QUAFLY Collagen - Background and Product Advantages
I. Background of QUAFLY
Qingdao Rongkai Technology & Trading Co., Ltd., a renowned domestic biotech research enterprise, is headquartered in Qingdao, Shandong Province. It focuses on the development and promotion of skin anti-aging and dietary health. The company owns well-known brands such as QUAFLY and SEAFLY, with products mainly covering three major industries: beauty health supplements, health foods, and cosmetics. It has two production bases in Wuhan and Shanghai (both have passed ISO9001, HACCP, GMP certification), exporting products to multiple countries and regions including Mainland China, Hong Kong, Japan, the United States, Australia, and Russia. In the scientific research field, it collaborates closely with world-class enterprises like Nippi from Japan, Rousselot from France, and DSM from France. It is also one of the fastest-growing bio-enterprises in China.
Corporate Mission: Through our relentless efforts, make our customers more beautiful and healthier!
Brand Meaning: QUAFLY – Create quality products, making life happier and better! (琪: Precious creation, 乐: Happiness, 美: Beauty).
About QUAFLY:
Strong Raw Material Advantage: QUAFLY always adheres to the brand concept of health and beauty, fully considering environmental factors and raw material growth factors, carefully selecting high-quality raw materials globally, and using superior raw materials to develop natural and healthy products for consumers. Currently, many raw materials and additives of QUAFLY come from various countries and regions worldwide. For example, dietary fiber raw materials are sourced from Matsutani Chemical Industry Co., Ltd., a globally famous modified starch manufacturer in Japan. These materials, derived from natural starch, have significant physiological effects, receiving GRAS certification from the FDA in the US and "Specific Health Food Materials" certification from Japan's Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare. They consecutively won the highest gold award at the World Quality Selections in 2008, 2009, and 2010. The collagen peptide raw material is extracted from fish skin in the deep sea area of Alaska at 3000 meters, which compared to animal collagen, is pollution-free, free from epidemic diseases, rich in gelatin and fish protein, and structurally close to the human body, thus easily absorbed. There are also Aloe Vera gels produced in the West Indies of America. QUAFLY believes that good products start with raw materials.
Leading Technology and Processes: QUAFLY has two production bases in Wuhan and Shanghai within China, both built according to international GMP standards. All have passed national ISO9001 quality management system certification and ISO22000 food safety management system certification. It also has its own anti-aging R&D center. Its products take the lead in adopting globally patented compound enzyme gradient enzymatic hydrolysis technology and peptide separation technology, precisely cutting off peptide segments with corresponding functions and quickly screening them. The efficacy of products unable to apply this technology on the market is more than five times higher. It can enzymatically hydrolyze collagen into small molecular collagen tripeptides with an average molecular weight of 280 Daltons, which are easy for the human body to absorb, and after multiple purification and refining processes, produce high-quality fish collagen peptide products. This effectively ensures product quality and functionality.
II. Product Advantages of QUAFLY Collagen:
1. Good Raw Materials: Collagen peptide powder is carefully selected from the high-quality codfish skin growing in the deep sea area below 3000 meters in Alaska, rich in collagen, with less pollution, avoiding hazards such as foot-and-mouth disease, mad cow disease, epidemics, chemical hormones, etc., from terrestrial animals.
2. Good Technology: Using the top patent technology of compound enzyme gradient directional enzymolysis, it enzymatically hydrolyzes collagen into small molecular collagen tripeptides (third-generation collagen) that are easy for the human body to absorb, and after multiple purification and refining processes, produces high-quality fish collagen peptide products. The molecular weight of QUAFLY collagen tripeptide is <500 Daltons, with an average molecular weight of 280 Daltons, far exceeding the requirements of GB/T22729-2008 "Marine Fish Oligopeptide Powder". Moreover, among similar products in the market, the proportion of peptides with relative molecular masses between 200-500 is the highest. Therefore, QUAFLY fish collagen peptides have significant advantages in molecular weight distribution indicators compared to similar products in the market.
