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Collagen Peptides.

Backed by human trialsSports Research, verified Oct 2026Formula verified. Independently reviewed.Independent review. Not commissioned by Sports Research.

Hydrolyzed Collagen Peptides is the lead active here, studied most for skin health. 16 human studies on Hydrolyzed Collagen Peptides back this formula, each one cited. Who it fits: for everyone, adults.

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2Active ingredientsWell studiedResearch base27Human studies
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The verdict
Backed by human trials
For everyone, adults.
How we verify

The brand submits the formula. We read the supplement facts panel and weigh dose, form and synergy against the clinical evidence. Labs test. IngredientMD verifies. The fee pays for review time, never for the outcome.

The formula
Sodium: HydrationWell studied
Hydrolyzed Collagen Peptides: Skin healthKey driver

How we read this product

Source: Supplement facts
Supplement Facts panel for Collagen Peptides
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    We read the label.

    The panel on the left is the one we evaluated, line by line.

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    Every active, separately.

    All 2 actives checked against the clinical evidence: dose, form, and what the research actually shows.

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    Then the formula as a whole.

    Doses, ratios, and how the ingredients work together. That assessment is the verdict above: "Backed by human trials".

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    Earned, not bought.

    The verdict is public and identical whether or not a brand pays. A formula that does not clear the bar gets nothing.

Read by the engine against 2.1 million data points from clinical trials, PubMed and more than a hundred vetted sources. No individual reviewer is named or implied.

The receipts

Well studied
Research base
27
Human studies
20 g
Hydrolyzed Collagen Peptides
110 mg
Sodium
20 g per serving clears the studied 2.5 g minimum
Hydrolyzed Collagen Peptides, Choi 2019 meta-analysis + Zague 2011 skin studies

Cross-checked against 71 documented interactions for these actives.

Read the evidenceSodium, the evidence →Hydrolyzed Collagen Peptides, the evidence →

Inside the formula

Sodium
11 studies
Hydration
Well studied
Hydrolyzed Collagen Peptides
16 studies
Skin health
Key driver
In context

The gap this formula speaks to.

Public health figures the engine matched to this formula's ingredients. Reported by their source, cited and dated, never written by the brand.

This formulaNHANES 2017-2018, published 2021

57.6%

During 2017 to 2018, 57.6% of US adults aged 20 and over reported using a dietary supplement in the past 30 days.

CDC National Center for Health Statistics
14 more
Daily use

59 to 66 days

was the median time it took adults to make a new daily health habit automatic across the studies a 2024 review pooled, with individuals ranging from 4 to 335 days.

Systematic review and meta-analysis, 2024
Hydrolyzed Collagen Peptides

Meta-analysis, 2023

Pooling 26 randomized trials in 1,721 people, hydrolyzed collagen improved skin hydration and elasticity compared with placebo.

Nutrients
Hydrolyzed Collagen Peptides

Meta-analysis, 2019

In adults with ongoing joint discomfort, pooled trials found collagen lowered self-reported discomfort by about 17 points on a 100-point scale and reduced stiffness more than placebo.

International Orthopaedics
Hydrolyzed Collagen Peptides

Randomised trial, 2018

In postmenopausal women, 5 g of specific collagen peptides daily for 12 months increased bone mineral density at the spine and femoral neck compared with placebo.

Nutrients
Hydrolyzed Collagen Peptides

Meta-analysis, 2025

A pooled analysis of diet studies for aging skin linked oil supplements including evening primrose oil to better skin hydration and elasticity.

Journal of physiological anthropology
Hydrolyzed Collagen Peptides

Randomised trial, 2026

Collagen type I content in skeletal muscle rose after 12 weeks of training with specific collagen peptides, which is a tissue composition marker rather than a strength or function outcome.

Frontiers in Physiology
Hydrolyzed Collagen Peptides

Randomised trial, 2015

In older men doing resistance training, 15 g of collagen peptides daily added about 1.3 kg more fat-free mass over 12 weeks than training with placebo, alongside larger gains in leg strength.

British Journal of Nutrition
Sodium

Randomised trial, 2026

Microencapsulated sodium butyrate was tested against abdominal symptom scores and carbohydrate metabolism markers in adults with high blood sugar. Again a butyrate trial in which sodium is the carrier salt.

Scientific Reports
Sodium

Systematic review, 2026

A systematic review catalogued gastrointestinal symptoms reported across sodium bicarbonate dosing protocols and described how symptom burden varies with dose, timing and whether the dose is split or given with food.

