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Collagen Activator

Collagen precursor · Powder · 30 portioner#1 / 1 in Collagen precursor
6.1
Overall score · out of 10
6.1
Overall score · out of 10
Dose vs. studies5.6
Transparency7.0
Value7.5
Community6.0
Formulation5.0
Tier 3
Ingredient RCT (matching dose)
The ingredient was tested in an RCT at the same dose this product sells.
Redaktionellt score, paid $0 No affiliate link No third-party test No public analysintyg Sample received: No
How we scored this product Show the full breakdown
Dose vs. studies (55%) Why 5.6 of 10. Primär ingredient is Glycine (evidence grade B). It delivers 167% of the trialled dose. At or above what the trial used. Read the rule → 5.6
Transparency (20%) Why 7.0 of 10. Earned points for all doses disclosed. Lost points for no public certificate of analysis and no independent third-party testing. Read the rule → 7.0
Value (10%) Why 7.5 of 10. Pris per effective day could not be calculated, so value defaults to the middle of the catalog. Read the rule → 7.5
Community sentiment (10%) Why 6.0 of 10. No external reviews found, so community sentiment defaults to neutral. Community never counts as clinical evidence. Read the rule → 6.0
Formulation (5%) Why 5.0 of 10. No published absorption advantage or disadvantage on file. The default of 5 is not a criticism. Read the rule → 5.0
Composite How this 6.1 is built. 0.55 × 5.6 + 0.20 × 7.0 + 0.10 × 7.5 + 0.10 × 6.0 + 0.05 × 5.0 = 6.1 out of 10. Säkerhet caps applied after. 6.1
6.1 composite
Dose vs. studies55%5.6
Transparency20%7.0
Value10%7.5
Community10%6.0
Formulation5%5.0

Bevisning gates dose: the evidence grade sets the ceiling, and the dose decides how much of that ceiling the product reaches. Value = inverse of price-per-trial-dose-day. Community = mean sentiment of external reviews. Säkerhet caps applied after weighting.

This score is our editorial judgment, not a scientific standard. We combine published evidence, dose, price, transparency, and consumer signals into one composite: this is our method, not a peer-reviewed clinical rating. A higher score means a product does better on the factors we weight, not that it is medically proven to work.

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Question 1

Does the molecule work?

The science behind each active ingredient, independent of which brand sells it.

GlycineGrade B

Cheap amino acid with better sleep and glutathione-precursor benefits.

1 landmark RCT · US: Dietary supplement / GRAS · EU: Food supplement
Ca-AKGGrade D

Krebs-cycle intermediate sold as a longevity supplement. Lifespan results exist in mice; human evidence is a single retrospective, company-funded analysis.

2 landmark RCTs · US: Dietary ingredient · EU: Permitted as food supplement
AstaxanthinGrade B

The 'sunscreen from within' with real skin, eye, and endurance data.

1 landmark RCT · US: Dietary supplement · EU: Food supplement (max 8 mg/day per EFSA)
Vitamin CGrade A

Correcting deficiency is important; megadoses rarely add benefit.

4 landmark RCTs · US: Dietary supplement · EU: Food supplement
Question 2

Is this bottle good?

The specific product: dose, price, transparency, and what buyers report.

Dose vs research
167% av studiedosen
Meets or exceeds the published effective dose
Cost at trial dose
$1.84/day at trial dose
What one effective daily dose actually costs
Transparency
7.0/10 · No public analysintyg
No third-party testing disclosed
Consumer signals
No consumer signals collected yet
Operational signal only, never used as clinical evidence
Question 3

What's the catch?

Säkerhet flags, transparency gaps, dosing concerns, and recurring buyer complaints.

Säkerhet signals
Drug interaction risk — glycine
maj reduce the efficacy of clozapine.
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No public analysintyg
Certificate of Analysis not published
Without a public analysintyg, batch purity and potency cannot be independently verified.
No third-party testing
Independent lab verification not disclosed
The brand does not publish evidence of independent batch testing.
Redaktionellt verdict

Quick verdict

6.1 / 10
Best for
Full trial dose
Avoid if
No public analysintyg, Premium pricing
Full-dose status
Meets trial dose
Pris/month
$92
COA status
Not public
Biggest caveat
No public Certificate of Analysis.
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The numbers

Pris
$92
per bottle · 30 portioner
Dose vs. research
Above trial dose 167%
of published effective dose
$ / day at studied dose
$1.84
what one effective daily dose costs
$ / g active
$0.51
per gram of active substance
Independently checked

Data verification

Pris
$92
Verified n/a
Dose
167% av studiedosen
Verified n/a
COA status
Not public
Verified n/a
Bevisning grade
BDBA
Per-ingredient breakdown
BGlycine
DCa-AKG
BAstaxanthin
AVitamin C
Verified n/a

All product data is checked against original sources. Prices, doses, and testing status are updated when product pages change. Bevisning grades are reviewed when new human RCTs are published. Read how we verify.

