Garden of Life Wild Caught & Grass Fed Collagen Hyaluronic Acid Review
#8 of 12 · Bovine + fish blend✓ Label verified · Supplement Facts read Oct 18, 2026Real retailer photo, cut out. Label unedited.
Buy it if you want bovine and fish collagen in one scoop and will pay for it. The panel is clear and NSF lists the product, but a 12-serving tub costs about $1.87 a scoop and the panel has no vitamin C.
$22.39 / tub (12 servings)$1.87 / 20 g scoop · about $0.93 per 10 g of collagen · 12-day tub
Why It Scores 8.3 — And The Label Line Behind Each Number
Form + type matched to job
30% of scoreHydrolyzed collagen peptides, the form the skin and connective-tissue trials used (Proksch 2014, Clark 2008). The panel lists a bovine fraction and a fish fraction and does not print a collagen type, so we score the form and not a type. Same 9.0 as Garden of Life Grass Fed Collagen and Sports Research Marine. Like every peptide on the list it is not an osteoarthritis product, which is the separate job of the UC-II pick.
- Form
- Collagen blend of grass-fed bovine and wild-caught fish collagen peptides (unflavored powder)
- Allergen
- Contains: Fish (Barramundi/Red Snapper and/or Cod, Haddock and Pollock)
Dose accuracy
25% of scoreThe panel prints a 20 g collagen blend per scoop, the top of the 10 to 20 g window the list uses, with Clark 2008 at 10 g and Proksch 2014 at 2.5 to 5 g. Garden of Life Grass Fed Collagen gets the same 9.0 for the same 20 g. The 120 mg of hyaluronic acid carries no Daily Value on the panel and we give it no extra credit.
- Collagen per serving
- 20 g blend: 16 g Grass-Fed Bovine Collagen Peptides + 4 g Wild-Caught Fish Collagen Peptides (1 scoop, about 22.5 g)
- Hyaluronic acid
- Printed simply as 120 mg per serving (Daily Value not established)
Third-party testing + source quality
20% of scoreNSF International lists wild caught & grass fed Collagen Hyaluronic Acid under NSF/ANSI 173, which certifies that the product contains what the label declares and no unacceptable levels of contaminants. That is a product-level certificate, a step above a GMP statement. It is not NSF Certified for Sport, we found no per-batch certificate of analysis, and grass-fed and wild-caught are label statements we did not trace to a certificate. That puts it just below Garden of Life Grass Fed Collagen, which carries a 9.5.
- Testing
- NSF/ANSI 173 listing (checked at NSF, Oct 18, 2026) · not NSF Certified for Sport · no per-batch COA found
- Seals
- NSF Contents Certified, NSF Certified Gluten-Free and IGEN Non-GMO Tested shown on a listing tile; the gluten-free and Non-GMO seals were not checked at their certifiers
Cost per effective serving
15% of score$22.39 for 12 servings on Oct 18, 2026 is about $1.87 a scoop and about $0.93 per 10 g of collagen. A tub lasts 12 days, so 30 days costs about $56. That is the highest price per serving on the list, above Thorne Collagen Plus at 6.0 and Vital Proteins at 6.5. The dose is a full 20 g, so the price per gram is mid-pack, and the score reflects the small tub and the daily bill.
- Supply
- 12 servings per container (270 g net) · 12 days at one scoop a day
- Price
- $22.39 · $1.87 per scoop · about $0.93 per 10 g of collagen (Amazon US, Oct 18, 2026)
Co-factors + real-world response
10% of scoreThe scoop carries 120 mg of hyaluronic acid and 1 billion CFU of Bacillus subtilis DE111, small extras that are not what you buy a collagen for. The panel declares no vitamin C, the cofactor this list asks every peptide to be paired with, and the pack warns of fish. We have no first-hand mixing evidence beyond the unflavored label, so it sits 0.5 below Ancient Nutrition's 8.0 on this criterion.
- Probiotic
- Bacillus subtilis DE111, 10 mg (1 Billion CFU) per serving
- Co-factors
- The panel declares no vitamin C
- Protein and energy
- 18 g protein, 80 kcal, 112 mg sodium (5% DV) per serving
- More Specs
- Label
- Supplement Facts panel read Oct 18, 2026
Label verified. Every figure read from the Supplement Facts photo, Oct 18, 2026.
