Ancient Nutrition, Multi Collagen Protein, Cold Brew, 40 servings

Name: Ancient Nutrition, Multi Collagen Protein, Cold Brew, 40 servings
Brand: Ancient Nutrition

30Avoid

Breakdown

Ultra-processed · 1 contaminant flagged · 2 ingredients to avoid

Includes lab results from its product family: Ancient Nutrition Multi Collagen Protein (no cocoa)

100

Lab-measured contaminants

Measured against published safety limits

−35

arsenic−35

Ingredients

−29

natural coffee flavor−11

natural vanilla flavor−11

fermented eggshell membrane collagen−4

fish−3

Processing

−10

NOVA 4: ultra-processed−10

Credits

Certified organic+5

Adjustments

What it takes to land on the final number

−1

Rounding−1

Final score30

Contaminants · 4

1 at/over limit

From lab tests of this product’s family

Ancient Nutrition Multi Collagen Protein (no cocoa)

This product wasn’t tested · results may differ

In the family’s tests: measured by an independent lab and compared against published safety limits.

Arsenic32.4 ppbof 10 ppb

Over the limit — 3.2×FDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.010 mg/L (= EPA MCL)

Measured in: Multi Collagen Protein

CadmiumNDof 5 ppb

Not detectedFDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.005 mg/L

Measured in: Multi Collagen Protein

LeadNDof 5 ppb

Not detectedFDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.005 mg/L

Measured in: Multi Collagen Protein

MercuryNDof 2 ppb

Not detectedFDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.002 mg/L

Measured in: Multi Collagen Protein

Ingredients · 10

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Common questions

Is Ancient Nutrition, Multi Collagen Protein, Cold Brew, 40 servings healthy?

Ancient Nutrition, Multi Collagen Protein, Cold Brew, 40 servings scores 30/100 on Tallow — our avoid band. That number comes from what is on the label: the ingredients, how processed it is, and what it is packaged in, plus lab results from its product family, Ancient Nutrition Multi Collagen Protein (no cocoa). It is not a verdict on your diet — Tallow does not weigh calories, portion size or how often you eat it, so a high score means the ingredients are clean, not that the food is unlimited.

What is in Ancient Nutrition, Multi Collagen Protein, Cold Brew, 40 servings?

Ancient Nutrition, Multi Collagen Protein, Cold Brew, 40 servings lists 10 ingredients, starting with Hydrolyzed Bovine Collagen Peptides, Hydrolyzed Fish Collagen Peptides, Egg, Fermented Eggshell Membrane Collagen and Chicken Bone Broth Protein Concentrate. Ingredients are listed in descending order by weight, so the first few make up most of what you are eating.

Does Ancient Nutrition, Multi Collagen Protein, Cold Brew, 40 servings contain seed oils?

No. Nothing in Ancient Nutrition, Multi Collagen Protein, Cold Brew, 40 servings’s ingredient list matches a seed oil — canola, soybean, corn, cottonseed, grapeseed, sunflower, safflower, rice bran or peanut oil, or an unspecified "vegetable oil".

How processed is Ancient Nutrition, Multi Collagen Protein, Cold Brew, 40 servings?

Ancient Nutrition, Multi Collagen Protein, Cold Brew, 40 servings is NOVA group 4: ultra-processed. That is the top of the scale and the classification the score penalises most heavily.

How does Ancient Nutrition, Multi Collagen Protein, Cold Brew, 40 servings compare to other protein powders?

At 30/100 Ancient Nutrition, Multi Collagen Protein, Cold Brew, 40 servings scores worse than most protein powders we have scored. A higher-scoring option in protein powders is VEGA Pea Protein Powder Chocolate at 100/100.

Is Ancient Nutrition, Multi Collagen Protein, Cold Brew, 40 servings organic?

Yes. Ancient Nutrition, Multi Collagen Protein, Cold Brew, 40 servings carries USDA Organic certification, which is worth +5 points in the score above.

Has Ancient Nutrition, Multi Collagen Protein, Cold Brew, 40 servings been lab tested?

Not this product itself. It shares a base recipe (Bovine and fish collagen, eggshell membrane, chicken bone broth; no cocoa or cinnamon) with the other products in its family, Ancient Nutrition Multi Collagen Protein (no cocoa), and 1 product in its family has been lab tested. This product is scored with the worst result for each contaminant across those tests. Those results are in the family's Contaminants section above; its own results may differ.

Does Ancient Nutrition, Multi Collagen Protein, Cold Brew, 40 servings contain heavy metals?

Ancient Nutrition, Multi Collagen Protein, Cold Brew, 40 servings itself has not been tested for heavy metals, but other products in its family, which share its base recipe, have: a lab detected arsenic at 32.4 ppb against a 10 ppb limit in Multi Collagen Protein. This product is scored with the worst result for each contaminant across those tests. Its own results may differ.

Full methodology: how we score products.