ProTec Nutra's Vollagen has been awarded runner-up at the 2026 Vitafoods India Innovation Zone Awards.
The ingredient, a 100% plant-source alternative to animal-based collagen, was represented by Avlaan Pharma, the Indian distribution partner of UK-based ProTec Nutra Ltd.
Gary Parker, Managing Director of ProTec Nutra Ltd, said: "We are very grateful to Avlaan Pharma, our Indian distribution partner, for submitting Vollagen to the Innovation zone at Vitafoods India and both pleasantly surprised and honoured at being awarded the runner-up spot!"
Vollagen is one of the flagship brands in our stable of fully traceable plant-source ingredients, giving vegans a real option over traditional animal-source collagen.
Vollagen is a complex of amino acids in the same proportion as those found within collagen, but with the following three key advantages compared with collagen:
- The proprietary process uses only plant-source starting material and provides the amino acids in the exact desired ratio and in a water-dispersible format
- The amino acids are already isolated, so ready for the body to easily absorb them
- Vollagen is suitable for vegans and vegetarians.
Vollagen is available in powder format (perfect for capsules, tablets and powder blends), sourced from corn fermentation, cold-water dispersible, vegan, kosher and halal certified and made in the UK.