures
Manufacturer descriptions and benefit claims are attributed to their sources. Inclusion is not an endorsement or a personal treatment recommendation.