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Darling Ingredients Introduces Nextida® NxCogni™, the First Targeted Collagen Peptide Designed to Support Clarity and Cognitive Resilience

$DARPress releaseOct 20, 2026, 4:35 PM ETRead the release

Darling Ingredients, through its health brand Rousselot, introduced Nextida NxCogni, the first targeted collagen peptide ingredient formulated to support clarity and cognitive resilience in dietary supplements. The non-stimulant ingredient contains more than 10 neurosupportive peptides at concentrations exceeding 100 times those found in standard hydrolyzed collagen, with clinical trials beginning in December 2026.

Key figures

Drug Name
Nextida NxCogni
Phase Of Trial
Open-label human study (Dec. 2026) followed by two randomized controlled trials planned Q1 2027
Facilities
over 260
World collagen share
about 30%
Neurosupportive peptides
more than 10
Concentration vs standard
over 100 times standard hydrolyzed collagen
World animal byproduct share
about 15%

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