Vitamin K2 occurs naturally in several forms; each form being designated by the length of the side chain. Of all these forms, MK-7 has the longest half-life, remaining in the body and reaching a steady tissue level after about two weeks of dosing. MK-7 is found predominantly in fermented foods such as natto.
Utilizing advanced fermentation technology, K2 Sure MK7™ is produced exclusively from Bacillus Subtilis Natto, which is the only source of natural vitamin K2 approved by the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) to be used in dietary supplements and ingredients.
Utilizing advanced fermentation technology, K2 Sure MK7™ is produced exclusively from Bacillus Subtilis Natto, which is the only source of natural vitamin K2 approved by the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) to be used in dietary supplements and ingredients.
Synthetic
96% Purity, not-bioactive
Heads and Tails of structure can disconnect resulting in a completely different substance
Synthetic impurities do not show up in HPLC data and have unknown effects on humans
Vitamin K2 in the form of Menaquinone-7 (MK-7) is only found naturally in large amounts in natto, a fermented product. Early observational clinicals linked this natural natto K2 to both bone and cardiovascular health.
1. In 2001, an observational clinical demonstrated a link between dietary K2 intake and health. Details published in Nutrition detail a Japanese fermented soybean food (natto) as a major determinant of a large geographic difference in circulating levels of vitamin K2 as menquinone-7 (MK-7). Kaneki and colleagues showed increased consumption of vitamin K2 lead to more activated osteocalcin, a K-dependent protein linked to increased bone formation and bone mineral density (BMD), and therefore a lower risk of hip fracture.
2. At the same time, the population-based Rotterdam study evaluated 4,807 health men and women over age 55 to examine the relationship between dietary intake of vitamin K and aortic calcification and heart disease. Findings indicated eating foods rich in natural vitamin K2 reduced the risk of both arterial calcification and negative cardiovascular events with no undesirable side effects.
Following these discoveries, our naturally fermented Vitamin K2 (MK-7) from natto has been shown to last the longest in the bloodstream. Numerous clinicals point toward its benefits for hearth and bone health:
1. Cardiovascular: A high menaquinone intake reduces the incidence of coronary heart disease
2. Bone : Menaquinone-7 supplementation helped decrease bone loss in healthy postmenopausal women.
K2 Sure MK7™ provides the naturally fermented source of Vitamin K that is missing from the western diet.
• MK7 molecules can be broken into two groups: trans and cis isomers. Trans isomers are found in naturally occurring natto-sourced MK-7 and are the preferred, bioavailable form. Cis isomers are created when synthetic MK-7 is created and are best avoided for their non-bioactive nature.
• K2 Sure MK7™ contains NLT 99% of all-trans isomers and can meet or exceed the specifications of both isomeric/general purity guidelines
• Vitamin K is an oil-soluble vitamin and typically does not work well in water-based solution and its products.
• NUFS™ and SENS™** technologies can transform materials into nanoparticles less than size of 1µm, thereby increasing flowability, absorbability, and dispersibility.
• Foodtopia offers water-dispersible versions of K2 Sure MK7™ using this nanoparticle processes. Targeted for water-based applications.
