. It also contains whey protein, skimmed milk powder, oat flour and a lot of ingredients with long names that are amino acids and vitamins. I tried the vanilla flavour. A 40g serving has 146 calories, 23.8g of protein with about a third of your recommended daily intake of vitamins A, D3, E, K1 and C, plus minerals including selenium, copper and zinc. A great multitasking idea. The only downside for me is the sweetness – it is sickly. It says to add 400ml of almond milk, but I used water as I don't have a sweet tooth. From £29.91 for 800g, £1.50 per meal. sobody.co. EFFERVESCENT TABLET 4 Vitl's Collagen & Vitamin C Effervescent tablets are sugar-free and can be taken daily Credit: supplied THIS is a great new product from trusted vitamin company Vitl – Collagen & Vitamin C Effervescent tablets. These peach-flavoured pills are sugar-free and can be taken daily by simply dissolving two in a glass of water. That only gives 1g of hydrolysed, or easily digested, marine collagen, but it is mixed with a big 80mg of vitamin C. They work together brilliantly){kind=link}
COLLAGEN is a protein, made up of amino acids, found in connective tissue such as cartilage, bones, tendons, ligaments and skin.
As you age, collagen breaks down and it gets harder to produce more.
Most experts recommend consuming between 15 and 30g a day.
There are different types – marine collagen, from fish, is great for skin and bone, while bovine collagen from cows is for joint health.
Here Jane Atkinson looks at ways to get collagen . . .