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Vector Consumer provides full collagen portfolio with Dose & Co acquisition
The buyout follows its recent acquisition of Pura Collagen and is part of a bigger move to “disrupt the global consumer collagen space”, Matt Banks-Crompton, co-founder at Vector Consumer, told NutraIngredients,ย โWe feel that there are distinct shopper types when it comes to collagen, and as a brand owner and as a company owner, we…
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Health brand builder Vector Consumer Ltd acquires Pura Collagen
The firm will add the science-backed premium collagen brand to its portfolio which also includesย beauty supplements brand SOLV and officially licensed Liverpool FC sports and wellnessย range. Pura co-founders Jennifer Mo and Rob Knowles launched their start-up in 2021, offering the only condition specificย collagen supplement brand with solutions to improve skin luminosity, support immunity, aidย recovery from…
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Gelitaโs collagen peptides improve muscular stress post-exercise: Study
The study published in the journalย Frontiers in Nutritionโย investigated the effect of supplementation with either 15 g ofย Gelitaโsย SCP or placebo (PLA) daily for 12 weeks in 55 male volunteers participating in concurrent training. Assessment of recovery-related blood biomarkers showed that SCP supplementation had a positive effect on the early phase of muscular recovery. โThe results suggest…
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Gelitaโs PeptEndure boosts running performance in endurance athletes
The double-blind, placebo-controlled, randomised trial, assessed the impact of ingestion of either 15g of PeptEndure, Gelitaโs specific collagen peptide (SCP)ย launched earlier this yearโ, or placebo in 12 weeks of concurrent training amongst 32 endurance-trained male participants. The study, partially funded by Gelita Health GmbH, Eberbach, Germany, concluded: โSCP supplementation in combination with concurrent training (CT)…
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Study: Collagen peptide supplement improves muscle damage recovery
The randomised controlled trial assessed the influence of specific collagen peptide (SCP) supplementation on recovery markers following eccentric exercise-induced muscle damage in 55 predominantly sedentary male participants over three months. Measurements of muscle strength (maximum voluntary contraction – MVC), how fast participants could develop force (rate of force development – RFD), and power production (countermovement…