Vanilla Collagen Peptides Dietary Supplement

Name: Vanilla Collagen Peptides Dietary Supplement
Brand: Vital Proteins

37Avoid

Breakdown

Ultra-processed · 2 contaminants flagged · 2 ingredients to avoid

Includes lab results from its product family: Vital Proteins Collagen Peptides (bovine, no cocoa)

100

Lab-measured contaminants

Measured against published safety limits

−29

arsenic−29

Ingredients

−23

maltodextrin−12

natural flavors−11

Processing

−10

NOVA 4: ultra-processed−10

Adjustments

What it takes to land on the final number

−1

Rounding−1

Final score37

Contaminants · 4

1 at/over limit

From lab tests of this product’s family

Vital Proteins Collagen Peptides (bovine, 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.

Arsenic20 ppbof 10 ppb

Over the limit — 2×FDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.010 mg/L (= EPA MCL)

Measured in: Collagen Peptides Unflavored

Cadmium0.2 ppbof 5 ppb

4% of the limitFDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.005 mg/L

Measured in: Collagen Peptides Unflavored Powder

LeadNDof 5 ppb

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

Measured in: Collagen Peptides Unflavored Powder

MercuryNDof 2 ppb

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

Measured in: Collagen Peptides Unflavored Powder

Ingredients · 5

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Common questions

Is Vital Proteins Vanilla Collagen Peptides Dietary Supplement healthy?

Vital Proteins Vanilla Collagen Peptides Dietary Supplement scores 37/100 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, Vital Proteins Collagen Peptides (bovine, 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 Vital Proteins Vanilla Collagen Peptides Dietary Supplement?

Vital Proteins Vanilla Collagen Peptides Dietary Supplement lists 5 ingredients, starting with Collagen Peptides, Sea Salt, Stevia Sweetener, Maltodextrin and Natural Flavors. Ingredients are listed in descending order by weight, so the first few make up most of what you are eating.

Does Vital Proteins Vanilla Collagen Peptides Dietary Supplement contain seed oils?

No. Nothing in Vital Proteins Vanilla Collagen Peptides Dietary Supplement’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 Vital Proteins Vanilla Collagen Peptides Dietary Supplement?

Vital Proteins Vanilla Collagen Peptides Dietary Supplement is NOVA group 4: ultra-processed. That is the top of the scale and the classification the score penalises most heavily.

How does Vital Proteins Vanilla Collagen Peptides Dietary Supplement compare to other protein powders?

At 37/100 Vital Proteins Vanilla Collagen Peptides Dietary Supplement 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 Vital Proteins Vanilla Collagen Peptides Dietary Supplement organic?

Vital Proteins Vanilla Collagen Peptides Dietary Supplement is not certified organic in our data.

Has Vital Proteins Vanilla Collagen Peptides Dietary Supplement been lab tested?

Not this product itself. It shares a base recipe (Bovine collagen peptides powder, unflavored or lightly flavored; no cocoa, rice or other driver) with the other products in its family, Vital Proteins Collagen Peptides (bovine, no cocoa), and 2 products in its family have 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 Vital Proteins Vanilla Collagen Peptides Dietary Supplement contain heavy metals?

Vital Proteins Vanilla Collagen Peptides Dietary Supplement 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 20 ppb against a 10 ppb limit in Collagen Peptides Unflavored and cadmium at 0.2 ppb against a 5 ppb limit in Collagen Peptides Unflavored Powder. 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.