ʻO Collagen ka mea koʻikoʻi o ke kino i kūkulu ʻia a loaʻa iā ia ma kahi o 30% o nā protein i loko o ko mākou kino. ʻO Collagen ke kumu nui o ka protein e hōʻoiaʻiʻo ai i ka cohesion, elasticity a me ka hana hou ʻana o kā mākou mau ʻiʻo pili āpau, me ka ʻili, nā tendons, nā ligaments, cartilage a me nā iwi. ʻO ke kumu, ikaika a maʻalahi ka collagen a ʻo ia ka 'glue' e paʻa i nā mea āpau. Hoʻoikaika ia i nā ʻano kino like ʻole a me ka pono o ko mākou ʻili. Nui nā ʻano collagen i loko o ko mākou kino, akā ʻo 80 a 90 ka nui o lākou no ka Type I, II a i ʻole III, a ʻo ka hapa nui ʻo Type I collagen. Loaʻa i nā fibrils collagen Type I ka ikaika tensile nui. ʻO ia ke ʻano hiki iā lākou ke kikoo me ka haki ʻole.