Cooking With Collagen
When it comes to improving skin elasticity, joint health, and gut function, collagen has become the supplement for wellness lovers around the world. If you’ve ever been hesitant to add supplementation to your meals because of concerns about potency, heat sensitivity, or flavour, we’ve got great news: our temperature-stable collagen is designed to be your go-to ingredient in any recipe, hot or cold. As one of the easiest ways to upgrade your daily nutrition, cooking with collagen encourages a more holistic approach to wellness.
One of the most common concerns people have about cooking with collagen is whether heat affects its benefits. While many traditional supplements can break down when exposed to high temperatures, through processes known as ‘denaturing’ and ‘degrading’, our collagen tripeptides are different. The key is creating a supplement that is heat-stable, meaning you can stir it into sauces, sprinkle it onto oats, or even bake it into your favourite banana bread, all without losing its structural integrity or nutritional value. As we learn from the Biophysical Journal, 2011, some proteins lose their power at 150°C, while pure tripeptide collagen maintains its strength up to 300°C. With your average coffee brewed at 60-90°C (water/machine dependant), the stove set to boil at 100°C, and the typical oven setting for baking being 180-220°C, your collagen tripeptides are safe to maintain goodness throughout the recipe. Instead of seeing supplementation as a chore or separate task, it can become part of your daily rituals, woven into the foods you already love.
While some may alter the taste or texture of your meals, our collagen is flavourless, textureless, and odourless. That means your morning coffee, midday smoothie, or pasta night plans can give you all the benefits, without leaving any grit or aftertaste. Due to being highly bioavailable, measured by its 500 Dalton tripeptides, you’re still able to receive all the positives, absorbed faster than your average supplement, minus any chalky residue or aftertaste. If you’re already meal prepping, or batch-cooking meals for the busy week ahead, adding collagen is as simple as stirring it into your pot or sprinkling it into the mix. Without compromising on the flavour of your favourites, we’re here to enhance the nutrition factor.
Collagen is the most abundant protein in the body, playing a vital role in maintaining the health of your skin, joints, hair, nails, and digestive tract. As we age, our natural collagen production declines, but with supplementation, enjoying grandma’s roast recipe, or baking brownies, can help bridge the gap. By incorporating tripeptide supplementation into your daily meals, you're giving your body a consistent supply of amino acids like glycine, proline, and hydroxyproline. If you’d like to read further into the science behind the benefits, we recommend scrolling some of our recent posts. Click here for Skin, Hair, and Nails, here for Muscles, Joints, Energy, and here for What Collagen Can Do For You.
Cooking with collagen doesn’t have to be complicated, more so a daily act of self-care disguised as a culinary experience. With our heat-resistant, versatile formula, it can be as simple as stirring a scoop into whatever you’re already making. So go ahead; bake it, blend it, boil it. However you like to cook, our Fountain of Youth Lifestyle™ Tripeptide Collagen is ready to mix into your lifestyle. We’re here to help make every meal a step toward better health. Stay tuned for our next post, where we share owner Jacqui Hutton’s latest favourite recipe!
