It is found that increase glutathione interacts with melanin production, the main pigment resulting in pigmentation of the skin and darker skin tone
Liposomes: an emerging carrier for targeting Alzheimers and Parkinsons diseases
Otsuka, M., Kato, N., Ichimura, T., Abe, S., Tanaka, Y., Taniguchi, H., Hoshida, Y., Moriyama, M., Wang, Y., Shao, R., Narayan, D., Muroyama, R., Kanai, F., Kawabe, T., Isobe, T., & Omata, M
O'Connor 2015
Quick Answer: Neither is objectively "better" because they serve different functions
That said: human data remains limited, sample sizes are small, and no studies have directly compared direct glutathione supplementation against precursor approaches on meaningful clinical endpoints