Worldwide authoritative literature confirms: Small molecular peptides are absorbed quickly, and there are dedicated absorption channels and carriers for dipeptides and tripeptides (relative molecular mass 200-500) in the small intestine. Therefore, the absorption of small peptides does not compete with amino acids. The function of peptide substances is related to their structure, and collagen tripeptides with small molecular weights (relative molecular mass 200-500) have much better hydration, antioxidant, whitening, and moisturizing functions than large molecular collagens.
3. High Hydroxyproline Content: The national standard GB/T22729-2008 "Marine Fish Oligopeptide Powder" requires the quality of hydroxyproline to be 3.0%, while QUAFLY collagen has a hydroxyproline content as high as 12.9%, being the highest hydroxyproline content product among similar products in the market so far, far exceeding the national standard, fully demonstrating the high purity of QUAFLY collagen peptides.
Hydroxyproline is an amino acid unique to collagen, an important amino acid for synthesizing new collagen, and its content determines the amount of collagen and the quality of collagen products. Collagen is the main component of human skin. When people are young, the collagen content in the skin is high. As age increases, its content gradually decreases, leading to the loss of skin moisture retention function. The human body must continuously synthesize new collagen to keep the skin healthy and elastic. Collagen has abundant anionic side chains, adsorbing large amounts of water, maintaining skin moisture and elasticity. Additionally, studies show that the hydroxyproline content in collagen is not only related to aging but also to nutrients in the body. Therefore, hydroxyproline can be used as an important biochemical indicator of aging. Similarly, the best way to test the degree of skin aging is to test the hydroxyproline content in the skin. The normal human skin hydroxyproline content is 13%. The closer the hydroxyproline content of collagen products to the human skin hydroxyproline content, the better the effect of improving and repairing the skin. Currently, the general hydroxyproline content of collagen products in the market is 8%, with the highest reaching 11%, while QUAFLY achieves an average of 12% and up to 12.9%, truly achieving efficient beautification.
4. Nutritional Diversification: Scientifically balanced nutritional golden formula, comprehensively and reasonably supplementing skin nutrition, providing better beautifying effects than single collagen protein, eliminating the trouble of numerous bottles and jars, repairing damaged skin, giving you perfect skin!
5. Pure Natural Ingredients, No Additives.
6. High Cost-effectiveness.
III. Comparison of Collagen Tripeptides and Ordinary Collagen Peptides:
Collagen in the human body is lost every day, so it is necessary to supplement an appropriate amount of collagen to maintain the youthfulness of the skin. Large molecular collagen (composed of 100 to 1000 amino acids) or polypeptides must be decomposed into individual amino acids before absorption, then randomly synthesized into collagen required by different parts such as bones, blood vessels, tendons, etc., "distributed" to the skin. Only a very small part of it, even if consumed long-term and in large quantities, is not easy to feel the "beauty-enhancing" effect on the skin. What the skin needs is actually "collagen tripeptides", composed of three amino acids. This form of collagen is easier and faster to absorb and can be directly used to synthesize fresh collagen. However, digestive enzymes in the human body find it difficult to break down ordinary collagen into "collagen tripeptides". The acquisition of high-purity collagen tripeptides effectively enhances the synthesis ability of new collagen in the skin, greatly improving the "beautifying efficiency". Both collagen tripeptides and collagen peptides have moisturizing and beautifying effects. Since collagen tripeptides contain both small molecular components and large molecular components, they not only have the same skincare effects as ordinary collagen peptides but are also more stable, effective, and noticeable.
IV. FAQs about Collagen Tripeptides:
1. How to distinguish between first-generation, second-generation, and third-generation collagen products?
Answer: First, explain what third-generation collagen is: Third-generation collagen is commonly known as collagen tripeptide or tripeptide collagen. Typically, a collagen molecule is composed of 3000 amino acids (3000 molecular weight), making it difficult for the body to absorb and utilize, and impossible for the skin to absorb directly.
