Collagen Comparison: Your Choices, Analysed
If you're researching a way to incorporate collagen into your lifestyle, you're likely seeing a few different options, promising a few different results. It can quickly become overwhelming to know which one will actually prove worthy of your time, purchase, and consumption. Let's uncomplicate it.
Marine vs Bovine
Two common collagen options on the market are marine and bovine. While marine collagen is typically type I collagen alone, bovine offers a broader collagen profile, containing both types I and III. As explored in A Review of the Effects of Collagen Treatment in Clinical Studies, 2021, type III collagen is particularly beneficial for your organs, blood vessels, and muscles, and is additionally supportive for your gut lining and gut health. Combining types I and III collagen by taking a bovine supplement can allow them to work alongside one another for further reinforcement, especially in areas like mobility, hydration, and even barrier healing.
Additionally, bovine collagen can be particularly helpful for our fish-affected friends. If you're included in the approximate 1% of the population with some form of seafood/shellfish allergy, bovine collagen is a great way to get the supplement's benefits, without fear of adverse reaction.
What are Daltons?
Daltons are a unit of measurement for the molecular weight of proteins, including collagen. The lower the Dalton, the more easily absorbed the protein is. It's no longer uncommon to find a collagen product around 2000-3000 Daltons, though we've worked incredibly hard here to provide a supplement 5x stronger and 5x more bioavailable. At just 500 Daltons, you're absorbing more, quicker, and experiencing greater results, faster.
Tripeptide vs Hydrolysed
The difference between tripeptide collagen and generic hydrolysed collagen is more than molecular size; it’s about efficiency. Hydrolysed collagen still requires further digestion and enzymatic breakdown before the body can even use it. In contrast, tripeptides are already in their bioactive form, allowing for immediate uptake. This study published on the Biological & Pharmaceutical Bulletin, 2016, tested how tripeptide collagen, which is cut precisely into 3 amino-acid chains, is further and more efficiently absorbed into the bloodstream when compared to hydrolysed collagen. Ensuring your supplement is potent and bioavailable, means the collagen can get right to work to benefit you best.
Taking Your Collagen Supplement: Dose and Methods
While capsules might seem convenient, they do come with trade-offs. They often contain fillers, coatings, and binders that can slow digestion and reduce purity. Not to mention, you're capped (pardon the pun) in regards to dosage. Collagen powder, on the other hand, offers complete dose flexibility, as well as choice in your method of supplementation. Whether you’re aiming for daily maintenance or a higher therapeutic dose, the powder format lets you adjust easily. For a fast track plan, consider one level teaspoon (approximately 2.5 grams) per day, or a maintenance of half a teaspoon (approximately 1 gram). And if you do choose to take your goodness on-the-go, that's where sachets come in as the perfect solution. The Fountain Of Youth Lifestyle Pure Bovine Tripeptide Collagen mixes smoothly into hot or cold liquids, without altering taste or texture. That means collagen coffee, collagen juice, collagen smoothies; however you hydrate. As an added bonus, given that our product is non-temperature reactive, cooking and baking aren't out of the question, either. Now we're talking collagen pasta, collagen brownies, collagen pretty-much-anything. With our priority for purity, you almost wouldn't know it's there... except for all the benefits you start to notice.
Stay tuned for more of the science, and a few fun recipes we have coming your way; because life is all about balance.