European Journal of Sport Science
Sodium

Randomised trial, 2026

A randomised trial tested an algorithm-driven sodium supplementation protocol against usual care and measured growth in infants born preterm.

Pediatrics Open Science
Sodium

Randomised trial, 2025

In a trial of 104 very preterm infants, oral sodium supplementation raised daily weight gain by 3.6 grams per kilogram compared with placebo.

BMJ Paediatrics Open

Population figures from public health data. Context for the category, not a statement about any individual and not a claim about this product.

What this formula earned

Every one of these is a fact the engine could ground.

Each line below was derived from this formula's own record at the time of verification. Nothing here was written by the brand, and nothing can be added that the evidence does not carry.

  • Studied in people16 human studies on Hydrolyzed Collagen Peptides back this formula, each one cited.
  • A mechanism that is settledHow Sodium and Hydrolyzed Collagen Peptides work is settled pharmacology.
  • Recent work on the recordThe most recent study on this record was published in 2026.
  • Why this formatIt is a powder, so the serving scales to the amount you want and mixes into something you already drink.
  • The exact form, describedThe label names its forms exactly: Sodium chloride, table salt, sea salt, Hydrolysed bovine collagen peptides, type I and III. The record says what each one is and what it suits.
  • Full label disclosureEvery ingredient on this label carries its own declared amount.
  • Where it comes from and how it is madeSodium is made by mineral.
  • Positions this formula already qualifies forThis formula already qualifies for positions beyond the one it is sold into, on the evidence it carries.
  • A position nobody is holding yetSome of those positions are ones almost nobody is selling to yet.
What the trials show

What the trials show about timing.

Time-to-effect windows the engine read from the trial record. Each is a window a named study measured, cited and dated, never written by the brand.

  • Sodiumabout 3 days to 4 weeks of steady intakeBuilds with daily use

    In the excretion studies the EFSA reference opinion reviews, urinary output closely tracked dietary sodium once intake was held steady: 98% of dietary sodium appeared in 24-hour urine in a 3-day study, and 86% of sodium ingested over 4 weeks was recovered in 24-hour urine collected during the same period.

    Early
  • Sodiumabout 29 days at each fixed intake levelBuilds with daily use

    In the controlled metabolic study the EFSA reference opinion reviews, young men held at constant sodium intakes for 29 days per level showed rising average daily urinary aldosterone excretion as intake was stepped down from 4.9 g/day to 2.5 g/day.

    Promising
  • Hydrolyzed Collagen Peptidesabout 12 weeks of daily useBuilds with daily use

    In a randomised double blind placebo controlled trial, 77 healthy women took 5,000 mg a day of bioactive collagen peptides or placebo for 12 weeks with measurements at weeks 8, 12 and 16. Dermal density and hydration rose and transepidermal water loss fell against placebo at week 12, and those changes were still present after a 4 week washout rather than returning toward baseline. A second trial in 72 women separated from placebo at 8 weeks on hydration, elasticity and density, and retained the change 2 weeks after stopping. Both trials were run by or with the peptide manufacturers. A 2025 meta analysis of 23 randomised trials and 1,474 participants found these skin effects present in industry funded trials and absent in trials without industry funding, which is why the grade here is D.

    Early

Windows measured in the cited trials. Context for how the active behaves over time, not a statement about any individual and not a claim about this product.

General timing

How each ingredient usually behaves over time.

Two ingredients, from each one's own page.

How each ingredient usually behaves over time, from its own page on IngredientMD. General timing for the ingredient, not a measurement of this product.

Format

Powder

It is a powder, so the serving scales to the amount you want and mixes into something you already drink.

Best forGram-scale actives: creatine, collagen, protein, electrolytes, beta-alanine.

Questions shoppers ask

Is Collagen Peptides independently verified?
Yes. IngredientMD reviewed this formula independently and verified it in Oct 2026. The verdict is earned, not bought: brands can't edit or purchase it.
What's in Collagen Peptides?
Collagen Peptides is built on Sodium, Hydrolyzed Collagen Peptides. Each ingredient links to its own evidence page on IngredientMD.
Were ingredient interactions checked?
Yes. The combination was screened against 71 documented interactions for these actives in IngredientMD's interaction database.
Who is IngredientMD?
IngredientMD is an independent supplement-science platform. We analyze ingredients and formulas against clinical research, and we verify products only when they clear our bar. Labs run the tests. We review the results.
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