The vitamin K2 market is set to grow by 14.6% every year from 2023 to 2030. But finding the right solution isn’t easy – with common stability and bioavailability issues to watch out for. To help you navigate the market, Balchem has created this handy K2 guide.
This Technical Paper is from Kappa Bioscience, a Balchem company.
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Kappa Bioscience® AS is a leading manufacturer of pure, all-bioactive vitamin K2 MK-7 under the K2VITAL® brand, the reference standard for the United States Pharmacopeia - used globally as the benchmark for vitamin K2 analysis and cis/trans purity assessments. Founded and headquartered in Oslo, Norway, the company recently became part of Balchem Corporation, a US-based global specialty ingredients company focused on Nutrition and Health.
By providing 99.7% all-trans vitamin K2 MK-7 – identical to the K2 molecule found in nature and fully bioactive - with unmatched purity and stability, patented processes and innovative technologies, Kappa Bioscience® aims to bring the best possible health benefits to consumers around the world supporting bone and cardiovascular health, healthy ageing and immune health among others.
Kappa Bioscience® provides a full assortment of over 150 vitamin K2 based formulations, backed by consumer research and designed to meet key healthcare needs while shortening development cycles from months to weeks – or even days. K2VITAL® can be used in all relevant dosage forms from tablets to soft-gels, powders to liquids, and even gummies and oral sprays. K2VITAL® DELTA is a proprietary microencapsulated solution for complete stability in any environment and ideal for pairing with other ingredients, such as vitamin D, calcium, magnesium, omega-3, probiotics and botanicals.
Kappa Bioscience® believes in better health for all, which can only be achieved through close and open collaboration. The company works with partner network of health & nutrition brands, contract manufacturing organisations and distributors around the globe, to help the health and nutrition industry turn a corner, without cutting corners.
Through Kappa Solutions, the company offers a completely integrated range of organic chemistry and analytical services, cGMP certified labs and unmatched knowledge of vitamin K2.
From turn-key solutions, product launches and growth strategies, to support with label claims, research and marketing initiatives, Kappa Bioscience® believes in doing it right. That means developing products and services that set new standards of excellence, made with integrity, and through close collaboration.
K2VITAL® - a patented, 99.7% all-trans K2 MK-7 that is identical to the K2 molecule found in nature and fully bioactive, so everyone gets the best possible benefits for their bones, heart, and body.
K2VITAL® DELTA - the only double-encapsulated vitamin K2. Just like K2VITAL®, DELTA is pure, all-trans vitamin K2 MK-7. However, DELTA is double-coated beadlet microencapsulation, making it resistant to harsh environments and ideal for pairing with minerals.
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