Specialized Formula Collagen
by Nature's Bounty Optimal Solutions · tablet or pill · 90 tablets
- Off the market since December 2013 (NIH)
- UPC 0 74312 04599 8
- DSLD label 17217
- Serving 5 tablets
- 18 servings
Specialized Formula Collagen by Nature's Bounty Optimal Solutions lists 4 ingredients, 4 with an amount per serving of 5 tablets, such as 50 mg of vitamin C, 162 mg of calcium, 5,000 mg of hydrolyzed collagen and 75 mg of L-ornithine hydrochloride, beside 4 Nutrition Facts rows (calories, fat and the like). Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on January 25, 2013.
What is in Specialized Formula Collagen?
Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Calories | 25 Calories | ||
| Total Carbohydrates | 1 g | 1% | 74% of 21,979 products listing carbohydrate give more (median 3 g). Per day at the most servings: 2 g. |
| Dietary Fiber | 1 g | 4% | 56% of 6,987 products listing fiber give more (median 2 g). Per day at the most servings: 2 g. |
| Protein | 5 g | 9% | 64% of 8,985 products listing protein give more (median 16 g). Per day at the most servings: 10 g. |
| Vitamin Cas Ascorbic Acid | 50 mg | 83% | 77% of 18,583 products listing vitamin C give more (median 100 mg). Per day at the most servings: 100 mg. |
| Calcium | 162 mg | 16% | Higher than 61% of 17,831 products listing calcium (median 115 mg). Per day at the most servings: 324 mg. |
| Sodium | 35 mg | 1% | 60% of 14,514 products listing sodium give more (median 55 mg). Per day at the most servings: 70 mg. |
| Hydrolyzed CollagenHydrolyzed Collagen Note: 5 g | 5,000 mg | Higher than 75% of 1,008 products listing collagen (median 1 g). Per day at the most servings: 10 g. | |
| L-Ornithine Hydrochloride | 75 mg | 78% of 258 products listing ornithine give more (median 400 mg). Per day at the most servings: 150 mg. |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 17217 (entered January 25, 2013), 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.
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?
The products whose ingredient lists overlap most with Specialized Formula Collagen's, rare ingredients counting for more.
- Hydrolyzed CollagenVitamin World 7 shared, 92% alike
- Collagen Hydrolyzed Collagen with Vitamin CNature's Bounty · off the market 7 shared, 92% alike
- Hydrolyzed CollagenSundown Naturals 6 shared, 80% alike
- Hydrolyzed CollagenPuritan's Pride 6 shared, 80% alike
- Amino 1000Puritan's Pride 5 shared, 73% alike
- Collagen 1000 mgSpring Valley 6 shared, 67% 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 five (5) tablets 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 17217.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Vegetable Cellulose, Dicalcium Phosphate, Silica, Contains Less Than 2% of.
Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): LABORATORY TESTED GUARANTEED QUALITY; NATURE'S BOUNTY(R).
How many labels does Specialized Formula Collagen have?
One label is on file, entered on January 25, 2013.
- Label 17217 (current) Entered January 25, 2013 · off the market December 30, 2013 · 90 tablets · UPC 0 74312 04599 8
DSLD also links this label to: Collagen Hydrolyzed Collagen with Vitamin C (image difference, same product), Advanced Collagen (image difference, same product), Advanced Collagen (image difference, same product), Advanced Collagen (image difference, same product).
Source: DSLD label entry and market events, version 9.4.0 (labels entered through September 25, 2025).
Who makes it?
The label names Nature's Bounty, Inc. (manufacturer), Bohemia, NY. All Nature's Bounty Optimal Solutions products.