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Exact product checked · GTIN 00850056167338Micro Ingredients · checked Jul 21, 2026 · on sale since Feb 17, 2024🇺🇸 USPTO wordmark owner · DPL Trading, Inc. · California, USAPackage says distributed by: Micro Ingredients · 4382 Mission Blvd, Montclair, CA 91763
Quick read · Micro Ingredients

Micro Ingredients Marine Collagen Protein Powder

Checked against public sources between July 21 and August 31, 2026 · LookCloser does not sell or recommend supplements.

16units · 37 servings
4.6 / 5rating at observation
762visible ratings

Does the marketing hold up?

Package and trademark records name different responsible entities. The package says distributed by: Micro Ingredients, 4382 Mission Blvd, Montclair, CA 91763. USPTO names DPL Trading, Inc. as the exact wordmark owner. …

Is the dose real?Panel read — dose not verified4 ingredients listed; no advertised amount we could confirm against them
What a serving costs$0.73per serving, at the checked price
Is it tested?Claimed — no lab or certificate found
Who’s behind it?🇺🇸DPL Trading, Inc.corporation · California, USA
Is it the real thing?Barcode matches outside records
Trouble on record?No recalls found

“Couldn’t verify” means we looked and found no public proof — not a mark against the product. Most supplement claims cannot be independently verified by anyone, so grey is the normal state of this industry.

1? couldn’t verifyno contradictions · no recalls
The label itself

What the Supplement Facts panel says

Serving size 2 Scoops (12g) · 37 servings per container · NET WT 1 LB (16 oz) (454 g)

Calories45
Protein11 g
Sodium30 mg
Hydrolyzed Marine Collagen Peptides12 g

Printed on the package: GMO free · gluten free · filler free · CGMP · MANUFACTURED IN A FACILITY · CGMP FACILITY · NON GMO · THIRD PARTY LAB TESTED

We read 4 lines from the package photograph. It is our transcript of the label, not the manufacturer’s panel, and it may be incomplete.

Marketing claims, checked

The checks, one by one

The public sources did not settle the marketing promises on this label.

?Couldn’t verify independently1

“PARTY LAB”

No named laboratory or lot-specific certificate was found for this exact product. A related brand page names no testing issuer and links no product-bound report; its UPC is not published. NSF, IFOS, USP, and Informed-Sport were not checked in this record. This is a public-evidence limit, not a finding that testing did not occur.

Evidence →

We looked and found no public proof. That does not count against the product.

Quick read · 2 useful findings

What is worth knowing.

Headlines first. Open evidence only when you want the source trail.

CheckedIs the label honest?

Every ingredient shows its amount · 4 ingredients listed.

Every ingredient shows its real amount — nothing is hidden in a proprietary blend.

Evidence and sources

The panel gives a per-ingredient amount rather than hiding quantities inside a proprietary blend, so each one can be compared to published research.

Locked evidence record →Open the full source-linked finding
CheckedCan you trust the review pattern?

We can see 4 of this product’s 92 reviews — the count rose between August 9 and September 2, 2025. That is too small a slice to say anything about the wider pattern.

A count that moves steadily is ordinary. A sudden burst is what deserves a closer look.

Evidence and sources

Written reviews rose from 88 to 92 between August 9 and September 2, 2025. The largest rise inside any single 30-day window was about 4, so the count moved in steps rather than in one burst.

Locked evidence record →Open the full source-linked finding
What remains open 3
  • No FDA recall matched this brand in the current search.
  • We have not found a public label filing for this exact product.
  • Barcode checksum is valid; no independent product record was found.

These are evidence gaps, not strikes against the product.

Who owns the brand wordmark?
🇺🇸
DPL Trading, Inc.Corporation · exact supplement-class mark for MICRO INGREDIENTS
AssignmentsNo transfers recorded

Filed address
4951 Holt Blvd, Suite A, Montclair, California 91763, UNITED STATES

USPTO identifies the public owner or applicant behind this brand wordmark. This does not by itself identify the product manufacturer or prove where the product was made. Open USPTO source ↗

Research behind the findings

Dose and research context

We could not match an amount on this product to a studied range for the same ingredient, so these links are ingredient background rather than a measurement of this product.

Background reading

What the research says about these amounts

Not a score. Studies disagree with each other and change over time, so this sits beside the evidence rather than counting toward it — it is here so you can read the sources yourself.

The panel lists 12 g of collagen peptides per serving. Studies we found used 2.5 g–15 g a day, so this sits inside that range.

0studied 2.5 g–15 g

Study ranges differ between trials and change as research changes. This is background reading, not a pass, a failure, or a recommendation.

Where it sells

Price check for this exact product

Amazon

Exact UPC/GTIN match
$26.99

4.6/5 · 762 ratings

$0.73 per labeled serving

matching UPC/GTIN · checked Sep 1, 2026

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iHerb

Exact UPC/GTIN match
$29.99

4.7/5 · 680 ratings

$0.81 per labeled serving

matching UPC/GTIN · checked Jul 24, 2026

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Brand website

Official product-page candidate · UPC absent
$29.99

Official shopping lead; excluded from exact price comparisons.

Micro Ingredients Marine Collagen Protein Powder, 37 Servings Per Pack · Default Title. Confirm the package UPC/GTIN before buying.

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Target

Not confirmed
No exact listing saved

We only show a price when the seller publishes the same barcode as the bottle. We haven’t found that match here.

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Walmart

Not confirmed
No exact listing saved

We only show a price when the seller publishes the same barcode as the bottle. We haven’t found that match here.

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Same UPC/GTIN observed across 2 sellers. Amazon was lowest at $26.99; iHerb was highest at $29.99 — a $3.00 range at check time.

The brand-page price is shown as a shopping lead only. It is excluded from the exact-product price difference because the page does not publish this record's matching UPC/GTIN.

The observed listing and related brand page repeat 37 servings. That confirms cross-page consistency of the published claim, not the product contents.

Reference prices only · no affiliate links · every compared seller must publish the matching UPC/GTIN.

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Record built September 03, 2026. Sources: source listing observed at check time · USPTO Trademark Search · Keepa exact-listing history · NIH / published research · certification and regulator records where available. LookCloser publishes evidence and gaps; it does not advise for or against any supplement. Evidence-based corrections welcome.