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Beef Collagen

Low concern

Beef collagen and gelatin are FDA-affirmed safe food ingredients sourced from BSE-controlled cattle. Provides protein but lacks tryptophan (incomplete amino acid profile).

Found in

1,061 products

What it is

Structural protein extracted from bovine connective tissue, hide, and bone.

Protein/binder; gelling agent (when as gelatin); supplement.

Why it's flagged

incomplete amino acid profile
historical BSE concerns addressed by sourcing controls
beef allergen

What regulators actually say

"The following materials from a BSE-positive cattle... are prohibited for use in human food, including dietary supplements... gelatin sourced from cattle must be produced under controls preventing BSE risk."

21 CFR 189.5 - Prohibited cattle materials — accessdata.fda.gov

Regulatory status

United States — FDA

Gelatin GRAS; sourcing controls under 21 CFR 189.5 (BSE).

European Union — EFSA

Permitted food ingredient with sourcing controls.

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