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Vital Proteins has expanded its portfolio with the debut of its lemon-flavoured collagen peptides designed to be added to beverages. The new Lemon Collagen Peptides offer a light, refreshing flavour and will join the brand's existing variants including chocolate and vanilla. The product contains 20g of grass-fed, pasture-raised collagen peptides and 0g of sugar per serving. The collagen peptides can be enjoyed by stirring or frothing a serving into hot or cold water or other beverages. Tracey Warner Halama, CEO at Vital Proteins, said: "At Vital Proteins, we're always thinking about how we can make the benefits of collagen peptides – healthy skin, hair, nails, bones and joints – even more approachable to more people. Lemon Collagen Peptides offers our consumers one more way to easily incorporate collagen peptides into their daily wellness routine in a familiar lemon flavour, be it first thing in the morning or a midday hydration break." Vital Proteins' Lemon Collagen Peptides are available for $26.99 on the brand's website and Amazon or in natural, mass and speciality retailers across the US starting in July.