Marketing Claims Vs. Reality
20g Collagen Blend with grass-fed bovine and wild caught fish collagen peptides
The panel prints Collagen Blend 20 g, with Grass-Fed Bovine Collagen Peptides 16 g and Wild-Caught Fish Collagen Peptides 4 g per scoop.
120mg of plant-based Hyaluronic Acid
The panel prints Hyaluronic Acid 120 mg per scoop. The words plant-based appear on a listing tile, not on the panel, so the source is an unverified claim.
10mg of Clinically Studied Probiotics - 1 Billion CFU
The panel prints Bacillus subtilis DE111 at 10 mg (1 Billion CFU). We did not review the studies behind the strain, so clinically studied is not scored.
Radiant Skin, Hair & Nails
Collagen peptides have trial support for skin elasticity and activity-related joint comfort (Proksch 2014, Clark 2008). The list notes the hair-specific evidence is thin and mostly brand-funded, and we cite no trial of this blend or of its hyaluronic acid dose.
NSF Contents Certified
NSF International lists wild caught & grass fed Collagen Hyaluronic Acid under NSF/ANSI 173 Dietary Supplements, checked at info.nsf.org on October 18, 2026.
Wild caught & grass fed
The front of the pack and the panel both say grass-fed bovine and wild-caught fish. We did not check a grass-fed or wild-caught certificate, so these are label statements.
What Our Test Actually Found
Two collagen sources, one full dose
Sixteen grams of the 20 g blend is bovine and four grams is fish. The total sits at the top of the productive window, the same as the brand's bovine-only tub. If you want both sources in one scoop this is the way to get them, and if you avoid fish it is not.
NSF lists this exact product
NSF International lists wild caught & grass fed Collagen Hyaluronic Acid under NSF/ANSI 173, where contents are tested against the label. NSF lists a separate wild caught & grass fed Collagen Multi-Sourced entry, so the listing is specific to this formula. We found no Garden of Life collagen in the NSF Certified for Sport listings.
The extras are small and the tub is small
Hyaluronic acid at 120 mg and a probiotic at 1 billion CFU come with the scoop, and the panel has no vitamin C. What you pay for is the collagen: $22.39 buys 12 scoops, about $1.87 each, and the tub is gone in 12 days.
Full analysis: all pros & cons (8), buy if / skip if
- 20 g of collagen per scoop, 16 g bovine and 4 g fish, printed on the panel
- NSF/ANSI 173 listing for this exact product, confirmed at NSF
- 120 mg of hyaluronic acid and 1 billion CFU of a probiotic in the same scoop
- Bovine and fish sources in one tub, unlike the brand's bovine-only Grass Fed tub
- 12 servings per tub, about $1.87 a scoop and about $56 for 30 days
- Contains fish, so it is out for fish-allergic buyers
- The panel declares no vitamin C
- Not NSF Certified for Sport and no per-batch certificate of analysis found
- You want bovine and fish collagen in the same scoop and a full 20 g dose
- You want NSF-listed contents on a collagen powder
- You like a small extra of hyaluronic acid and a probiotic in the same scoop
- You have a fish allergy; the panel says Contains: Fish
- You want the lowest cost per gram; NOW Collagen Peptides costs far less per serving
- You want vitamin C in the scoop; the panel declares none
- You want a bigger tub; this one holds 12 servings
The collagen dose is full and the label is plain: 16 g of grass-fed bovine peptides, 4 g of wild-caught fish peptides, 120 mg of hyaluronic acid and 1 billion CFU of a probiotic. NSF lists the product. You pay for that in a 12-serving tub at about $1.87 a scoop, and the panel has no vitamin C to pair with the collagen.
Garden of Life Wild Caught & Grass Fed Collagen Hyaluronic Acid is an unflavored powder with a 20 g collagen blend in each 22.5 g scoop: 16 g of grass-fed bovine collagen peptides and 4 g of wild-caught fish collagen peptides. The panel adds 120 mg of hyaluronic acid and Bacillus subtilis DE111 at 10 mg, which the panel states as 1 billion CFU. The collagen dose sits at the top of the 10 to 20 g window the trials used, and NSF International lists this product under NSF/ANSI 173, which we confirmed at NSF. The weak spots are the tub and the bill. The panel counts 12 servings, so one scoop a day empties it in 12 days, and at the Amazon price we checked on October 18, 2026 ($22.39) that is about $1.87 a scoop, more than any other collagen pick on our list. The panel declares no vitamin C, and the fish content rules it out for anyone with a fish allergy. It is a different product from the brand's Grass Fed Collagen Peptides, which is bovine only.
