Inside the egg
The breakthrough is the phosphopeptides.
Phosvitin is one of the most powerful mineral binders in nature. In its whole form, that strength works against you: phosvitin grips iron and other minerals so tightly it holds them back, carrying them past the point where the body can absorb them. For decades this made phosvitin known as a mineral-absorption inhibitor.
The breakthrough is a patented enzymatic process that cuts phosvitin into functional phosphopeptides — fragments that keep minerals soluble, protected and absorbable through digestion, then release them at the intestinal surface where uptake happens.
Same molecule. Opposite outcome. Binding becomes delivery.
Whole phosvitin
Binds too tightly. Minerals stay clamped and pass by the gut wall unabsorbed.
Phosphopeptides
Carry minerals soluble and protected through digestion, then release them at the surface.
A precision iron-delivery approach
Four steps from bind to deliver.
Bind
Phosvitin-derived phosphopeptides bind iron.
Protect
They hold iron in a soluble, usable state through digestion.
Concentrate
A strong concentration of soluble Fe²⁺ drives passive diffusion toward the intestinal surface.
Deliver
More absorbable iron is presented at the site of uptake.
More iron available for absorption. Less reactive iron left behind.
Better delivery, less gut disruption
A better iron experience.
Oxidation
Unabsorbed iron can contribute to oxidative stress.
Inflammation
Oxidative stress can damage intestinal cells and drive inflammation.
Dysbiosis
Excess reactive iron can disrupt the gut microbial environment.
Reduced absorption
Inflammatory responses can lower iron absorption and recycling.
By binding iron, maintaining solubility and limiting premature oxidation, the phosphopeptide approach is intended to improve absorption while reducing disruption to the gut.