A key building block of the human body, collagen is used in the formation and support of bones, cartilage, ligaments, tendons and other key strength-giving components. Your body also combines collagen with other proteins to give collagen its elastic property - so crucial in the formation, development & maintainance of skin tissue. In fact it is the deterioration of the collagen's elasticity that causes the skin to sag in places, and cause wrinkling as we age. The collagen protein used in supplements such as this one, can be processed to break down the three strands of the protein into manageable, more easily absorbed strands, via a process called Hydrolysation. This hydrolysation process makes it easier for the body to ingest the collagen, and to ensure that less of it is wasted once consumed. Collagen contains many Amino Acids - these are the building-blocks of proteins, and have a central role in biochemistry and nutrition. Just Vitamins Collagen capsules are manufactured using only the finest hydrolysed, marine-sourced collagen, as opposed to the cheaper and less desirable bovine-sourced collagen. Our collagen is encapsulated in a cellulose-based capsule shell, so will be perfectly acceptable to fish-eating vegetarians ('pescatarians'), although Just Vitamins doesn't class this as a truly vegetarian supplement. Just Vitamins Collagen consists of types I and III. Type I is the most abundant collagen of the human body. It is present in scar tissue, the end product when tissue heals by repair. Type III, which helps with healing wounds, is often found alongside Type I. Our collagen also has an guaranteed Amino Acid profile, listed under the Nutritional Information tab.
