Collagen Plus Black Currant | 500g | Vit4ever

Collagen Plus Blackcurrant by Vit4ever

Blackcurrant is a flavour with character: dark, full-bodied, and with a recognisable tart edge. Vit4ever's Collagen Plus Blackcurrant packs that flavour into a collagen powder with 12 grams of collagen hydrolysate per serving, supplemented with vitamin C, calcium, manganese, and vitamin D3. The jar contains 500 grams for 25 servings. A scoop mixed with cold water, and your collagen drink tastes like dark fruit instead of nothing. For those who prefer their fruit dark rather than sweet, this is the flavour that stands out.

Everything in the scoop

At the base of the formula is bovine collagen hydrolysate, a connective tissue protein that has been reduced to short chains, making it effortlessly soluble in cold water. Each 20-gram serving contains 12 grams of collagen and 11.4 grams of protein. Surrounding this base is a familiar series: MSM, the sulfur compound methylsulfonylmethane, plus D-glucosamine sulfate, hyaluronic acid, and boswellia extract, or frankincense. The micronutrients with an approved substantiation are 1000 mg vitamin C, 120 mg calcium, 2 mg manganese, and 25 micrograms vitamin D3 per serving. The deep colour of this flavour, like cola, comes from ammonia caramel. This way, you don't have to buy separate pots of glucosamine or vitamin C. Furthermore, this collagen powder is identical to the other three flavours in the line.

What is legally permitted regarding the ingredients

For collagen itself, and for MSM, glucosamine, hyaluronic acid, and frankincense, we are not allowed to make health claims; these only appear on the ingredient list. However, there are approved claims for the added vitamins and minerals. Vitamin C contributes to normal collagen formation for the normal function of the skin, and vitamin C contributes to normal collagen formation for the normal function of bones and cartilage. Vitamin C also contributes to normal collagen formation for the normal function of teeth, gums, and blood vessels, and to the reduction of tiredness and fatigue. Manganese contributes to the normal formation of connective tissue and to the maintenance of normal bones. Calcium and vitamin D contribute to the maintenance of normal bones; calcium also contributes to normal muscle function, and vitamin D contributes to normal blood calcium levels. That is exactly what we are allowed to say, no more and no less.

The full flavour of dark fruit

Blackcurrant is the most pronounced of the four flavours. Where strawberry-raspberry is light and summery, blackcurrant goes deeper and darker, with that typical tart undertone you know from cassis. Yet the sweetness level remains low, as there is less than 0.01 gram of sugar per serving, and the sweetness comes from sucralose and acesulfame-K. Mixed with cold water, you get a dark purple drink that is full of flavour. Those who like contrast can shake it with sparkling water, and in a smoothie, blackcurrant combines well with banana or a handful of blueberries. Precisely because the flavour is so full, you don't need to enhance it, and a glass of cold water is sufficient. A dash more water will make it milder if the cassis note is too intense for you, and even stirred into quark or yoghurt, the flavour holds up well. For lovers of dark fruit, this is the variant that will be emptied the fastest.

Hydrolysate and the four flavours

The term hydrolysate on the packaging has a reason: the collagen has been split into small pieces, which means this collagen powder dissolves completely in cold liquid instead of floating. This allows you to mix it seamlessly into water, juice, or yoghurt. It can also be mixed warm, although the fresh cassis flavour is best enjoyed cold. The Collagen Plus line features four flavours: blackcurrant, cola, strawberry-raspberry, and orange, each with the same composition and only a different aroma and colour. This allows you to vary by taste without changing your intake, and with 25 servings per jar, a container will last you over three weeks with daily use. Those looking for a distinctive taste will stick with blackcurrant.

In short, Collagen Plus Blackcurrant is the most distinctive flavour in the range: 12 grams of collagen hydrolysate, supplemented with vitamin C, calcium, manganese, and vitamin D3, in a full cassis flavour. An easy way to drink collagen daily, with a bit more character in the glass.