There may be no distinction between collagen, collagen peptides, and amino acids.
Although the main components of collagen and collagen "peptides" are similar, the molecular weights of the two are different, which can lead to different absorption rates. Collagen is usually a large molecule of protein, and collagen peptide is a small molecule, if we eat a large molecule of collagen, in the digestive system must first be broken down into a small molecule of collagen peptides, in order to be effectively absorbed by the human body, and if it is a collagen peptide eaten, it can be directly absorbed by the small intestine and converted into a part of the body, so the absorption rate of collagen peptides is relatively high, can reach more than 90%, of course, the effect is also better, and collagen will be relatively less absorbed.
What are the collagen foods?
Pig's trotters, cow's tendons, chicken wings, chicken skin, chicken feet, peppercorns, cartilage;Tremella, peach gum, beans;Sea cucumbers, fish and shrimp, etc., these foods usually contain collagen, but the molecular structure of collagen is larger, the human body is not conducive to absorption, similar to pig trotters, chicken wings and other animal collagen, containing a lot of fat, easy to gain weight, collagen is not absorbed much, fat is eaten a lot, plant intake does not contain fat, but some sugar content is also relatively high, sugar conversion can also produce heat, to provide a hotbed environment for gaining weight.
To supplement collagen, it is best to choose small molecule collagen peptides above 1000 daltons, which are more easily absorbed by the body. Now there are a lot of collagen products on the market, there are powder, injection, drink, injection is more dangerous, powder to keep no liquid good, so drinks have become the choice of the public, such as Tomson Beijian, five female doctors, anthracene, etc., are 2000 daltons below the small molecular weight, supplementation of nutrition is more effective, more convenient.
Is collagen supplementation still useful if you are in your 50s?
The answer is of course, if you start to supplement collagen in your 20s, the effect of retaining youth is better, in your 50s, you can only make your skin age more slowly, once others reach 60, it is no different from seventy or eighty years old, but you will still stay in your 50s, delay the pace of old age, but also exercise more exercise and massage, as the saying goes, take a walk after a meal, live to 99, exercise can promote blood circulation and collagen production, maintain adequate sleep, sleep is also an important time period for collagen synthesis。
Effectively replenish collagen "peptides", let's keep youth and beauty together!