What's inside

Ingredient
Dose in this product
Trial dose
Bevisning
Glycine
Cheap amino acid with better sleep and glutathione-precursor benefits.
Kumar et al. 2021 (Clin Transl Med)
5000 mg 167% av studiedosen
3000 mg
Ca-AKG
Krebs-cycle intermediate sold as a longevity supplement. Lifespan results exist in mice; human evidence is a single retrospective, company-funded analysis.
Asadi Shahmirzadi et al. 2020 (Cell Metabolism)Demidenko et al. 2021 (Aging, ABLE analysis)
1000 mg 100% av studiedosen
1000 mg
Astaxanthin
The 'sunscreen from within' with real skin, eye, and endurance data.
Tominaga et al. 2012
4 mg 50% av studiedosen
8 mg
48 mg 10% av studiedosen
500 mg

Consumer signals

Consumer signals gathered from 1 platform.

Medium confidence
Trustpilot

These are consumer sentiment signals. They do not measure whether the product actually works. See our evidence section for that.

What others say (unverified)

No external reviews aggregated yet for this product.

Bevisning

Research behind this product

The studies that established the trial dose and evidence grade for each active ingredient in this product. Click through to read the original paper.

GlycineKumar et al. 2021 (Clin Transl Med)
Ca-AKGAsadi Shahmirzadi et al. 2020 (Cell Metabolism)
Ca-AKGDemidenko et al. 2021 (Aging, ABLE analysis)
AstaxanthinTominaga et al. 2012
Vitamin CVitamin C umbrella review 2022 (76 meta-analyses)
Vitamin CVitamin C + telomere length 2023 (NHANES)
Vitamin CVitamin C and CVD 2020 (Antioxidants)
Vitamin CCochrane: Vitamin C for common cold
Important to know
GlycineNone major. Very sweet in powder form, mix in water or coffee.
Ca-AKGLong-term human safety data is essentially absent. Biological-age tests used in marketing are proxies, not proof of slowed aging.
AstaxanthinSynthetic astaxanthin (from petrochemicals) is not the same stereoisomer as natural. Insist on Haematococcus source.
Vitamin CHigh doses cause GI upset. Buffered forms gentler. Liposomal marketing typically overstated for chronic use.

Redaktionellt notes

Sachet powder. Contains patented Colgevity blend (8400 mg): 5000 mg L-glycine, 1700 mg L-proline, 1700 mg L-hydroxyproline in 3:1:1 ratio. Plus 1000 mg calcium-AKG, 4 mg astaxanthin, 48 mg vitamin C from acerola. Underlying research (npj Aging 2025, n=25 observational trial) reported 1.4-year biological age reduction at 6 months.

In plain language

Why this scored this way

This Avea Life Collagen Activator scores 6.1, making it below the site average. It contains 48mg of Vitamin C, which is only 10% of the 500mg trial dose with grade A evidence (strong human trial data). The quality transparency (7.0) is limited by the lack of third-party testing. At $1.84/day it's among the more expensive options in Collagen precursor.

What drives the score up

  • Glycine is dosed at the full research level with grade B evidence (promising human data, not yet comprehensive).
  • Glycine is also dosed at the full research level.

What drags it down

  • Dose-evidence score of 5.6 is below average for the site.
  • Vitamin C (48mg is 10% of the 500mg trial dose) is significantly under-dosed.
  • Glycine (5000mg is 167% of the 3000mg trial dose) is well above the trial dose. More is not always better.
  • No third-party testing, which caps the quality transparency.
  • Limited consumer feedback (community score: 6.0).

Why you'd choose it

  • You want Vitamin C from a Avea Life product.

Why you might skip it

  • You want third-party verified purity.
  • You want a product with a publicly available CoA.
  • You need a full trial dose of vitamin c (this product under-doses it).
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Where this sits

Actives inside
GlycineCa-AKGAstaxanthinVitamin C
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