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Better Bone Broth for Better Living

See how nutrients in our Bone Broths play an important role in overall wellness - and discover ways you can make sipping an easy daily habit.

Core Benefits of Bone Broth

No matter what your wellness goals are - or what you’ve tried to do to achieve them - bone broth is a clear front-runner when it comes to maintaining a healthy lifestyle.

Here’s a list of the major benefits that nutrients in our Bone Broths can support:

  • Sippable Collagen from a Whole-Food Source
  • Digestive Processes & Gut Health
  • Immune Function & Anti-Inflammatory Protection
  • Rehydration & Revitalization
  • Lifestyle, Diet, & Weight Management
  • Beauty: Strong Nails, Glowing Skin, Gorgeous Hair
  • Steady, Sustainable Energy
  • Muscle Recovery & Joint Mobility
  • Regulation of Sleep Patterns

Lifestyle, Diet, & Weight Management

It’s no secret that bone broth supports a wide range of wellness goals. But one of the most important ways it can help is by providing nutrients to fit special eating plans.

Here’s a list of the types of lifestyles, diet plans, and weight management programs with which you can use our Bone Broths:

  • Certified Gluten-Free
  • Low Carb
  • Whole30 Approved
  • Paleo Friendly
  • Keto Friendly
  • Intermittent Fasting

Amino Acids, Anti-Inflammatories, & Electrolytes

It’s no secret that bone broth contains crucial nutrients for health and wellness. But do you know what exactly those nutrients are, and what they do for our bodies? We’ll tell you!

Amino Acids:

Also known as “the building blocks of life”, amino acids are the organic compounds that combine to form proteins and can assist in protecting the gut barrier, stabilizing digestive processes (for better absorption of vital nutrients) and can help the body break down food. Amino acids in bone broth also play a key role in immune response and instructing immune cell function - and some even have antioxidant properties.

A few of the most important amino acids found in bone broth are:

  • Glycine - supports the Central Nervous System and can help quality of sleep.
  • Glutamine - makes other amino acids + glucose and can help support gut & immune function.
  • Arginine - helps make proteins & creates nitric oxide within the body for blood circulation.
  • Proline - another protein-building block with a unique structure unlike other amino acids.

Anti-Inflammatories:

Inflammation can lead to all sorts of other issues…which is why we stress the importance of keeping inflammatory responses at bay with the help of bone broth. Two key amino acids from the list above - glycine and arginine - are exceptionally crucial for this role. Working together, they can help curb chronic inflammation and therefore help reduce the negative effects.

Electrolytes:

You’ve probably heard that electrolytes can combat dehydration, but they also serve so many other important functions.

When the body is low on electrolytes, all sorts of functions can be affected, such as: blood flow & clotting, muscle contractions, acid balance, and fluid regulation. Electrolytes can help regulate chemical reactions and create stability between fluids inside and outside of cells.

Bone broth contains nutrients and minerals that support electrolyte balance, like: potassium, phosphorus, chloride, magnesium, and sodium.

What’s the Difference?

Bone Broth vs Standard Stock vs Cooking Broth

How is Kettle & Fire bone broth different from cooking broth? What are the different use cases? These are questions we get asked all the time from real customers. So we wanted to set the record straight - and help you shop for your health in an informed way. Check out the graphic below, which can help you navigate the core differences between all 3.

Kettle & Fire Bone Broth

  1. Ideal for: sipping daily to enhance overall wellness.
  2. Made with 100% free-range chicken or grass-fed beef, plus organic veggies & herbs.
  3. Slow-simmered for maximum collagen protein extraction.
  4. Nutrients can support a wide range of health benefits

Kettle & Fire Cooking Broth

  1. Ideal for: adding nutrients to meals + depth of flavor.
  2. Made with 100% free-range chicken or grass-fed beef, plus organic veggies & herbs.
  3. Slow-simmered for maximum collagen protein extraction.
  4. Nutrients can support a wide range of health benefits.

Other Standard Stocks

  1. Essentially used as a cooking enhancement, not for daily wellness.
  2. Often include artificial additives for taste, color, and preservation plus sugar.
  3. Generally do not contain collagen protein & nutrients from bones.
  4. Typically do not support as many health benefits as bone broth.

What’s the Difference?

Bone Broth vs Standard Stock vs Cooking Broth

How is Kettle & Fire bone broth different from cooking broth? What are the different use cases? These are questions we get asked all the time from real customers. So we wanted to set the record straight - and help you shop for your health in an informed way. Check out the graphic below, which can help you navigate the core differences between all 3.

