Great Lakes Gelatin Co Collagen Hydrolysate

Name: Great Lakes Gelatin Co Collagen Hydrolysate
Brand: Great Lakes Wellness

0Avoid

Breakdown

Ultra-processed · 2 contaminants flagged · 1 ingredient to avoid

Includes lab results from its product family: Great Lakes Bovine Collagen Peptides (unflavored)

100

Lab-measured contaminants

Measured against published safety limits

−54

lead−40

arsenic−14

Ingredients

−54

treat−50

cure−4

Processing

−10

NOVA 4: ultra-processed−10

Adjustments

What it takes to land on the final number

+18

Minimum score+18

Final score0

Contaminants · 4

2 at/over limit

From lab tests of this product’s family

Great Lakes Bovine Collagen Peptides (unflavored)

This product wasn’t tested · results may differ

In the family’s tests: 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

Measured in: Bovine Collagen Peptides Unflavored

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)

Measured in: Bovine Collagen Peptides Unflavored

CadmiumNDof 5 ppb

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

Measured in: Bovine Collagen Peptides Unflavored

MercuryNDof 2 ppb

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

Measured in: Bovine Collagen Peptides Unflavored

Ingredients · 3

GoodCautionAvoid

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Common questions

Is Great Lakes Wellness Great Lakes Gelatin Co Collagen Hydrolysate healthy?

Great Lakes Wellness Great Lakes Gelatin Co Collagen Hydrolysate scores 0/100 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, Great Lakes Bovine Collagen Peptides (unflavored). 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 Great Lakes Gelatin Co Collagen Hydrolysate?

Great Lakes Wellness Great Lakes Gelatin Co Collagen Hydrolysate lists 3 ingredients, starting with Bovine Collagen Hydrolysate, Treat and Cure. Ingredients are listed in descending order by weight, so the first few make up most of what you are eating.

Does Great Lakes Wellness Great Lakes Gelatin Co Collagen Hydrolysate contain seed oils?

No. Nothing in Great Lakes Wellness Great Lakes Gelatin Co Collagen Hydrolysate’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 Great Lakes Gelatin Co Collagen Hydrolysate?

Great Lakes Wellness Great Lakes Gelatin Co Collagen Hydrolysate 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 Great Lakes Gelatin Co Collagen Hydrolysate compare to other protein powders?

At 0/100 Great Lakes Wellness Great Lakes Gelatin Co Collagen Hydrolysate 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 Great Lakes Gelatin Co Collagen Hydrolysate organic?

Great Lakes Wellness Great Lakes Gelatin Co Collagen Hydrolysate is not certified organic in our data.

Has Great Lakes Wellness Great Lakes Gelatin Co Collagen Hydrolysate been lab tested?

Not this product itself. It shares a base recipe (Unflavored bovine collagen peptides/hydrolysate, single ingredient) with the other products in its family, Great Lakes Bovine Collagen Peptides (unflavored), 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 Great Lakes Wellness Great Lakes Gelatin Co Collagen Hydrolysate contain heavy metals?

Great Lakes Wellness Great Lakes Gelatin Co Collagen Hydrolysate 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 18 ppb against a 10 ppb limit in Bovine Collagen Peptides Unflavored and lead at 23 ppb against a 5 ppb limit in Bovine Collagen Peptides Unflavored. This product is scored with the worst result for each contaminant across those tests. Its own results may differ.

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