Collagen Peptide
What is the difference between ‘Collagen’ and ‘Collagen Peptide’ ?
Collagen
- Collagen is a kind of fiber protein which is in the animal's bodies most, and is the main element of dermis and connective tissues and there is 90% of collagen in the protein which composes bone. Some collagen, for medical and cosmetics extracted by animal's bones and skins, is the high molecular protein composed by 3 polypeptides in the spiral structure that are about each 100,000 molecular weight.
Collagen Peptide
- Gelatin is dealt with hydrolysis with some enzymes and lower the molecular weight to 3000~20,000 for the good digestion.
Then it is called as Collagen Peptides which are used for the food and beauty companies.
