Gelatin (grass-fed) - Collagen Hydrolysate - vanilla flavored

Gelatin (grass-fed) – Vanilla-flavored Collagen Hydrolysate

Collagen hydrolysate Great Lakes is made from high-quality gelatin derived from grass-fed cattle-raised pasture. The product is gluten- and GMO-free and offers a complete amino acid profile, with glycine, proline and hydroxyproline present in high amounts. Great Lakes collagen hydrolysate with vanilla flavor is specifically composed to create even more opportunities for adding collagen to your daily diet. Supplementing collagen with natural vanilla and vegetable sweetener stevia and monk fruit, this supplement presents the perfect addition to your favorite hot and cold drinks, smoothies and dinner recipes.

All the goodness of collagen hydrolysate

Great Lakes Collagen Hydrolysate is a form of gelatin that is 'predigested' by enzymes into peptides, or shorter amino acid compounds. This allows for a higher uptake and better distribution. Although hydrolyzed collagen powder is almost odorless, colorless and neutral in flavor, Great Lakes also developed a number of variants with various flavors, such as this vanilla variant and the berry-flavored variant, also available from Ergomax. The amino acid profile of collagen is particularly rich and contains a notably high amount of the amino acids alanine, glycine, glutamic acid, hydroxyproline and proline. In addition, collagen hydrolysate is a source of collagen type I and III and of magnesium, calcium and phosphorus. Calcium promotes energy metabolism and supports digestion, calcium and phosphorus benefit the teeth and skeleton and calcium and magnesium benefit the muscles, the nervous system and the cell division process. This vanilla-flavored collagen powder is extremely suitable for adding to your favorite coffee or smoothie. Simply mix and enjoy!

The importance of collagen for your body

Collagen provides strength, firmness and elasticity to the connective tissue in our skin, bones, muscles, tendons, cartilage, nails and teeth, and plays a major role in the self-healing capacities of the body. The proteins in your body consist of 25% to 35% collagen, making it the most abundant protein in the body. The amino acids in collagen are the building blocks of many of our body’s structural components. In addition, these amino acids are essential for the proper course of almost all of our body’s processes. In order for these important building materials to do their work throughout the body, it is important to ensure that you acquire sufficient quality protein whether through food or supplementation. Collagen also ensures that all loose structures and tissues are held together in what we call the collagen network. This network also functions as a multifunctional communication network that energetically and chemically navigates messages throughout the body. Collagen is, in sum, an indispensable and binding building material in our body!

Gelatin versus collagen hydrolysate

When you heat the collagen of animal bones and connective tissue, it becomes gelatin, an easy-to-absorb form of collagen for the body. Gelatin exists in supplement form, but it is often further processed into collagen hydrolysate before being made into a supplement, a process in which proteins are broken up into smaller pieces, called peptides, by means of enzymes. This 'pre-digested' form of gelatin is easier to absorb, because whole protein has been loosened into 'loose lego blocks'. As a result, people who have difficulty digesting whole proteins also benefit from collagen hydrolysate. Another important difference between the two is that gelatin has to be dissolved in lukewarm or warm water and forms a jelly, whereas collagen hydrolysate shows no jelly formation. This means that this substance can also be dissolved in cold drinks without any problems. Gelatin is often used in common dishes and used to benefit the intestines. Collagen hydrolysate can also be mixed into a cold smoothie or yogurt and is used more to benefit skin, hair, nails and joints. Both variants therefore have slightly different applications, but they are both healthy, widely applicable, neutral in flavor and identical in terms of amino acid profile.

Benefits

• Contains pure collagen hydrolysate to which have been added vanilla, stevia and monk fruit: all natural flavors and sweeteners
• Strictly from grass-fed pasture-raised cattle
• Calcium and phosphorus from collagen benefit the teeth and skeleton
• Calcium and magnesium from collagen benefit the muscles, the nervous system and the cell division process
• Calcium from collagen supports energy levels and digestion
• Complete protein source rich in glycine, proline & hydroxyproline
• Does not contain pesticides, antibiotics or hormones; gluten- and GMO-free

The collagen-packed diet of our ancestors

Collagen-rich foods have been the basis of the human diet worldwide for thousands of years. Our ancestors not only ate the meat of the animals they caught or kept, but also the skin, tendons, cartilage, and bone. By eating all parts of an animal, nose to tail, the ancestral diet was often much richer in collagen and in other nutrients found in the less commonly eaten parts. Collagen is the most abundant protein in our body, which, among other benefits, contributes to the strength of all loose structures and tissues in our body. This so-called collagen network, which also functions as an energetic, chemical and electrical communication network for conveying messages throughout the body, was much better maintained on the diet of our ancestors. Unfortunately, many parts of an animal have all but disappeared from our modern way of eating. That's a shame, of course, because eating animals nose-to-tail was a major reason why our ancestors stayed healthy and strong for so long. High time to change this!

Eating nose to tail

For many hunter-gatherer communities, it was natural to eat animals head to tail. In fact, eating some animal organs or parts was considered sacred! Some ancestral cultures believed that eating a healthy animal heart benefitted a strong heart and that animal bone marrow benefitted one’s skeletal system. We now know that these ancient wisdoms amounted to not just primitive medical thinking but articulated a clear evolutionary benefit. Diets based on the head-to-tail principle have, for this reason, gained in popularity. Animal organs, tendons, bones and cartilages are extremely rich in nutrients that are vitally important for our body, ranging from B vitamins to proteins and minerals. Nutrients from bone marrow and collagen, for example, play an important role in the self-healing capacities of the body and provide strength and elasticity to our bones, tendons, cartilage, skin and teeth. The building blocks of these structures are the amino acids found in collagen. These amino acids also support many other bodily processes. Fortunately, nowadays it is easy to increase your collagen intake using supplements. This way you can easily add these essential nutrients to your daily diet.

About Great Lakes

Great Lakes Gelatin Company has been known for decades for its specialization in high-quality, pure gelatin and collagen hydrolysate supplements for daily use. Since 1922 the family company has distinguished itself with its mission to help people live healthier lives by offering top quality collagen-rich products at a good price. For its products Great Lakes only uses collagen from grass-fed pasture-raised cattle, with close attention paid to quality and origin. In addition, these supplements are free of antibiotics, hormones, pesticides and herbicides, so that quality can be guaranteed. The solid reputation Great Lakes has built up over the years is based on these high quality standards, on the meticulousness of its production processes, and on thorough in-house research into the effect of collagen on the body. In this way the company can continue to live up to her slogan, “The highest quality gelatin in the industry”!

* Collagen is made up of the minerals calcium, magnesium and phosphorus. Calcium and phosphorus benefit the skeleton and teeth, while calcium and magnesium benefit the muscles.