The truth behind Kabaya Collagen 10000 Gummy

Today I'll be sharing with you the truth behind Kabaya Collagen 10000 Gummy. It's not that the brand lied or anything, but this product is being marketed by numerous online stores, claiming that each gummy contains 10,000 mg of collagen. Of course, I bought a pack to try out of curiosity!

At first bite, I immediately thought that 10,000 mg of collagen per gummy was too good to be true as it tastes so delicious - just like a normal fruity candy!

 

My day job involves fact checking and investigating, and so I was able to use some of the skills I've learned to come up with this post.

Kabaya Collagen 10000 Gummy is made in Japan. Based on their company website, the company was established in 1946, and some of their products include chocolate, fizzy candy, gummy, healthy snacks, candy, baked sweets, and candy with toy.

Source: https://www.kabaya.co.jp/en/catalog/gummy/

The exact English product description of the Kabaya Collagen 10000 Gummy, as per the company website:

 

"It is a gummy that you can intake 10,000 mg of collagen as well as Hyaluronic acid in one product. You can enjoy 3 flavors; grape, lemon and peach. It is an individual packaging convenient to share among your friends."

So there, the description is kind of vague, but the company never mentioned that the 10,000 mg of collagen is per piece.

 

I checked the back of the packaging. The descriptions are in Japanese, so I used both Google Translate app and website to check.

Source: Google Translate app (Please see highlighted part.)

 

Source: Google Translate website

My language skill was tested, but here it is:

• コラーゲン10000mg入り. (1袋170g(個包装込み)当たり)

• Contains 10000 mg of collagen. (Per 170 g per bag (including individual packaging))

 

If each pack of Kabaya Collagen 10000 Gummy contains 170 g, and each piece is approximately 4.7 g, then each pack would contain approximately 36.17 pieces of gummy. (My own pack contained 38 pieces!)

So 10,000 mg of collagen per bag divided by 36.17 pieces = approximately 276.47 mg of collagen per gummy. It's not 10,000 mg per gummy.

 

The gummy candies are individually packed and they come in lemon, grape, and peach flavors. They taste really good, in fact, too good for a collagen product, hence the investigating I did. Each gummy contains approximately 276.47 mg of collagen, which is high considering it's a candy you can enjoy and eat for fun, but don't expect drastic changes on your skin with these. I've already eaten 18 pieces of these and I will still repurchase as I have a sweet tooth and if I'm going to eat sweets, better make it count by eating something with possible beauty benefits.

 

The only side effect I noticed, after eating 3 pieces in a row, was I got sleepy. I didn't breakout from this nor did I get an upset stomach.

Remember, if what you read is too good to be true, it most probably is. Be careful and extend due diligence to the things that you consume.

UPDATE: You may purchase this for PHP 209 per pack from Tokyo To You in Lazada. This is my go to shop for Japanese snacks! 💙

Love,

Helen

 

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