Kettle & Fire Bone Broth

  1. Ideal for: sipping daily to enhance overall wellness.
  2. Made with 100% free-range chicken or grass-fed beef, plus organic veggies & herbs.
  3. Slow-simmered for maximum collagen protein extraction.
  4. Nutrients can support a wide range of health benefits

Kettle & Fire Cooking Broth

  1. Ideal for: adding nutrients to meals + depth of flavor.
  2. Made with 100% free-range chicken or grass-fed beef, plus organic veggies & herbs.
  3. Slow-simmered for maximum collagen protein extraction.
  4. Nutrients can support a wide range of health benefits.

Other Standard Stocks

  1. Essentially used as a cooking enhancement, not for daily wellness.
  2. Often include artificial additives for taste, color, and preservation plus sugar.
  3. Generally do not contain collagen protein & nutrients from bones.
  4. Typically do not support as many health benefits as bone broth.

Core Benefits of Bone Broth

No matter what your wellness goals are - or what you’ve tried to do to achieve them - bone broth is a clear front-runner when it comes to maintaining a healthy lifestyle.

Here’s a list of the major benefits that nutrients in our Bone Broths can support:

  • Sippable Collagen from a Whole-Food Source
  • Digestive Processes & Gut Health
  • Immune Function & Anti-Inflammatory Protection
  • Rehydration & Revitalization
  • Lifestyle, Diet, & Weight Management
  • Beauty: Strong Nails, Glowing Skin, Gorgeous Hair
  • Steady, Sustainable Energy
  • Muscle Recovery & Joint Mobility
  • Regulation of Sleep Patterns

Lifestyle, Diet, & Weight Management

It’s no secret that bone broth supports a wide range of wellness goals. But one of the most important ways it can help is by providing nutrients to fit special eating plans.

Here’s a list of the types of lifestyles, diet plans, and weight management programs with which you can use our Bone Broths:

  • Certified Gluten-Free
  • Low Carb
  • Whole30 Approved
  • Paleo Friendly
  • Keto Friendly
  • Intermittent Fasting

Amino Acids, Anti-Inflammatories, & Electrolytes

It’s no secret that bone broth contains crucial nutrients for health and wellness. But do you know what exactly those nutrients are, and what they do for our bodies? We’ll tell you!

Amino Acids:

Also known as “the building blocks of life”, amino acids are the organic compounds that combine to form proteins and can assist in protecting the gut barrier, stabilizing digestive processes (for better absorption of vital nutrients) and can help the body break down food. Amino acids in bone broth also play a key role in immune response and instructing immune cell function - and some even have antioxidant properties.

A few of the most important amino acids found in bone broth are:

  • Glycine - supports the Central Nervous System and can help quality of sleep.
  • Glutamine - makes other amino acids + glucose and can help support gut & immune function.
  • Arginine - helps make proteins & creates nitric oxide within the body for blood circulation.
  • Proline - another protein-building block with a unique structure unlike other amino acids.

Anti-Inflammatories:

Inflammation can lead to all sorts of other issues…which is why we stress the importance of keeping inflammatory responses at bay with the help of bone broth. Two key amino acids from the list above - glycine and arginine - are exceptionally crucial for this role. Working together, they can help curb chronic inflammation and therefore help reduce the negative effects.

Electrolytes:

You’ve probably heard that electrolytes can combat dehydration, but they also serve so many other important functions.

When the body is low on electrolytes, all sorts of functions can be affected, such as: blood flow & clotting, muscle contractions, acid balance, and fluid regulation. Electrolytes can help regulate chemical reactions and create stability between fluids inside and outside of cells.

Bone broth contains nutrients and minerals that support electrolyte balance, like: potassium, phosphorus, chloride, magnesium, and sodium.

Ways to Enjoy Our Bone Broths

Our Bone Broth flavors make it easy to drink daily - or to mix with your favorite recipes. Sip as-is or add ingredients to suit your taste buds!

Good For Any Time of Day

You can have it once a day as a wellness treat, or as many times as you’d like. Here are the most common times of day we pick up our favorite sips:

  • Early Morning Wake-Up → get sustained energy from the best source of satiating protein.
  • Mid-Morning Break → stay full before lunch…so you don’t reach for that bag of chips.
  • Afternoon Pick-Me-Up → instead of opting for caffeine, get a crash-free bone broth boost.
  • Evening Wind-Down → amino acids in bone broth are great for energy, but also restful sleep.

