BioCell Collagen

by NOW · capsule · 120 capsules

  • On the market (NIH)
  • UPC 7 33739 03008 5
  • DSLD label 313590
  • Serving 2 veg capsules
  • 60 servings

BioCell Collagen by NOW lists 4 ingredients, 4 with an amount per serving of 2 veg capsules, such as 1 g of biocell collagen. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on October 24, 2024.

What is in BioCell Collagen?

Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 2 veg capsules. The capsule beside an amount places it among every product in the NIH database that lists the same ingredient: the bar is the middle half of their amounts, the line in it the median, the whiskers the 10th and 90th percentiles; the green tick is the FDA Daily Value and the red dashed tick the adult upper limit (IOM).

BioCell Collagen: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 313590, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Biocell Collagenas Chicken Sternal Cartilage Extract, Hydrolyzed1,000 mg, providing1 gCollagen in BioCell Collagen against 1,008 products1 g per serving; the middle half of products list 0.1 g to 4.2 g, the median 1 g.1 g

44% of 1,008 products listing collagen give more (median 1 g). Per day at the most servings: 2 g.

Hydrolyzed Type II Collagen570 mg
Chondroitin Sulfate190 mgChondroitin Sulfate in BioCell Collagen against 950 products190 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 200 mg to 1,200 mg, the median 400 mg.190 mg

80% of 950 products listing chondroitin sulfate give more (median 400 mg). Per day at the most servings: 380 mg.

Hyaluronic Acid95 mgHyaluronic acid in BioCell Collagen against 900 products95 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 10 mg to 100 mg, the median 50 mg.95 mg

Higher than 64% of 900 products listing hyaluronic acid (median 50 mg). Per day at the most servings: 190 mg.

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 313590 (entered October 24, 2024), version 9.4.0. See the label on DSLD or its label image (PDF). Amounts are what the maker printed; DSLD does not test products. Daily Values: the FDA's Daily Value page.

Is that a lot?

Every amount on this label with a position sits within the middle 80% of the products that list the same ingredient.

The NIH database records 2 servings a day from the label's directions; its % Daily Values are for adults and children 4 or more years of age. The directions as printed are further down this page.

The Tolerable Upper Intake Level is the most of a nutrient per day, from food, water and supplements together, that is likely to pose no risk for almost all adults (Institute of Medicine, 2011). It does not apply under medical supervision. This page compares labels; it is not medical advice.

Sources: amounts from the DSLD label; Daily Values from 21 CFR 101.9(c)(8)(iv); adult upper limits from the Institute of Medicine's DRI summary tables (2011). How positions are computed.

Which products have the closest formulas?

6 products list the very same ingredients; the nearest amounts come first.

Source: ingredient lists of every product's current label in DSLD (version 9.4.0); similarity weights each shared ingredient by how rare it is.

What does the label say about taking it?

Quoted from the label as DSLD transcribed it: the maker's words, including any claim about what the product does, which the FDA has not evaluated and PlainVitamins does not endorse.

Directions
Suggested usage: Take 2 capsules twice daily.
Warnings
Not manufactured with wheat, gluten, soy, corn, milk, egg, fish, shellfish, tree nut or sesame ingredients. Produced in a GMP facility that processes other ingredients containing these allergens.
Caution: For adults only.
Consult physician if pregnant/nursing, taking medication, or have a medical condition.
Keep out of reach of children.
Allergens and what it does not contain
Not manufactured with wheat, gluten, soy, corn, milk, egg, fish, shellfish, tree nut or sesame ingredients.
Non-GMO
Storage
Store in a cool, dry place after opening.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 313590.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Hypromellose, Microcrystalline Cellulose, Stearic Acid, Silicon Dioxide.

Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): Crescent H Halal GMP Quality Assured.

How many labels does BioCell Collagen have?

3 labels are on file under this name since August 23, 2019: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.

  1. Label 335209 Entered July 24, 2025 · off the market January 21, 2025 · 120 veg capsules · UPC 7 33739 03008 5
  2. Label 313590 (current) Entered October 24, 2024 · on the market · 120 capsules · UPC 7 33739 03008 5
  3. Label 205828 Entered August 23, 2019 · off the market February 12, 2024 · 120 veg capsules · UPC 7 33739 03008 5

Source: DSLD label entry and market events, version 9.4.0 (labels entered through September 25, 2025).

Who makes it?

The label names NOW FOODS (manufacturer), Bloomingdale, IL. All NOW products.

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