Hydrolyzed Collagen
by Puritan's Pride · tablet or pill · 180 caplets
- On the market (NIH)
- UPC 0 74312 14596 4
- DSLD label 250788
- Serving 4 caplets
- 45 servings
Hydrolyzed Collagen by Puritan's Pride lists 5 ingredients, 3 with an amount per serving of 4 caplets, such as 40 mg of vitamin C, 4,000 mg of hydrolyzed collagen and 60 mg of L-ornithine hydrochloride; 2 sit inside a blend without their own amounts, beside 3 Nutrition Facts rows (calories, fat and the like). Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on July 27, 2021.
What is in Hydrolyzed Collagen?
Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 4 caplets. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Calories | 15 Calories | ||
| Total Carbohydrates | less than 1 g | 1% | |
| Protein | 4 g | 8% | 66% of 8,985 products listing protein give more (median 16 g). Per day at the most servings: 8 g. |
| Vitamin Cas Ascorbic Acid | 40 mg | 44% | 81% of 18,583 products listing vitamin C give more (median 100 mg). Per day at the most servings: 80 mg. |
| Sodium | 40 mg | 2% | 56% of 14,514 products listing sodium give more (median 55 mg). Per day at the most servings: 80 mg. |
| Hydrolyzed CollagenHydrolyzed Collagen Note: 4 g | 4,000 mg | Higher than 73% of 1,008 products listing collagen (median 1 g). Per day at the most servings: 8 g. | |
| Hydrolyzed Collagen Type I | no amount given | ||
| hydrolyzed Collagen Type III | no amount given | ||
| L-Ornithine Hydrochloride | 60 mg | 81% of 258 products listing ornithine give more (median 400 mg). Per day at the most servings: 120 mg. |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 250788 (entered July 27, 2021), version 9.4.0. See the label on DSLD. 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; 2 ingredients sit inside a blend, so their amounts cannot be compared.
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.
- Hydrolyzed CollagenSundown Naturals same ingredients
- Amino 1000Puritan's Pride 5 shared, 91% alike
- Hydrolyzed CollagenVitamin World 6 shared, 87% alike
- Collagen Hydrolyzed Collagen with Vitamin CNature's Bounty · off the market 6 shared, 87% alike
- Specialized Formula CollagenNature's Bounty Optimal Solutions · off the market 6 shared, 80% alike
- Ultra Collagen 2500 mgMeijer 5 shared, 69% 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
- Directions: For adults, take four (4) caplets twice daily on an empty stomach.
- Warnings
- Warning: If you are pregnant, nursing, taking any medications or have any medical condition, consult your doctor before use.
- Discontinue use and consult your doctor if any adverse reactions occur.
- Keep out of reach of children.
- Do not use if seal under cap is broken or missing.
- Allergens and what it does not contain
- No artificial color, flavor or sweetener, no preservatives, no sugar, no starch, no milk, no lactose, no soy, no gluten, no wheat, no yeast, no fish.
- Storage
- Store at room temperature.
Source: label statements in DSLD label 250788.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Vegetable Cellulose, Contains Less Than 2% of.
Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): QA Quality Assured.
How many labels does Hydrolyzed Collagen have?
3 labels are on file under this name since May 24, 2017: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.
- Label 250788 (current) Entered July 27, 2021 · on the market · 180 caplets · UPC 0 74312 14596 4
- Label 250611 Entered July 27, 2021 · on the market · 30 caplets · UPC 0 25077 21487 7
- Label 73742 Entered May 24, 2017 · off the market March 22, 2021 · 180 caplets · UPC 0 74312 14596 4
Source: DSLD label entry and market events, version 9.4.0 (labels entered through September 25, 2025).
Who makes it?
The label names Puritan's Pride, Inc. (manufacturer), Holbrook, NY, U.S.A.. All Puritan's Pride products.