Great Lakes Wellness Collagen Peptides Powder for Skin, Hair, Nails, Joints & Digestion - Unflavored - Quick Dissolve Hydrolyzed, Non-GMO, Keto, Kosher - 16 oz - 2 Pack - Packaging May Vary

Great product.

Tasteless, easy to use collagen to keep skin, nails, bones and hair strong. I dissolve a tsp in my coffee every morning.

I was torn as to give this 4 or 5 stars, because, as some people have stated, the smell/taste can be a bit overwhelming. BUT! THERE IS A WAY AROUND IT! In a certain extent.While it makes fantastic jello that needs no extra sweetener, and the unfamiliar smell and taste disappears when it cools, I usually don't have time for that. I'd prefer to be able to just drink it, so I've been experimenting with different liquids and methods.While a tablespoon to 1 cup of liquid gives the gelatin a thickish texture and sweetish taste, for me, it's still a bit...unusual. Not gross, just not what I expect. So, by trial and error, I've found that it best compliments and goes down with half a cup of WHITE grape juice diluted with about...2/3 cup or more of water. It comes out sweet enough that you don't really notice that you're only drinking half a cup of juice and it's diluted enough that it doesn't feel like "syrup water." But it's better if you heat up the gelatin&juice to dissolve it all first, then add the extra water otherwise, the cold temperature of plain juice will give you little gelatin balls/grains and...the texture was a bit much for me. I could never finish it.So, is it truly flavorless? ...Kinda?, but it still has it's own unique presence, so just a heads up. Nevertheless, I bought it for health reasons, so it's not a complaint. If something is good for me, I'll usually just push through.Since taking the gelatin (i usually just stick with 1 tablespoon in juice or bone broth a day), my hormonal breakouts have stopped or aren't as big as they used to get, and my skin looks plumper and softer, my hair falls out less (not to say i was shedding a lot, but i'm sure the extra protein and collagen has helped strengthen my roots), I sleep better if I drink it before bed, and my stomach feels like it's healing from a possible "leaky gut" - which is the main reason I started looking into this stuff in the first place.So, despite what I mentioned first, will I continue buying it? Of course! It's what my body needs and I feel good with it in my belly. (:

If it wasn't for a friend of mine who already used this product, i probably would of tossed it in the garbage after trying to use it the way the instructions suggest after the first time. So to help out anyone else, i'll post how i make jello here. I'll give you a quick recipe that i use to make cranberry juice jello.2 cups juice (i use lakewood cranberry juice, but you can use any kind of clear juice you want).2 tablespoons of great lakes gelatinsugar to tastea 3(or 4) cup pyrex container (a square or rectangular shaped one for the mold)a 2 cup pyrex measuring cup (for blooming the gelatin and measuring).i start off by mixing 1 cup of COLD juice with the 2 tablespoons of gelatin in the measuring cup.keep mixing till all the gelatin has been mixed with the juice, don't leave any chunks.then let sit for 5 mins. This will bloom the gelatin.After the 5 mins, dump the cup of juice/gelatin into the square pyrex dish, and then clean your measuring cup, then pouranother cup of juice into your measuring cup. I then microwave this cup for 2 minutes (maybe another minute after i test it)then take it out to measure the temperature. you want to try to get the liquid around 160F degrees. (should be pretty hot to the touch)then i mix in the sugar to taste, then add the hot liquid to the cold, and mix it.it should all be clear after you mix them together, and then i leave it sit on the counter for a few minutes,then put it in the fridge. It takes a few hours to harden.when i first tried to make this, i thought it was like other jello, where you mix it in with hot liquids.. which is a bad idea.. since you'll wind up with a wad of glue stuck onto your spoon. Then i tried to just mix it with cold water like the instructions said, but this never solidified. It turns out you have to mix with cold water, then apply hot water afterwards to activate it to harden.i hope this helps someone.************* Update *****************here is a marshmallow recipe:2 cups Sugar2 tablespoon Vanilla Extract3 tablespoons Gelatin (Great Lakes)1 cup WaterCoconut Oildirections:mix 1/2 cup of water and 3 tbls. gelatin, let bloom for 20 minutes.grease pyrex dish with coconut oil, and refrigerate to chillplace 2 cups of sugar in a pot with 1/2 cup of water. mix, and bringto boil. heat sugar till it hits 245F.using a kitchenaid mixer, add gelatin mixture to mixer bowl. (use wisk attachment.)slowly add the sugar into the mixer on low speed.once all sugar is added, increase to top speed.Keep mixing for 5 minutes (until it becomes marshmallowy!)at this point, add your vanilla or other flavorings.quickly pour marshmallow into pyrex bowl, and let sit for several hours.optional:after it has sat, you can cut into squares and roll in powdered sugar (and cornstarch optional).for chocolate marshmallows, i just use 2 tablespoons of chocolate extract, and 4 tablespoons of cocoa powder. Then powder it with a mix of cocoa powder and sugar.sometimes i use coconut extract and use coconut flakes on the outside.