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A standard grade is a compromise

Most ingredient suppliers offer two or three grades and expect your formulation to adapt. That works until it doesn't — a peptide that performs in a capsule may cloud a clear beverage, and a molecular weight that suits a joint product may be wrong for a beauty claim.

We develop to your requirement instead. Tell us the application, the dose per serving, the format and the constraints, and we propose a specification. Once agreed, it becomes the contracted release criteria for every lot we ship you.

Two materials, two parameter sets

Collagen peptide is customised on molecular weight and purity. Hydroxyapatite is customised on particle size and crystal structure. They are unrelated problems, and a supplier who talks about one while selling you the other has not thought about your formulation.

What we need from you

  • The application and format
  • Dose per serving
  • Any incompatibilities you have already found
  • Regulatory market and label claims intended
  • Expected annual volume

Confidentiality agreed before any formulation detail is exchanged.

Collagen peptide

What we can set on the peptide

These parameters determine how the peptide behaves in your formulation — how fast it absorbs, whether it clouds a beverage, and whether it tastes of anything.

ParameterRange we work withinWhat it governs in your product
Molecular weight distributionUnder 3,000 Da to under 1,000 DaAbsorption rate and consistency. We specify the distribution, not just an average — two peptides with the same average behave very differently
Protein content, dry basis90% to over 95%Active loading per serving, and therefore cost-in-use and label dose
Ash contentUnder 2.0% to under 1.0%Clarity in solution and completeness of demineralisation. The clearest single indicator of process control
Solubility and clarityTo your pH and dosing levelWhether a clear beverage stays clear. Specified at your intended matrix, not in distilled water
Colour and odourNeutral through characteristicWhether the product can be sold unflavoured or lightly flavoured
MoistureUnder 8.0% to under 7.0%Shelf life, caking behaviour and flow in a filling line
Heavy metal limitsTo your market's ceilingRegulatory acceptance in the destination market, which is stricter in some than in India
Marine hydroxyapatite

What we can set on the mineral

Molecular weight is meaningless here. Hydroxyapatite is customised on physical structure, and the parameters that matter change completely between a calcium supplement, a tablet and a toothpaste.

ParameterRange we work withinWhat it governs in your product
Particle size distributionTo specification, D50 and D90 agreedThe single most important parameter. Mouthfeel in a powder, compressibility in a tablet, suspension in a liquid, and enamel penetration in oral care — where material milled too coarse simply does not work
Ca : P molar ratio1.60 to 1.70The number you print on the label, and the measure of how close the material sits to bone mineral
CrystallinityNano-crystalline, degree specifiedSolubility and dissolution rate. Lower crystallinity dissolves more readily, which matters for absorption positioning
Carbonate substitutionRetained or reducedThe biological signature that distinguishes marine material from synthetic. Retained by default, because it is the reason to buy marine at all
Specific surface areaTo specificationBinding and deposition behaviour, particularly in oral care applications
Residual proteinUnder 1.0%, tighter on requestPurity, whiteness, and allergen labelling position in some markets
Bulk and tapped densityTo specificationTablet compression, capsule fill weight and volumetric filling accuracy
Colour and whitenessTo specificationAppearance in toothpaste and in white powder formats, where off-white reads as impurity to a consumer
Thermal treatmentUncalcined or calcinedA single decision that changes crystallinity, surface area and solubility together. We will advise which suits your application rather than defaulting
Why this matters more than it sounds. Most suppliers sell hydroxyapatite as one grade and let the customer discover whether it works. A calcium supplement, a compressed tablet and a remineralising toothpaste each want different particle size and different crystallinity, and a material optimised for one will underperform in the others. We would rather agree the parameters before production than explain them after a failed trial.
Development route

From requirement to contracted specification

1

Brief

Application, format, dose and constraints. NDA in place first.

2

Proposal

We propose a specification we can hold, or tell you plainly if we cannot.

3

Sample

Trial quantity with certificate of analysis for your own verification.

4

Contract

Agreed parameters become the release criteria for your lots.

Where the boundaries are. Custom development works within the capability of our process, and we know precisely where that boundary sits. If a requirement falls outside it we will tell you at the brief stage, not after you have committed to a launch date.
Next step. Send us the brief. Request a quote or talk to us.

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