The Truth About Collagen - Bovine vs Marine?

There are many types of collagen and it is important to be critical of the different ways it is produced and the pricing, we think.

Most collagen brands on the market today are Bovine (from cow) or pig/chicken. In other words, it is slaughterhouse waste where hooves and other bone residues are ground down. This is the cheapest form of collagen because the meat industry is huge and the supply is large. Then there is a better alternative – Marine collagen and there are 2 different sources of this, wild-caught or farmed fish. Fish are farmed in huge pools, where many thousands of fish fight for space. They are given large amounts of antibiotics to avoid plague or disease and most fish collagen farms are in Asia.

Our collagen Collagen Premium+ comes from wild-caught cod, which is caught in the Arctic Ocean off the coast of Norway. It is a by-product of already caught fish, which means that we do not contribute to more fishing. That is why many vegans actually use our collagen, because we are not involved in the fishing of the fish. We use the skin from the fish, which would otherwise go to waste.
Collagen Premium+ is an active better choice for the environment!

Read our Q&A about collage here

Marine collagen is twice as effective!

1. In a study on amino acids in marine and bovine collagen, it was seen that marine collagen was by far more effective. The content of the amino acid threonine in 100 grams of bovine collagen was 1.9 grams while threonine in marine collagen was a whopping 2.7 grams! With this, we can see that our collagen, Collagen Premium+, is superior to bovine collagen and twice as effective!

2. Marine collagen also contains up to 20 times as much of the amino acids proline, glycine, arginine and hydroxyproline, which are important for skin moisture and suppleness.

3. Marine collagen is also more efficient when it comes to absorption by the body, which is extremely important when it comes to capturing the benefits of all types of collagen. Marine collagen can absorb up to 1.5 times more efficiently into the body, and the bioavailability is superior to bovine collagen.

Price check:
Do you know the price per gram? Many people are fooled by small one-day doses of 2.5 grams each. But HOW much collagen do you really get for the money?
If you divide your price by the total grams for the daily doses, you get an average price per gram.

Nordic Superfood: SEK 1.48 per gram of marine collagen.
Competitors: SEK 5.6 per gram of bovine collagen.

This means that our product Collagen Premium+ is 3 times cheaper and with better effect!