Vitals - Collagen Formula Pro - 60 Capsules

What is Collagen?

Collagen comes from the Greek κολλ ώ, which means 'to bind together. Collagen fibers are the most important extracellular proteins in the human body, which provide structure, strength, cohesion and elasticity. Collagen fibers are part of various types of support tissues such as connective tissue, cartilage and bones. There are no fewer than 28 types of collagen. The most common form in the human body is collagen type I. It is found in tendons, ligaments and bone tissue, among other things. Other forms, such as collagen type II, V and X, are more specialized and occur in smaller amounts in specific areas. For example, cartilage mainly consists of type II (and also a small amount of, among others, type X).

All forms of collagen have a common structure. Collagen fibers are made up of bundles of collagen fibrils, which in turn are made up of strands of collagen molecules (see picture). These molecules consist of three protein chains arranged in a special triple spiral structure. Collagen for use in food supplements is always of animal origin, as collagen does not occur naturally in plants.

More powerful with Vitamin C

Collagen Formula Pro is supplemented with Vitamin C as Ester-C®. This patented raw material consists of vitamin C in the non-acidic form of calcium ascorbate. In addition, it contains some natural metabolites of vitamin C (such as threonic acid), which makes Ester-C® unique. The benefits of Ester-C® include that it is absorbed into the body faster and is retained longer than regular vitamin C in the form of ascorbic acid. It therefore has more time to be effective, so that a lower dose can suffice. The various beneficial effects of vitamin C on health have been extensively described in the scientific literature. Vitamin C fits perfectly in this collagen formula because it contributes, among other things, to normal collagen formation. Vitamin C is a co-factor for three different enzymes involved in the production of collagen. These three enzymes catalyze the coupling of a hydroxyl (OH) group to the amino acids L-lysine and L-proline (which are part of the collagen molecule) to stabilize collagen's special triple spiral structure. Normal collagen formation is important, among other things, for the production, construction and normal functioning of cartilage, and for the composition of bone tissue.