Sparkle Wellness VERISOL Bioactive Hydrolyzed Collagen Peptides | Collagen Powder Supplement with Vitamin C & Hyaluronic Acid for Hair, Skin, and Nail Health | Skin Boost Plus (Chocolate) [30-Serves]

Great product and service!

This is very nice addition to your cup of coffee. very smooth tasting and it washes out fairly easily. Picky meg

I ordinarily choose unflavored collagen, because then I can put it into whatever I like without changing the flavor profile. But every once in a while, a little chocolate is nice. I had tried the unflavored version from this brand and liked it so, I wanted to give this one a shot. I will say that the addition of the flavor, sweetener, and some additional anti-caking agents give this some extra ingredients that the unflavored doesn't have. But overall, this is still what I would consider a "clean" product. This brand contains a very high-quality, clean Marine collagen and I love the addition of Vitamin C & Hyaluronic Acid. And the chocolate flavor comes mostly from real cocoa power, but there is also natural chocolate flavor, salt, silica, stevia, and xanthun gum. I didn't try this one in coffee, because I don't like any flavors in my coffee. I'm a black coffee drinker and always will be. So I should note that this doesn't dissolve all that easily in cold beverages, at least not by stirring them in with a spoon. I tried it with a shaker cup and it worked just fine though. The chocolate was mild, and while I found it pleasant, I probably would stick with the unflavored in the future and just add my own cocoa powder. The lack of a scoop didn't bother me, because they tell you exactly how much to measure out with a measuring spoon. I have had products that chose to not include a scoop, but then tell you to use 1 scoop or 2 scoops, leaving you scratching your head on how much they actually mean. The price of this is a little higher than what is average in comparable products, so that is the reason for the 4 stars instead of 5. While I can and do recommend this for the quality, there are more affordable options available. Just check the ingredients to make sure you get the same high quality. *Disclaimer: This review is part of Amazon's Vine Program which provides products at no upfront cost in exchange for honest and unbiased reviews. The products are not offered completely free, as their value is taxed as income in the US. Because I often depend on reviews myself, I make it a point to always write honest and accurate reviews that provide helpful information to help others make buying decisions.

Beat product I’ve ever used for collagen

So far so good!!

Too sweet

I love this brand and have used their capsules for a long time. I decided to get this to add to my coffee as the capsules were sold out. It is ok. It dessolves well, it is chocolaty, and it isn't gritty at all. But it is very very sweet and tastes like stevia. If there were half the stevia in it, it would be much more desirable.

Depending on diet, collagen is a useful supplement, especially for vegetarians, but since this is bovine based, they are excluded. For all others, this supplement looks fine. The container is correctly sized for the content and it comes about 80% filled. There is no scoop included, just a small freshness packet. A serving is defined on the label as 8 grams, or two rounded teaspoons. Using a precision balance, one heaping teaspoon is already 8 grams, so maybe the label should say two level teaspoons. Of course spoons differ and I would recommend to just put the container on a small balance, tare it, then take enough to drop the weight by 8 grams. If we blindly just take two heaping spoons, the container will only last for 15 servings, or will be twice as expensive than we thought. The powder is very fine and takes a while to dissolve. I used 8g in a cup of water and the cocoa flavor was relatively mild, despite the added "natural chocolate flavor" in addition to the cocoa. It is sweetened with Stevia. The ingredients are a bit of a mixed bag. For example there is >100%DV of a form of vitamin C so reduce other supplements accordingly. A somewhat silly line is 0mg copper listed as 4% DV. 4%DV of copper is actually 0.036mg and the should probably list this in micrograms. The collagen is from a trusted brand source (Verisol). Shelf life seems to be about 3 years (Best before Oct. 2027) In summary, this is a good collagen supplement. The chocolate flavor makes it less versatile because some drinks don't go well with added chocolate taste. Personally I prefer collage supplements that are unflavored and this brand actually offers such a product too.