Collagen Types 1 & 3
by SAN · tablet or pill · 180 tablets
- On the market (NIH)
- UPC 6 72898 50010 0
- DSLD label 305144
- Serving 3 tablets
- 60 servings
Collagen Types 1 & 3 by SAN lists 3 ingredients, 3 with an amount per serving of 3 tablets, such as 30 mg of vitamin C, 4.2 mg of calcium and 3 g of bovine collagen, beside 1 Nutrition Facts row (calories, fat and the like). Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on February 22, 2024.
What is in Collagen Types 1 & 3?
Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 3 tablets. 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).
| Ingredient | Amount | % DV | Among products listing it |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vitamin Cas Calcium Ascorbate | 30 mg | 50% | 83% of 18,583 products listing vitamin C give more (median 100 mg). Per day at the most servings: 60 mg. |
| Calcium | 4.2 mg | 1% | 99% of 17,831 products listing calcium give more (median 115 mg). Per day at the most servings: 8.4 mg. |
| Sodium | 17.1 mg | 2% | 71% of 14,514 products listing sodium give more (median 55 mg). Per day at the most servings: 34.2 mg. |
| Bovine Collagenas Bovine Collagen Type I, Bovine Collagen Type III | 3 g | Higher than 70% of 1,008 products listing collagen (median 1 g). Per day at the most servings: 6 g. |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 305144 (entered February 22, 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?
The rows in the top or bottom tenth of the products that list the same ingredient, and any above the adult upper limit at the most servings a day the directions give:
- 99% of the 17,831 products that print an amount of calcium list more than its 4.2 mg of calcium (median 115 mg).
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?
1 product lists the very same ingredients; the nearest amounts come first.
- Collagen Types 1 & 3 1000 mgDoctor's Best same ingredients
- Collagen Types 1 & 3 PowderDoctor's Best · off the market 3 shared, 82% alike
- Best Collagen Types 1 & 3Doctor's Best · off the market 3 shared, 82% alike
- Super Collagen+C Type 1&3NeoCell · off the market 3 shared, 66% alike
- Hydrolyzed Collagen 1000 mgtnvitamins 3 shared, 66% alike
- Collagen + C 2500 mgSpring Valley 3 shared, 66% alike
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
- Recommended use: as a dietary supplement, take 3 tablets twice daily on an empty stomach at least 30 minutes before meals or as recommended by a nutritionally informed physician. Do not mix with other protein supplements.
- Warnings
- Keep out of reach of children.
- Manufactured in a facility the also processes egg, shellfish, fish, soy, peanuts, tree nuts and milk ingredients.
- Allergens and what it does not contain
- Description: collagen types 1 & 3 delivers pure and natural, hormone-free, soy-free, gluten-free, and non-GMO hydrolyzed collagen for optimal digestion, absorption, and utilization.
- Non GMO Gluten free
- Storage
- Storage instructions: protect from heat, freezing, and humidity (above 65%). Keep container tightly closed when not in use.
Source: label statements in DSLD label 305144.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Microcrystalline Cellulose, Stearic Acid, Croscarmellose Sodium, Magnesium Stearate, Hypromellose.
Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): Made in the U.S.A. GMP Manufactured GMP Certified GMP Certified Facility HPLC & FTIR Tested Quality Approved.
How many labels does Collagen Types 1 & 3 have?
One label is on file, entered on February 22, 2024.
- Label 305144 (current) Entered February 22, 2024 · on the market · 180 tablets · UPC 6 72898 50010 0
Source: DSLD label entry and market events, version 9.4.0 (labels entered through September 25, 2025).
Who makes it?
The label names SAN Corporation (distributor), Oxnard, CA. All SAN products.