Rousselot’s Peptan collagen to power Dutch Olympians in Paris Games 2024

22 Nov 2021 --- Rousselot, a Darling Ingredients’ brand and collagen solutions provider, will continue to supply professional athletes – including Olympians and Paralympians training for the Paris 2024 summer games – with its Peptan collagen peptides.

The arrangement is part of a partnership with Papendal, an Olympic Training Center and the largest national facility for elite sports and education in the Netherlands.

“Athletes will continue to be offered Peptan collagen peptides at our Topsport Restaurant in a range of formats, including an orange juice drink, powder supplements and a travel-sized dose for nutrition on-the-go,” states Dr. Jeroen Wouters, innovation manager sport and nutrition at Papendal.  

Peptan is Rousselot’s leading range of collagen peptide solutions and is recognized to reduce post-exercise recovery times. 

Bringing insights to athletes 
Following the partnership that led up to the Tokyo 2020 Olympic games, Rousselot will collaborate with Papendal’s dieticians and chefs to educate the athletes – and the general public – on the central role collagen plays in maintaining healthy bones, skin, muscles and joints.

Sportspeople will be able to attend training sessions hosted by the sports center’s dieticians, drawing on the latest insights provided by Rousselot’s nutrition experts. 

“From its beginnings as an R&D collaboration to our work today providing practical nutritional guidance, we’re excited to see how we can continue supporting our athletes and dieticians through our collaboration with Rousselot,” adds Wouters.

Sports recovery in the spotlight
Rousselot supports that demand for sports recovery solutions is at an all-time high.

Increased awareness of the performance benefits offered by collagen ingredients is driving strong growth in the sports nutrition market. Rousselot reports that over a third of global consumers who purchase sports performance supplements do so to aid recovery. 

At the same time, nutritional products containing protein are predicted to deliver a 9.7% CAGR growth rate between 2020 to 2025, the company states. 

Bioactive collagen peptide ingredients have been shown to help reduce muscle soreness, support muscle repair and accelerate recovery times, helping athletes train harder with fewer breaks to their training schedules.

Continued partnership 
Rousselot and Papendal began collaborating on various R&D projects relating to sports nutrition in 2015. In 2019, Rousselot became Papendal’s official supplier of collagen peptides, providing Dutch athletes with nutritional support.

“For decades, we’ve worked to discover new ways to promote health and well-being through our science-backed ingredients,” comments Gaetan Noiret, global director, Rousselot Health and Nutrition. 

“Our collaboration with Papendal has allowed us to take this commitment to the next level, with real-world data on the benefits Peptan collagen peptides offer elite athletes and potential applications in the broader active nutrition market.” 

Noiret adds that the company is looking forward to future expert knowledge sharing, co-promotional activities and long-term application development with Papendal. 

Sports and beauty potential 
Last year, Rousselot highlighted that hydrolyzed collagen was becoming increasingly popular for its nutritional benefits and its role in Olympians’ diets. 

The company also recently showcased its Peptan marine collagen peptides, made from white fish, to support skincare. 

At Vitafoods 2021, Rousselot underscored collagen peptides’ potential for beauty-from-within. The company notes that in a recent Peptan trial, 70% of participants reported an overall improvement of hair quality and stated they would buy or recommend the product.  

Edited by Missy Green