A full dose of bovine and fish collagen, if you accept the price per scoop
If you want bovine and fish peptides together at a full 20 g, with hyaluronic acid and a probiotic along for the ride and NSF-listed contents, this is a good tub. The price is the catch: 12 servings at about $1.87 each is the most expensive scoop on the list. If you want the brand's certification at a lower price, Garden of Life Grass Fed Collagen scores higher, and if you want grams for the money, a plain bovine tub does the same job. Add your own vitamin C either way.
If This Doesn’t Fit — Try These
Garden of Life Grass Fed Collagen
The brand's bovine-only tub: 20 g of collagen peptides and a probiotic on the panel, from one source.
Sports Research Collagen Peptides (Marine)
A marine-only tub: 10 g of hydrolyzed marine collagen peptides per scoop on its current panel, for buyers who want fish alone.
Vital Proteins Collagen Peptides
The collagen peptide tub with the highest overall score on our list, priced per 20 g serving.
Quick Answers
Is this the same product as Garden of Life Grass Fed Collagen Peptides?
No. They are two different formulas under one brand. This tub prints a 20 g collagen blend split into 16 g of grass-fed bovine peptides and 4 g of wild-caught fish peptides, plus 120 mg of hyaluronic acid and Bacillus subtilis DE111 at 10 mg (1 billion CFU), in a 22.5 g scoop with 12 servings. The Grass Fed Collagen Peptides tub, whose panel we also read on October 18, 2026, prints 20 g of collagen peptides and 2.5 mg of Bacillus coagulans SNZ 1969 (250 million CFU) in a 20 g scoop, with bovine hide collagen peptides as its only ingredient. NSF lists the two as separate products.
How much collagen is in one scoop, and from what?
The Supplement Facts panel prints Collagen Blend 20 g per scoop: Grass-Fed Bovine Collagen Peptides 16 g and Wild-Caught Fish Collagen Peptides 4 g. The scoop is about 22.5 g and the tub has 12 servings (270 g net). The panel does not say which collagen types the peptides carry, so we score the form and not a type.
How much hyaluronic acid does it have, and does it matter?
The panel prints Hyaluronic Acid as simply 120 mg per scoop, with no Daily Value established. The front of the pack names hyaluronic acid, and a listing tile calls it plant-based, but the panel line carries no source or form. We treat it as a small extra on top of the collagen and cite no trial for it here. The collagen dose, not the hyaluronic acid, is what carries the score.
Is it third-party tested?
Yes, at the certifier. NSF International lists wild caught & grass fed Collagen Hyaluronic Acid under NSF/ANSI 173 Dietary Supplements (powder, 1 scoop, product ID All, a Garden of Life facility in LaCrosse, WI). We checked the listing on October 18, 2026. We found no collagen product from Garden of Life in the NSF Certified for Sport listings, so this is not an athlete-tested product. Grass-fed and wild-caught are label statements; we did not check a certificate for them.
What does it cost, and how long does a tub last?
At $22.39 on Amazon on October 18, 2026, one scoop costs about $1.87 and a tub lasts 12 days at one scoop a day, so 30 days would cost about $56. Per 10 g of collagen that is about $0.93.
Is it safe with a fish allergy?
No. The panel says Contains: Fish (Barramundi/Red Snapper and/or Cod, Haddock and Pollock). Anyone with a fish allergy should choose a bovine-only collagen instead.
Sources & Further Reading
2 peer-reviewed sources, each linked to PubMed
- [1] Clark 2008 PMID 18416885 — 24-Week study on the use of collagen hydrolysate as a dietary supplement in athletes with activity-related joint pain. In athletes with activity-related joint pain, 10 g/day of collagen hydrolysate over 24 weeks reduced joint pain (at rest, on walking, standing, and carrying objects) significantly more than placebo. The reference trial for the ~10 g hydrolyzed-peptide dose for connective-tissue and joint support, and the basis for the 10-20 g peptide dose window used in the methodology.
- [2] Proksch 2014 PMID 23949208 — Oral supplementation of specific collagen peptides has beneficial effects on human skin physiology: a double-blind, placebo-controlled study. In a double-blind, placebo-controlled trial, oral collagen peptides (2.5-5 g/day) significantly improved skin elasticity versus placebo after 4-8 weeks of supplementation, with effects persisting after the treatment period. The cornerstone trial for collagen peptides' skin use case and the evidence behind ranking hydrolyzed type I/III peptides as the skin-and-connective-tissue form.
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