Supports Many Lifestyle Choices

We discussed the countless health benefits that come from drinking bone broth (in the Core Benefits section above), but here are more specific reasons people add Kettle & Fire to their wellness routine:

  • Staying on Track  → whether you’re on a limited or restrictive diet, or just want to shed a few pounds, bone broth is a great catalyst for a healthy lifestyle. 
  • Intermittent Fasting  → nutrients in bone broth can help you ease into - and out of - an intermittent fast. It also helps keep you satiated, so you’re not as tempted to break a fast for unhealthy snacks. 
  • Recipe Elevation  → we normally recommend that you cook with our line of Cooking Broths, but many people prefer to pour our bone broths into their favorite dishes. Not only do they add depth of flavor, but the nutritional value is unbeatable by other stock standards. 
  • Vitamin & Mineral Deficiencies → the collagen, protein, and amino acid benefits of bone broth are often the ones most talked about, but there are a ton of other vitamins and minerals in our bone broths, including: Vitamins A, B2, B12, and E, omega-3s, omega-6s, calcium, iron, selenium, zinc, magnesium, and potassium…to name a few. Not to mention that our flavored broths have additional benefits from anti-inflammatory ingredients like turmeric and digestion supporting ones like ginger.

The Truth About Collagen: 5 Facts & 2 Myths

Fact #1: Collagen is kind of a big deal.

Simply put, collagen is the most abundant protein in our bodies and is made naturally when proteins are broken down into amino acids, which then help build other proteins in the body. 

That “youthful glow” everyone always talks about? That is collagen’s main job! It gets all the credit for skin elasticity, hydration, strength, and suppleness.

Fact #2: Collagen is crucial for aging gracefully.

As we age, collagen production begins to decrease. As a result, our skin  becomes thinner, drier, and less elastic, resulting in wrinkle formation and the  appearance of lines.

We also begin to see effects of collagen depletion in other parts of the body:

  • Bones become weaker and more fragile.
  • Joints become less lubricated, making it tough to stay active
  • Muscle  function decreases, affecting mobility and balance.

Fact #3: The best way to get more collagen is straight from the source.

While collagen replacements come in many forms, not all are created equally. The richest sources come from bone, skin, joint material, and certain organs. 

Eating a balanced diet of protein-rich foods (like chicken, fish, beef, eggs, dairy, legumes, nuts and whole grains) and a variety of fresh produce can help reduce the effects of collagen loss.

And, as you’ll see in Myth #1, whole foods are known to be a superior source of collagen over processed powders or other products. 

Fact #4: Collagen boasts more benefits than just beauty.

  • Strengthening bones & ligaments, lubricating joints, and supporting muscle function.
  • Gut health: Improving the lining of our digestive system, as well as connective tissue.

In addition to supporting skin, hair, and nail health, collagen provides lubrication for the joints and helps to improve muscle function, thereby reducing risks associated with physical activity. It also helps strengthen bones.  (Pro-tip: getting more calcium alone isn’t the secret to bone health…it’s the combo of calcium and collagen that REALLY gets the job done.)

The most surprising benefit, however, is that collagen can help protect the body from bad bacteria by improving the lining of the digestive system. This can help counter inflammatory responses within the body and has positive effects on the immune system as well!

Fact #5: Bone broth is an excellent source of collagen.

Any foods that help create the building blocks you need for optimal skin health (amino acids like proline, lysine, and glycine) are beneficial for a natural beauty routine.

Bone broths – especially those made with high-quality ingredients and cooked slowly for a long period of time to extract collagen – are exceptional in this department, since they not only contain crucial amino acids, but also calcium, magnesium, phosphorus, glucosamine, chondroitin, and many other nutrients.

Plus, bone broth comes in a bioavailable form – meaning the body can make use of it easily and right away.

Myth #1: Serums and supplements are good enough to replace depleted collagen.

Despite what the beauty industry will tell you, these are some of the least effective options – and therefore our least-recommended. Processed powders and potions just don’t work as well. 

Lotions and creams only provide a barrier to the outer layers of skin, as their molecules can be too big to reach the inner layers (where collagen resides). While they may make you feel radiant for a short time, they’re not doing much for inner beauty, which is at the core of collagen replacement. 

Injectable serums come with their own set of risks, too. They can be painful, expensive, and are a temporary band-aid for collagen production. 

Capsules or containers that contain hydrolyzed collagen -  aka collagen peptides – are also risky. The processes by which these forms of collagen are made can compromise the integrity of pure collagen, and can therefore diminish the effects. Not only that, but the amount of collagen in each serving can be far less than the amount in a whole food source like bone broth. 

Myth #2: It’s too late for me to start replacing collagen production.

It’s never too late to start a wellness journey(Let’s say it again, all together now: It’s NEVER too late to start a wellness journey.) 

Although collagen production begins to decline in our twenties and thirties, there isn’t a deadline to begin getting as much of it back as you can! 

And the best way to start is by getting the best bone broth, made by us.

