if protein is broken down into peptides in the stomach/digestive tract, why would consuming something like “active collagen” do anything?

Question

I’m basically wondering like what effect is it having if it’s broken down into peptides in the stomach before absorption in the system, or is it one of those things that’s somehow absorbed by the bloodstream before digestion (like some medications)

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Thats an important thing, it doesn’t. Evidence doesnt back it up and neither do Biological mechanisms.

Some will argue that youre ingesting the exact nutrients you need to produce it, but that’s exactly the same situation as ingesting other common proteins and in colagen production, the limiting and regulating factors are not availability of nutrients mainly

Collagen is definitely not absorbed to the bloodstream