Health-conscious consumers are increasingly seeking functional
foods in an effort to control their own health and wellbeing.
Hydrolyzed collagen can be used as a main ingredient in
the development of functional food products.According to clinical
studies, a 5–10 g daily intake of hydrolyzed collagen for three
to six months helps bone/joint and skin health. Hydrolyzed collagen
can be added to beverages to improve their nutritional and
functional properties without causing any technological problem
in production due to its lowviscosity and high solubility inwater.
Our results show that hydrolyzed collagen addition to drinks
increases the protein content of the product markedly and the
bioavailability resultswere satisfactorily high for all drinks.The
finding of this research revealed that the fruit juice drinks produced
with a substitution up to 2.5% hydrolyzed collagen will
help in increasing the intake of protein and be successfully used
as a commercial drink product. Formulations could affect
bioavailability of the hydrolyzed collagen and consumer acceptability
of the product where the orange juice formulation
provided the highest in vitro bioavailability