A pure bovine collagen powder against a collagen superblend with added vitamins, probiotics and mushrooms. We compared dose, price and what's inside.
Nutrition Geeks
Collagen Glow Up Powder
A+9.7/10
57p/serving
Elavate
Multi Collagen Superblend
C+6.8/10
£2.45/serving
Nutrition Geeks wins 3 of 5 rounds, Elavate wins 1, 1 tied
Elavate packs a lot into its Superblend: bovine and marine collagen plus vitamin C, biotin, hyaluronic acid, probiotics and mushroom extracts. But you get 8g of collagen per serving at about £2.45, and a bag lasts around 20 days. Nutrition Geeks gives you 14g of collagen for 57p, and a pouch lasts 30 days. Elavate suits you if you want an all-in-one blend and don't mind the price.
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Or shop ElavateCollagen is the most abundant protein in the body, making up around a third of its total protein. It's the main structural protein in skin, bones, tendons and cartilage, and the body's own production slows as we get older.
Collagen supplements are made from hydrolysed collagen peptides: collagen broken down into small chains of amino acids such as glycine, proline and hydroxyproline so it dissolves easily in a drink. Most people take them as part of a daily routine alongside a balanced diet.
Four things separate a good collagen supplement from an expensive one.
Most published studies use 2.5g to 15g of collagen peptides a day. Check how many grams of collagen you get per serving, not per pack. Capsules often contain under 1g each, so you'd need a handful a day to match one scoop of powder.
"Hydrolysed" means the collagen has been broken down into peptides that dissolve easily. Type I and Type III are the main types found in skin. Bovine collagen provides both, and marine collagen is mainly Type I.
The best powders list one ingredient: collagen peptides. Sweeteners, flavourings and sugars add cost and make the powder harder to use in savoury food or coffee. Better filtering also means less smell and taste.
A cheap tub with small servings can cost more per day than a bigger one. Divide the price by the number of full servings. Across our top five, the price ranged from 57p to £2.43 per serving.
In Great Britain, supplements can only make health claims that are on the government's approved register. Collagen itself has no approved claims, so be wary of any brand that promises to remove wrinkles or fix joint pain. Here's what can be said:
The key details from each brand's own label and website.
| Detail | Nutrition Geeks | Elavate |
|---|---|---|
| Collagen per serving | 14g | 8.05g |
| Servings per pack | 30 | About 20 |
| Price, one-off | £16.99 | £49 (was £59) |
| Price per serving | 57p | About £2.45 |
| Collagen type | Type I & III, bovine | Bovine and marine |
| Added nutrients | None | Vitamin C, biotin, hyaluronic acid, probiotics, mushrooms |
| Flavours | Unflavoured | Chocolate, vanilla, unflavoured |
| Made in the UK | Yes | Yes |
| Delivery | Free, next day | Free, next day |
| Subscribe & save | 10% off | 20% off |
Green marks the better result in each row. Prices and details checked 29 October 2026 on each brand's own website.
Most published studies on collagen peptides use 2.5g to 15g a day. Nutrition Geeks gives you 14g a scoop; Elavate gives you 8.05g alongside its other ingredients.
A £49 bag of Elavate lasts around 20 servings. A £16.99 pouch of Nutrition Geeks lasts 30, so each Elavate serving costs over four times as much.
Nutrition Geeks lasts a full month at one scoop a day. An Elavate bag runs out after about three weeks.
Elavate adds vitamin C, which contributes to normal collagen formation for the normal function of skin, plus biotin, hyaluronic acid, probiotics and mushroom extracts. Nutrition Geeks is collagen only.
Both brands deliver free the next day in the UK.
If you want collagen, Nutrition Geeks: 14g a serving for 57p, against 8.05g for about £2.45 with Elavate. Elavate is better if you want a flavoured all-in-one blend with vitamins, probiotics and mushroom extracts.
Elavate says a bag contains around 20 servings. A Nutrition Geeks pouch contains 30 servings of 14g.
Vitamin C contributes to normal collagen formation for the normal function of skin. You can get it from fruit and vegetables or a separate supplement, so it isn't a reason on its own to pay more for a blend.
No. Both contain collagen from animals (Elavate uses bovine and marine collagen), so neither is suitable for vegetarians or vegans.
Rebecca researches and writes our supplement comparisons. For each guide she reads the product labels, checks list prices and delivery terms, reads verified customer reviews, and checks health wording against the GB register of approved claims.
Nutrition Geeks Collagen Glow Up gives you 14g of triple-filtered, grass-fed bovine collagen per serving, with nothing else added. At 57p a serving with free next day delivery, it beat Elavate on dose, price and how long a pack lasts.
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