Digestive Collagen is the gut-minded corner of Planet Paleo’s range: grass-fed collagen peptides in a peppermint-flavoured 7 g serving, formulated around the digestion-adjacent ingredients the category keeps returning to — L-glutamine, digestive enzyme protease, live Lactobacillus plantarum cultures, vitamin B6, quercetin, and the traditional pairing of liquorice and artichoke.

The ingredient logic

• Grass-fed collagen hydrolysate — pasture-raised bovine peptides from high-welfare farms
• L-glutamine — the most abundant amino acid in the body, a fixture of gut-focused routines
• Protease — a key enzyme type involved in the digestion of protein
• Lactobacillus plantarum — a named live culture, familiar from fermented foods
• Vitamin B6 — contributes to normal protein and glycogen metabolism and to the reduction of tiredness and fatigue
• Quercetin — the well-known plant flavonoid, paired here with the formula’s botanicals
• Liquorice (deglycyrrhizinated) & artichoke leaf — two herbs with long traditional careers around the dinner table; artichoke’s inulin-type fibres are classic prebiotic territory

Peppermint, deliberately

The flavour choice is the tradition talking — peppermint has finished heavy meals across Europe and the Middle East for centuries, and it makes this the rare functional powder that works as an after-dinner drink in its own right. Stirred into cool water it lands somewhere near a soft mint tea; blended into a smoothie bowl with oats and yoghurt it disappears entirely.

How to take it

One to one-and-a-half 7 g servings, once or twice daily between meals — the between-meals timing is Planet Paleo’s specific direction for this formula. Mix with 200 ml of water or juice, or into cold breakfast formats. Not suitable during pregnancy. If you manage a diagnosed digestive condition or take medication, involve your doctor before adding new supplements. Food supplements are not a substitute for a varied, balanced diet.

Where it fits on our shelf

Between the Gut & Digestion Bundle (enzymes, cultures and ACV as separate products) and plain collagen: this is the single-tub route for people who want the collagen habit and the digestion theme handled by one scoop. Bovine collagen — not vegetarian.

Frequently asked questions

Why between meals? It’s the maker’s direction for this blend — follow the label rather than habit-stacking it onto dinner.

Hot drinks? Keep it cool-to-room-temperature — the live cultures didn’t sign up for boiling water.

How long is a fair trial? Gut routines are judged in consistent weeks; run the tub properly before you file a verdict.

The between-meals discipline

The one habit adjustment this tub asks for is its timing, and it’s worth taking seriously: between meals means the mid-morning gap or the late-afternoon lull, not alongside the plate. In practice that turns out to be an advantage — the peppermint glass becomes its own small pause in the day, unattached to mealtime chaos, which makes it oddly easy to keep. Set a recurring phone nudge for the first fortnight; after that the routine tends to defend itself. And as with everything gut-related, the boring foundations — fibre, water, unhurried eating — are what the formula is designed to accompany, not excuse.

Peppermint strength? Present but polite — cool rather than toothpaste; it sharpens nicely over ice.

Can I combine it with the live-culture capsules? They coexist happily — one is a meal-gap drink, the other a breakfast capsule; just keep each at its own label dose.

Smoothie-bowl route? Planet Paleo’s own serving suggestion — soaked oats, berries, yoghurt of choice, one serving whisked through; breakfast and routine merged.

Does the collagen taste through the mint? No — hydrolysed peptides are close to neutral; the peppermint owns the glass.

Delivery in Malta & Gozo

€6 delivery, free over €40 across Malta and Gozo, or collection from St Paul’s Bay.