Collagen Hydrolysate is an easier to digest form of gelatin that does not gel but that contains essential amino acids like proline and glycine. Here's basic information about what collagen is, why it's important, and how to incorporate it into your diet.

1. What is
Collagen Powder?
(and how to use it)
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2. I’ve been a big fan of gelatin since our family went on the
GAPS diet and it helped my son be able to tolerate dairy again.
I’ve also seen huge benefits with my skin, hair and nails since I
started incorporating more gelatin and collagen in to my diet.

3. What is Collagen Powder?

4. • In short, collagen is an insoluble protein
that accounts for 1/3 of the protein in our
bodies and 70% of the protein in our skin.
• It is a complex protein, made up of many
different amino acids, but most commonly
proline, glycine and hydroxyproline.
• The important thing to know is that these
amino acids are not present in muscle
meats and many of us do not get enough
of these with our modern diets.

5. Why is collagen Awesome?

6. • Collagen (and gelatin)
are naturally found in high quality
broth and in cuts of meat that
contain skin or bone.
• The particular amino acids in
collagen are said to be especially
beneficial in the body for:
- Supporting hair, skin and nails
- For joint health
- To encourage skin elasticity and
reduce the signs of aging
- Improving digestion
- As a protein source

7. Ways We Consume Collagen and Gelatin

8. • My absolute favorite source of gelatin and collagen is homemade bone
broth (or a high quality grass-fed bone broth like this one), but it isn’t always
possible to have access to homemade broth.
• Gelatin powder and collagen powder are great options that we use often
instead of broth.

9. Gelatin Powder Uses

10. We use gelatin for making a lot of different gut-healthy recipes like:
• Homemade gummy vitamins
• Simple fruit snacks
• Probiotic marshmallows
• Coconut milk panna cotta recipe

11. Gelatin is great because of its ability to “gel” in
recipes. It works really well in jellos, marshmallows
and other recipes for this reason.
This is the grass-fed gelatin that we use.
The one downside to gelatin powder… it is hard to
mix into drinks because of its ability to gel, so we
use collagen in these ways instead…

12. Collagen Powder Uses

13. • Collagen has many of the same properties as gelatin and is the form actually found in the
body. So what is the difference?
• The short answer is that they aren’t interchangeable, but they both do have their advantages.
• Some people, especially those with severe digestive issues won’t handle pure gelatin protein
well until they address their digestive problems.
• Bone broth is a great option in this case, but another good option is Collagen Peptides, which
is essentially a cold-water soluble and more easily digestible form of gelatin.
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14. • Collagen powder won’t gel like
regular gelatin, but it dissolves
easily in cold drinks (like
smoothies) and hot drinks (like
my favorite coffee recipe).

15. How Much Protein?

16. • Gelatin and collagen hydrolysate
are also sources of protein, with
6-7 grams per tablespoon.
• I’ve found that everyone in our
family seems to digest the
collagen hydrolysate form more
easily.
• I also still use regular grass fed
gelatin in anything we need to
“gel” and both of these options
are good for an easy source of
extra protein.

17. What We do

18. • We consume some form of gelatin or collagen almost daily (these are the
ones we use), and also drink bone broth regularly.
• I worked up slowly to consuming that much gelatin, but have found that my
skin is smoother and heals much more quickly since I started this routine.
• Also, along with my autoimmune diet, I’ve noticed great results in managing
my autoimmune disease.

19. For more about
the Benefits of
collagen and
gelatin, Click here.

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