Bovine Collagen Peptides Unflavored

Name: Bovine Collagen Peptides Unflavored
Brand: Great Lakes Wellness

36Avoid

Contaminants · 4

2 at/over limit

Measured by an independent lab and compared against published safety limits.

Lead23 ppbof 5 ppb

Over the limit — 4.6×FDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.005 mg/L

Arsenic18 ppbof 10 ppb

Over the limit — 1.8×FDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.010 mg/L (= EPA MCL)

CadmiumNDof 5 ppb

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

MercuryNDof 2 ppb

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

Ingredients · 1

GoodCautionAvoid

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Common questions

Is Great Lakes Wellness Bovine Collagen Peptides Unflavored healthy?

Great Lakes Wellness Bovine Collagen Peptides Unflavored scores 36/100 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. 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 Great Lakes Wellness Bovine Collagen Peptides Unflavored?

Great Lakes Wellness Bovine Collagen Peptides Unflavored lists 1 ingredient, starting with Bovine Collagen Peptides. Ingredients are listed in descending order by weight, so the first few make up most of what you are eating.

Does Great Lakes Wellness Bovine Collagen Peptides Unflavored contain seed oils?

No. Nothing in Great Lakes Wellness Bovine Collagen Peptides Unflavored’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 Great Lakes Wellness Bovine Collagen Peptides Unflavored?

Great Lakes Wellness Bovine Collagen Peptides Unflavored is NOVA group 4: ultra-processed. That is the top of the scale and the classification the score penalises most heavily.

How does Great Lakes Wellness Bovine Collagen Peptides Unflavored compare to other protein powders?

At 36/100 Great Lakes Wellness Bovine Collagen Peptides Unflavored 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 Great Lakes Wellness Bovine Collagen Peptides Unflavored organic?

Great Lakes Wellness Bovine Collagen Peptides Unflavored is not certified organic in our data.

Has Great Lakes Wellness Bovine Collagen Peptides Unflavored been lab tested?

Yes. 4 substances in Great Lakes Wellness Bovine Collagen Peptides Unflavored have a laboratory result on file — see the Contaminants section above for each reading and the limit it was measured against.

Does Great Lakes Wellness Bovine Collagen Peptides Unflavored contain heavy metals?

Yes. A lab detected lead at 23 ppb against a 5 ppb limit and arsenic at 18 ppb against a 10 ppb limit in Great Lakes Wellness Bovine Collagen Peptides Unflavored. It also tested for cadmium and mercury and found none above its detection limit. Each reading is in the Contaminants section above.

Full methodology: how we score products.