Bovine Bone Collagen Peptide
Bovine bone collagen peptide is hydrolysed type I collagen produced specifically from cattle bone. Bovine bone is the largest single raw material stream in the collagen industry, and the specification is written around that origin because source determines both the regulatory controls that apply and the religious and dietary acceptability of the finished powder.
Bone is a composite of calcium hydroxyapatite and an organic matrix that is roughly 90 percent collagen, so production begins by dissolving the mineral away in dilute acid to leave ossein. That collagen is converted to gelatin in hot water and then cut enzymatically into peptides averaging around 2,000 to 5,000 daltons, which no longer form a gel.
Losing the gel is what makes the ingredient useful. Where gelatin sets on cooling and dissolves only in hot water, the peptide dissolves in cold water above 20 percent concentration, gives a low viscosity solution, stays clear through pasteurisation and holds across a wide pH range, so it can be formulated into ready to drink beverages and instant powders.
The amino acid profile is about one third glycine with high proline and hydroxyproline and no tryptophan, which makes it an incomplete protein by conventional scoring and a specialised rather than a general protein source. The powder is white to pale yellow and free flowing at 5 to 7 percent moisture, at 90 percent protein or above on the dry basis.
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- Function
- Protein
Specifications
| Item | Specification |
|---|---|
| Appearance | White to pale yellow free flowing powder |
| Odour and Taste | Neutral to slightly characteristic, free from off notes |
| Protein, N x 5.55, dry basis | ≥ 90.0% |
| Average Molecular Weight | 2,000 to 5,000 Da, per declared grade |
| Hydroxyproline | ≥ 11.0% |
| Solubility, 10% cold water | Complete, clear to slightly hazy |
| Viscosity, 10% at 25°C | ≤ 10 mPa·s |
| Moisture | ≤ 7.0% |
| Ash | ≤ 2.0% |
| Calcium | ≤ 0.5% |
| pH, 10% solution | 5.0 to 7.0 |
| Lead | ≤ 0.5 mg/kg |
| Arsenic | ≤ 1.0 mg/kg |
| Chromium | ≤ 2.0 mg/kg |
| Total Plate Count | ≤ 1,000 CFU/g |
| Yeast and Mould | ≤ 100 CFU/g |
| E. coli | Absent in 1 g |
| Salmonella | Absent in 25 g |
Common Markets Grades
Because the animal source is already fixed, grading turns on molecular weight distribution, purity and certification. Molecular weight is declared as an average and often as a size range, with grades from below 1,000 to around 5,000 daltons traded; dissolution speed, solution clarity and taste all follow from that figure, and the lowest weight grades are specified for clear beverages.
Ash and calcium content distinguish a properly demineralised and washed material from a poorly processed one, since residual mineral is the characteristic defect of bone derived peptide and shows up as haze and a chalky mouthfeel. Halal and kosher certified grades, produced from animals slaughtered and handled to the relevant requirements and processed on segregated equipment, are a distinct and more expensive category, and every grade carries country of origin and transmissible spongiform encephalopathy documentation. Instantised agglomerated grades for beverage powders and low sodium grades complete the range.
Applications
- Bone and joint health supplements, where the bovine bone origin is part of the product proposition
- Skin, hair and nail supplements in powder, sachet, tablet and capsule form
- Ready to drink collagen beverages and shots, using cold solubility and low viscosity
- Protein and sports nutrition powders, blended with whey or plant protein to raise total protein content
- Bone health formulations combined with calcium, vitamin D and vitamin K
- Nutrition bars and gummies, supplying protein without the gelling behaviour of gelatin
- Clinical and elderly nutrition, delivering high protein loading at low viscosity
- Instant coffee, creamer and cocoa sachets in the beauty from within category
- Pet supplements for joint and mobility support
- Cosmetic and personal care products, as a humectant and film forming skin conditioning agent
China Manufacturers of Bovine Bone Collagen Peptide
Top Bovine Bone Collagen Peptide manufacturers in China.
Hunan Jia Yi Biotechnology Co., Ltd.5 ingredients in the directory
Shenzhen Empirewarm Biotechnology Co., Ltd.3 ingredients in the directory
Company names and logos are the property of the manufacturers themselves. They are listed here because our own directory records them as producing this ingredient. A listing is not an endorsement by them, and we do not represent them or speak on their behalf.
Regulatory Status
In the United States collagen hydrolysate from cattle is used as a food ingredient and as a dietary ingredient under the dietary supplement framework, with gelatin and its hydrolysates treated as generally recognised as safe. The controlling additional requirement is the Food and Drug Administration's prohibition on the use of certain cattle material in human food, which restricts the tissues that may be used and the origin and age of the animals in order to manage the risk of bovine spongiform encephalopathy, and the agency has published guidance specific to the sourcing and manufacture of gelatin and collagen. Skin, joint and bone statements are structure and function claims rather than authorised health claims.
In the European Union collagen and gelatin for human consumption are covered by the hygiene regulation for food of animal origin, which specifies the permitted raw materials, requires approval of the processing establishments and prescribes the treatments to be applied, and bovine bone is subject in addition to the transmissible spongiform encephalopathy regulation, which excludes specified risk material and governs the origin of the raw material. The ingredient is a food ingredient rather than an additive, so no E number applies, and any health claim requires authorisation under the nutrition and health claims regulation. Codex has no specific collagen peptide standard, so its general standards for contaminants, hygiene and labelling apply.
Manufacturing Process
Cattle bone is received as crushed, degreased chip from approved abattoirs with documented traceability, sorted, washed and degreased again with hot water or steam so that residual fat cannot carry rancid notes through the rest of the process. The clean chip is demineralised by steeping in dilute hydrochloric acid over several days, dissolving the calcium phosphate and leaving ossein, the soft translucent collagen matrix. The spent acid liquor is processed into dicalcium phosphate as a co-product rather than discarded.
The ossein is washed to neutrality and limed, held in a calcium hydroxide bath for several weeks, which strips non-collagen protein and opens the cross-linked structure so that the collagen extracts cleanly. It is then washed again, neutralised and extracted with hot water in successive batches at rising temperature to give gelatin liquor.
The liquor is filtered, deionised over ion exchange resin and concentrated. Hydrolysis follows: the solution is adjusted to the enzyme's working pH and temperature and treated with food grade proteases that cut the chains to the target molecular weight, tracked by viscosity or gel permeation chromatography, and the enzymes are then heat inactivated. The hydrolysate is decolourised over activated carbon, filtered, sterilised, concentrated under vacuum and spray dried, with instant grades agglomerated in a fluidised bed before sieving and packing.