Bone Broth

Flavors & Nutrition

Why You'll Love It

☕ Tastes like: a clean, savory blend with the slightest hint of herbs.

🐮 Made with: 100% grass-fed beef, organic veggies, herbs, & spices.

❤️ Why we love it: perfectly smooth sips keep you satiated between meals!

Nutrition Info

10g Protein 

40 Calories 

7g Collagen

Classic Beef

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Why You'll Love It

☕ Tastes like: a comforting classic that soothes with every serving.

🐔 Made with: organic, free-range chicken bones & over 16 organic veggies, herbs, & spices.

💛 Why we love it:  easy to make, easy to sip, easy to feel better fast

Nutrition Info

10g Protein 

45 Calories 

4g Collagen

Classic Chicken

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Why You'll Love It

☕ Tastes like: a mug full of earthy & mellow Mmm-ushroom goodness.

🍄  Made with: organicfree-range chicken bones, veggies, mushrooms, herbs, & spices.

🤎 Why we love it:  adaptogenic benefits from portabella, lion’s mane, & button mushrooms.

Nutrition Info

10g Protein 

45 Calories 

4g Collagen

Mushroom Chicken

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Why You'll Love It

☕ Tastes like: sweet coconut meets savory curry, with a squeeze of bright citrus.

🥥  Made with: free-range chicken bones, organic coconut milk, Thai curry broth, organic lime

🤍 Why we love it: a flavorful favorite, full of good fats (MCTs) from coconut milk.

Nutrition Info

12g Protein 

190 Calories 

6g Collagen

Coconut Curry & Lime

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Why You'll Love It

☕ Tastes like: aromatic & herbalicious, with bites of ginger & sweet notes of coconut.

🌿  Made with: 100% grass-fed beef bones, organic lemongrass, veggies, herbs, & spices.

💚 Why we love it:  it’s all the makings of a Pho-nomenal broth, with a few nutritious extras!

Nutrition Info

10g Protein 

45 Calories 

8g Collagen

Lemongrass Ginger

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Why You'll Love It

☕ Tastes like: a warm & flavorful sip with a zesty zip..

⭐ Made with: organicfree-range chicken bones, ginger, coconut aminos, & golden turmeric.

🧡 Why we love it: it’s a one-two punch for immune function & digestive support.

Nutrition Info

10g Protein 

45 Calories 

8g Collagen

Turmeric Ginger

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Why You'll Love It

☕ Tastes like: a smoky sip with a mild, approachable spice that’s nice!

🌶️  Made with: 100% grass-fed beef bones, organic chipotle chiles, veggies, herbs, & spices. 

❤️ Why we love it:  perfect for people who prefer a little pepper on their palate.

Nutrition Info

10g Protein 

40 Calories 

8g Collagen

Chipotle Beef

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Why You'll Love It

☕ Tastes like: a comforting classic that soothes with every serving.

🐔 Made with: premium ingredients from regenerative farms.

💛 Why we love it:  no artificial additives, harmful herbicides, or potent pesticides.

Nutrition Info

10g Protein 

45 Calories 

4g Collagen

Regenerative Chicken

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Why You'll Love It

☕ Tastes like: a clean, savory blend with the slightest hint of herbs.

🐮 Made with: Premium ingredients from regenerative farms.

❤️ Why we love it: no artificial additives, harmful herbicides, or potent pesticides.

Nutrition Info

10g Protein 

40 Calories 

7g Collagen

Regenerative Beef

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Our Promise + Packaging

Glyphosate Residue Free:

As part of our commitment to your health - as well as the health of the planet - we say NO to potent pesticides and harmful herbicides. Earning our Glyphosate Residue Free Certification was a huge step in taking a stance against chemicals used in modern-day farming and food preparation.

To learn more about the dangers of glyphosate, visit our blog post at the bottom of this page.

Sustainable Packaging + Regenerative Efforts

We carefully source the highest quality ingredients, choosing to partner with farms that reflect our core values. Our products are USDA Organic and Non-GMO Verified.

Additionally, we focus on sustainability efforts by using cartons made by a company focused on the same initiatives (learn more about TetraPak here). Not only that, our cartons are recyclable (in most areas; check your local recycling regulations for more details) and have a 2-year shelf life, without the use of preservatives.

In 2021, we launched a line of Regenerative Bone Broths, made by farms that prioritize regenerative agricultural methods. Our Regenerative Beef Bone Broth is made with grass-fed beef bones and our Regenerative Chicken Bone Broth is made with pasture-raised chicken bones, all sourced from regenerative farms. Read about Regenerative Farming & our Regeneratively Made Bone Broths here.

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