Chondractiv™ plus joint health ingredient
Chondractiv™ Plus is a proprietary chicken cartilage extract providing naturally occurring type II collagen, chondroitin sulfate, and hyaluronic acid for joint health — developed from Symrise's 25+ years of poultry industry expertise.
Overview
Joint mobility issues affect millions globally, especially the elderly, overweight, and active athletes. Chondractiv Plus leverages Symrise's poultry processing expertise to extract a bioactive matrix from chicken sternal cartilage containing type II collagen, chondroitin sulfate, and hyaluronic acid in their natural proportions. This multi-component matrix provides complementary joint health benefits — collagen for structural support, chondroitin for cartilage hydration, and hyaluronic acid for synovial fluid viscosity.
Technical specifications
- Source: chicken sternal cartilage
- Active components: type II collagen, chondroitin sulfate, hyaluronic acid (naturally occurring matrix)
- Development basis: 25+ years of Symrise expertise in poultry processing
- Clinical support: published studies on joint health and mobility
- Applications: dietary supplements, functional foods, sports nutrition
- Companion product: Collaful™ (collagen for beauty-from-within applications)
Technology readiness level
TRL 9 — commercially available joint health ingredient with clinical substantiation.
About Symrise
Symrise creates fragrance, flavor, natural nutrition and cosmetic ingredient solutions. The company operates through two segments, Taste, Nutrition & Health and Scent & Care, with activities spanning research & development, purchasing, production and sales, enabling customer-oriented and pragmatic delivery. In Scent & Care, its perfumers compose aromatic ingredients into fragrances, with perfume oils used in perfumes, personal care and household products; the segment also offers mint flavors for oral care and produces cosmetic ingredients used in areas such as multifunctional cosmetics and sun protection. In Taste, Nutrition & Health, it produces flavor and functional components for food and beverages, including solutions for baby and pet food, and supports health-related positioning with ingredients such as probiotics.
Symrise works with manufacturers of perfumes, cosmetics, food and beverages, plus pharmaceutical-industry and nutritional supplement and pet-food producers. This matters because the ingredients and product solutions form part of everyday consumer products—helping customers meet demand for responsibly sourced inputs and natural options while supporting product development with market-ready concepts delivered across a global network.
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