Collagen Peptides-The Past, Present and Future

Why human beings need collagen

Collagen peptides is a kind of natural protein. It is a biopolymer, the main component of animal connective tissue. What's more, it is also the most abundant and widely distributed functional protein in mammals. Since the 21st century, it has been widely used in health care products, pharmaceuticals, and cosmetics industries. With the expansion of demand for skin care, beauty and nutrition additives, it is getting more popular than ever.

How to use collagen powder

The application of collagen peptides powder has a long history. The Egyptians began to use gelatin in 2000 BC. In the 17th century, Britain began to use collagen peptides powder. During the Napoleonic Wars in the 19th century, it was used as a source of protein. In the 1920s, the world produced the first one. Gelatin fudge and collagen peptides powder have made new breakthroughs in the food field. As the fibrin in the human body, it mainly exists in the skin, muscles, bones, internal organs (stomach, intestines, heart and lungs, blood vessels) and eyes. It is closely related to the formation and maturation of cells, the transmission of information between cells, and wound healing. The relationship between the skin and the collagen peptides is tight. A total of 26 types have been discovered.

How many types

There are many types of collagen peptides, the common types are type I, type II, type III, type V and type XI. In 2017, China's collagen peptides powder production was 5,000 tons, the demand was 4840 tons, and the market size was 2.130 billion yuan. According to data from the National Bureau of Statistics in 2018, the retail value of cosmetics products in our country reached 261.19 billion yuan. From January to June 2019, it reached 146.18 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 13.2%.

The Data Found

The rapid development of the cosmetics industry drives the expansion of demand for collagen peptides powder, and the industry's consumers market is gradually maturing. Among the domestic health foods in my country, there are a total of 191 types of health products whose main ingredient is collagen peptides powder that have been registered and filed. They are mainly protein powder, tablets, capsules, and relatively few protein drinks; among imported health foods, the main raw material is collagen peptides powder. There are 8 kinds of health foods, including 5 kinds of capsules and 3 kinds of protein drinks. As a fibrous protein in the human body, collagen peptides accounts for 25%-33% of the human body protein content. It mainly exists in the skin, muscles, bones, etc., which can improve the elasticity of the skin and muscles, enhance the binding of calcium and bone cells, and protect bone health.

The trend of it

People's awareness of advocating green and returning to nature is strengthened. Using it as raw materials and additives is popular. This is because it has a special chemical composition and structure. With a further research, people will be exposed to more and more products. It will be more and more widely used in medicine, industry, biomaterials, etc. At present, the application in the field of beauty, skin care and health food are gradually deepening. And the types of related products are gradually increasing. At the same time, it has a good development prospect in the medical field of burns, hemostasis, and treatment of ophthalmic diseases. As for high-quality collagen peptides in the field of food additives the demand for meat substitutes is also expanding, and the entire industry is developing well.