{"id":2547,"date":"2021-10-17T23:04:22","date_gmt":"2021-10-17T23:04:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ultimatehealthreport.com\/where-does-collagen-come-from-why-sourcing-matters\/"},"modified":"2021-10-17T23:04:22","modified_gmt":"2021-10-17T23:04:22","slug":"where-does-collagen-come-from-why-sourcing-matters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ultimatehealthreport.com\/where-does-collagen-come-from-why-sourcing-matters\/","title":{"rendered":"Where Does Collagen Come From? & Why Sourcing Matters"},"content":{"rendered":"
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There is no plant source of collagen, because the protein is absent in the plant kingdom. If you see a collagen product that says it’s “vegan,” please know that it does not contain collagen itself.<\/p>\n
\u201cI’m calling vegan collagen’s bluff. Sorry, there’s no such thing as vegan collagen\u201d writes mindbodgyreen\u2019s director of scientific affairs Ashely Jordan Ferira, Ph.D., R.D.N. about the myth of vegan collagen.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Instead, it likely contains ingredients\u2014like key nutrients and bioactives\u2014known to support collagen production, synthesis, and health via various pathways.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cThese collagen \u2018boosters\u2019 may include ingredients like amino acids (especially proline, lysine, and glycine), vitamins C and E for collagen production and cross-linking, a B complex for cellular energy, or botanical antioxidants to protect collagen from oxidative damage,\u201d* she says. In fact, many standard collagen products include these ingredients because they are so helpful at aiding your overall collagen health.*<\/p>\n
If your vegan protein sources are delivering ample amino acid building blocks for collagen, then these helper compounds can support your body’s endogenous collagen production and function.*<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n