Tripeptide collagen breaks down 3000 amino acids into the smallest collagen molecule structure, i.e., a combination of three amino acids.
Tripeptide collagen has better absorption properties than ordinary collagen and can directly penetrate into the dermis layer, bringing better moisturizing effects.
1) The molecular weight of large molecular collagen is around 300,000 daltons, that of collagen polypeptides is 1000-3000 daltons and above, while that of collagen tripeptides is 280 daltons.
2) In 100ml of cold water at 4°C, dissolve 50g of sample collagen: After 30 minutes, it does not completely dissolve, and the solution becomes turbid; CTP collagen tripeptides: After 9 minutes, it completely dissolves, and the solution remains clear. Collagen tripeptides have smaller molecular weights, better solubility, and stronger stability.
3) The absorption pore size in human skin and the small intestine is below 1000 daltons. Large molecular collagen cannot be absorbed, some collagen polypeptides can be absorbed, but collagen tripeptides can be 100% absorbed. So, their main difference lies in the size of the molecular weight. Collagen tripeptides are the basic structure of human skin, consisting of three amino acids combined. The size of the molecular weight determines the product's absorption properties and effectiveness in many aspects. Collagen tripeptides with a molecular weight of 280 daltons represent the most perfect collagen structure.
2. What is collagen tripeptide? What is CTP collagen tripeptide? What's the difference?
Answer: Collagen tripeptide (collagen tripeptide, abbreviated as CTP) is a sequence composed of three amino acids arranged as "glycine (G)-proline (P)-X (other amino acids)". It is the smallest unit that gives collagen biological activity. Its structure can be simply represented as GLY-X-Y, with a molecular weight of 280D. Collagen tripeptide and CTP collagen peptide or CTP collagen tripeptide are the same product, just expressed differently.
3. Compared to the first two generations of products, what are the advantages of collagen tripeptides?
Answer: Similar to question 1, mainly smaller molecular weight, better absorption, and higher utilization rate.
4. What is the technical advantage of collagen tripeptides?
Answer: Collagen tripeptides are obtained through globally patented composite enzyme gradient enzymatic hydrolysis technology and peptide separation technology, resulting in lower molecular weight after purification, with higher absorption and utilization rates.
5. Relationship between collagen, collagen polypeptides, collagen oligopeptides, and collagen tripeptides?
Answer: Collagen-collagen polypeptides-collagen oligopeptides-collagen tripeptides are arranged in order of decreasing molecular weight.
V. QUAFLY Series Products:
1. QUAFLY Super Young Skin Collagen Fruit Drink:
Specifications: 50ml/bottle * 6 bottles/box Price: 128 yuan Shelf Life: 18 months Specifications: 50ml/bottle * 3 bottles/box Price: 78 yuan Shelf Life: 18 months QUAFLY Super Young Skin Collagen is extracted from the deep-sea codfish skin at 3000 meters below the surface, which compared to animal collagen, has no pollution, no epidemic diseases, and is rich in collagen, fish protein, hydroxyproline, etc., with a molecular structure close to the human body, easily absorbed. QUAFLY Collagen uses globally patented composite enzyme gradient directional enzymolysis technology, precisely cutting off functional fragments. Its efficacy is more than five times higher than ordinary collagen peptide products on the market. It can enzymatically hydrolyze collagen into small molecular collagen tripeptides with an average molecular weight of 280 daltons, which are easy for the human body to absorb, and after multiple purification and refining processes, produces high-quality fish collagen peptide products, effectively ensuring product quality and functionality. QUAFLY Super Young Skin Collagen Fruit Drink features scientifically compounded formulas, where multiple nutrients complement each other and work synergistically. With a small molecular weight of 280 daltons and 5000mg of collagen per bottle, the whitening, hydration, moisturization, and anti-aging effects are more noticeable.
