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Hydrolyzed collagen and collagen peptides are the same thing.
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By Arun AgrahriLast reviewed
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Yes, in practice they're the same thing: collagen broken down for absorption, and the two names are used interchangeably. The skin dose on the record is 15-30g of hydrolyzed collagen daily, paired with 500-1000mg of vitamin C. Don't expect it to build muscle. It is a low-leucine protein and inferior to whey there.
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Hydrolyzed collagen and collagen peptides are the same thing.
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Hydrolyzed collagen and collagen peptides are the same thing.
Yes. Both names describe the same powder. In both, enzymes have cut the collagen into smaller fragments your gut can absorb. No source on the record spells the equivalence out; they just use the two labels for the same tub, "hydrolyzed collagen" in one place and "collagen peptides" in another.
Andrew Huberman gives the clearest protocol on his own show: 15-30g of hydrolyzed collagen a day, paired with 500-1000mg of vitamin C. The figure he cites most is 15g.
The vitamin C is the point everyone agrees on, because your body cannot build collagen without it. Hydrolyzed collagen powder is also taken for its glycine and proline. Collagen peptides go into a morning drink in one daily routine, and a food-first approach reaches for bone broth.
No. Collagen is a low-quality protein with an unbalanced amino acid profile, and it should not replace whey. It may help after an injury, as a source of glycine and proline. Even its fans agree it loses to whey for muscle, because it is low in leucine.
It is the same product under two names. Take it with vitamin C for skin and connective tissue, and don't count it as your protein.
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