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Bovine capsule
Fern-C Beauty Collagen + Vitamin C, 100 capsules
₱1,934 ₱29.75 per gram of collagen
Quick verdict
Overall pick Poten-Cee + C Marine Collagen + Vitamin C, 30 capsules
Poten-Cee scores higher overall (69 vs 58): its label gives the exact amounts, the full ingredient list, the maker and an allergy warning, and Watsons' official Mall store sells it. Fern-C costs less per capsule and per gram of collagen (₱29.75 vs ₱35.38) for the same 650 mg dose, but its listing never states the amount or the manufacturer, promises wrinkle reduction and comes from a distributor store without Shopee Mall's authenticity guarantee.
Choose Poten-Cee if
You want the better-labelled capsule from Watsons' official Mall store, with a seafood-allergy warning and the maker named, and you accept the higher price per gram. It is marine collagen.
Choose Fern-C if
You want bovine rather than marine collagen and the lower price per gram (₱29.75 vs ₱35.38), and you will check the expiry date on the box because the store is a distributor, not a Shopee Mall store.
The overall pick follows the weighted Wellness Picks score (69 vs 58 out of 100), not the number of criteria won below.
Head-to-head summary
Rows come from each product’s record and from the guide that ranks both. Prices checked 2026-10-11. We did not use or test either product.
Criterion by criterion
Where the evidence is not strong enough to call a winner, we say so.
What you will care about when choosing
Fern-C is about ₱29.75 per gram of collagen (₱1,934 for 100 capsules, about ₱19 each). Poten-Cee is about ₱35.38 per gram (₱690 for 30 capsules, ₱23 each). Both state 650 mg per capsule on the label photo.
Evidence: Shopee prices and label photos checked in our collagen guide.
Poten-Cee's label gives the exact amounts, the full ingredient list, the maker (Pascual Laboratories) and a warning about seafood allergy, adults only and pregnancy. Fern-C's listing text never states the amount, the manufacturer or an expiry date.
Evidence: Both Shopee listings and label photos.
Poten-Cee is sold by Watsons' official store (Shopee Mall). Fern-C is sold by Stada PH Store, the brand's distributor, which is not a Shopee Mall store.
Evidence: Both Shopee listings.
Poten-Cee is marine collagen and Fern-C bovine. Which suits you depends on your diet and any allergy, so we do not call it.
Evidence: Both Shopee listings.
From our weighted scoring
10 vs 10 out of 25 points.
18 vs 13 out of 20 points.
19 vs 16 out of 20 points.
5 vs 10 out of 10 points.
15 vs 6 out of 15 points.
2 vs 3 out of 10 points.
Final result
Rounds count every row equally. The weighted Wellness Picks score does not, and it decides the pick. On the scoring axes, a lead of at least 10% of the axis points counts as a round won.
Evidence and limits
- Poten-Cee: listing checked 2026-10-11; registration FR-4000013199748.
- Fern-C: listing checked 2026-10-11; registration FR-4000010992432.
- We compare what each listing, label photo and the FDA record state; we did not use or test either product. General information, not medical advice.
- Not compared for lack of evidence: whether either affects skin or anything else. Our collagen guide notes that 650 mg a day is well below the 2.5 to 10 g used in most trials.
- Registrations: Poten-Cee FR-4000013199748 (valid to August 2031) and Fern-C FR-4000010992432 (valid to March 2030), both food supplements. The Fern-C listing promises "wrinkle reduction", which the evidence does not support; one buyer reported a box that expired in October 2026.
- The Poten-Cee description calls its collagen "rich in Types I and II" in one line and "Type 1" in the next.
- Prices change; a price change does not change a score unless we re-score the product. This is general information, not medical advice.
- Fact-checked and reviewed by WellnessPicks team on 2026-10-26.