Main Components: Deep-sea codfish skin collagen tripeptides, L-ascorbic acid, VB1, VB2, VB6, trehalose, etc.
Deep-sea Codfish Skin Collagen Tripeptides: Collagen tripeptides are high-purity collagen small molecules obtained through composite enzyme gradient enzymatic hydrolysis technology and peptide separation technology. The raw materials come from deep-sea codfish skin, pollution-free; enzyme extraction is more stable and safe. It is a tripeptide containing glycine, proline (hydroxyproline), and other amino acids. Its structure can be simply represented as Gly-x-y, with an average molecular weight of 280Da. Due to the small molecular weight of collagen tripeptides, they can effectively penetrate into the dermis layer and hair root cells, truly nourishing the skin.
L-Ascorbic Acid: L-ascorbic acid can promote the generation of collagen, repair UV damage to the skin, promote skin metabolism, fade spots and fine lines. It is one of the best-known antioxidants, effectively neutralizing free radicals and preventing skin aging. Vitamin C is one of the essential nutrients for synthesizing collagen, which the human body cannot synthesize on its own and must obtain from diet. The amount of vitamin C absorbed through daily diet and transported to the skin is only 7% of the blood, far insufficient to combat external environmental damage. L-ascorbic acid is the only form of vitamin that can be directly absorbed and utilized by the human body. By orally taking QUAFLY Super Young Skin Collagen Fruit Drink, collagen can be supplemented along with an appropriate amount of L-ascorbic acid, doubling the beautifying effect.
Trehalose: Trehalose (Trehalose) is hailed by the scientific community as the "life sugar," a safe and reliable natural sugar extracted from nature. It has a very stable structure and provides magical protection for bioactive substances. Under harsh conditions such as high temperature, extreme cold, high osmotic pressure, and dehydration, it forms a unique protective membrane on the cell surface, effectively protecting protein molecules from denaturation and loss of activity, thereby maintaining the life process and biological characteristics of living organisms. Trehalose has excellent moisturizing and anti-wrinkle effects on the skin, repairing previously damaged cells. Besides, trehalose can serve as an excellent active protector for biological products, preventing food degradation and enhancing the unique taste of food.
Usage Method: Take 1-2 tubes daily, preferably 2 hours before sleeping for better absorption.
2. QUAFLY Collagen Peptide Aloe Powder:
Specifications: 4.2g*15 bags Price: 165 yuan Shelf Life: 24 months
Key Components and Content: Each 100g contains 60g of protein, 2g of vitamin E, and 4.3g of proanthocyanidins.
This is a compound collagen specifically developed for Chinese women, rigorously reviewed by the National Food and Drug Administration through technical reviews and clinical trials, confirming its significant hydrating, whitening, and spot-fading beautifying effects. It is one of the few collagen products in China with "blue hat" health supplement qualifications. Creatively, it incorporates Aloe Vera from Curacao and grape seed extract essence into deep-sea codfish collagen tripeptides, increasing its hydrating effect 5-10 times compared to regular collagen and improving its anti-wrinkle effect threefold. The aloe vera's nutritional and anti-inflammatory skincare characteristics perfectly combine with collagen's beautifying properties, integrating skin hydration, nutrition, and protection, making it more suitable for Chinese women's skin!
Main Components: Deep-sea codfish skin collagen tripeptides, grape seed extract, vitamin E powder, Aloe Vera gel from Curacao, etc.
Deep-sea Codfish Skin Collagen Tripeptides: Collagen tripeptides are high-purity collagen small molecules obtained through composite enzyme gradient enzymatic hydrolysis technology and peptide separation technology. The raw materials come from deep-sea codfish skin, pollution-free; enzyme extraction is more stable and safe. It is a tripeptide containing glycine, proline (hydroxyproline), and other amino acids. Its structure can be simply represented as Gly-x-y, with an average molecular weight of 280Da. Due to the small molecular weight of collagen tripeptides, they can