Whole Body Collagen Ingredients
A line-by-line look at what's inside Designs for Health Whole Body Collagen, including active components and excipients.
Excipient-minimal practitioner-channel formulation. Multi-source hydrolyzed collagen peptide blend plus supplemental L-tryptophan. Unflavored canister contains no sweetener, no flavor agent, no carrier, no flow excipient.
Active Ingredients
Two functional actives: the multi-source hydrolyzed collagen peptide blend and supplemental L-tryptophan.
- Hydrolyzed bovine collagen peptides — grass-fed bovine hide-sourced; Type I and Type III amino-acid profile
- Hydrolyzed chicken sternal cartilage collagen peptides — broiler-chicken sourced; Type II amino-acid profile
- Hydrolyzed fish-derived collagen peptides — present in some lot variations; supplementary Type I profile
- L-tryptophan — amino-acid balancing supplementation addressing collagen's intrinsic tryptophan deficiency
- No additional functional ingredients in the unflavored formulation
Other Ingredients (Excipients)
Excipient-free at the unflavored canister level. No maltodextrin carrier, no silica flow agent, no gum, no sweetener, no flavoring. The minimalist excipient burden is the Designs for Health positioning choice and favors patients with excipient sensitivities or low-additive preferences. Lot-to-lot variation in source-mix ratios appears on the label; lot-specific review remains warranted.
Allergens and Sensitivities
Allergen panel: major-eight-free except for fish in lot variations including fish-source peptides — canister label authoritative. Contains animal-source protein from bovine, avian (chicken sternal cartilage), and variably piscine sources. Patients with documented hypersensitivity to any source require formulation evaluation; finned-fish and crustacean allergens remain immunologically distinct, and most shellfish-allergic patients tolerate fish-source collagen, but lot-specific clinician review is appropriate practice.
Sourcing and Quality Notes
Designs for Health operates from Connecticut and markets through licensed-practitioner and authorized-retailer channels. Bovine peptides sourced from grass-fed cattle per the company's documented sourcing standards; chicken-cartilage peptides from broiler-chicken sternal cartilage. Lot traceability and third-party testing documentation available through the practitioner channel. The supply-chain context relative to other practitioner-channel comparators appears at a clinical Designs for Health Whole Body Collagen review. A practitioner's evaluation of Designs for Health's sourcing standards is included in this a clinical Designs for Health Whole Body Collagen review.
How Ingredients Compare to Similar Products
Practitioner-channel comparators: Designs for Health's own Liposomal Collagen (different delivery model), Thorne Collagen Plus (sweetened with botanical adjuncts including curcuminoids), Pure Encapsulations Collagen Joint Complex (Type II-focused with chondroitin and hyaluronic acid co-formulation), Ortho Molecular Pure Encapsulations equivalents (single-source bovine emphasis). Retail-channel comparators dominated by Vital Proteins Collagen Peptides (single-source bovine, broad distribution) and Ancient Nutrition Multi Collagen (broader source diversity including eggshell membrane). Whole Body Collagen distinctives concentrate around the multi-source-plus-tryptophan combination in a flavor-neutral formulation; clinical preference often follows practitioner familiarity rather than head-to-head outcomes.
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