Comparative characteristics of collagen types
Collagen cannot be of plant origin!
There is no plant collagen - it is a marketing ploy!
Joints, cartilage, ligaments
Molecular weight of 300-400 kDa
Additional intake of vitamin C
Dry, capsule, restored from dry
(from large horned animals: bull, pig)
Skin, hair, nails, vessels
Additional intake of vitamin C required
Dry, capsule, reconstituted from dry
(from different types of fish)
Joints, cartilage, ligaments, vessels, internal organs, skin, hair, nails
Heteromolecular 12-270 kDa
Does not require additional intake of vitamin C
Hydrolysate
(LIVE COLLAGEN)
(from chicken collagen-containing raw materials)