Vitamin K2 100 mcg | MK-4 | 100 Vcaps | NOW Foods

Vitamin K2 100 mcg as MK-4 from NOW Foods

Are you looking for vitamin K2 alone? This vitamin K2 from NOW Foods provides 100 mcg per vegetable capsule, in the form of menaquinone-4 (MK-4). Each capsule also contains 250 mg of alfalfa powder as a plant component. One pot contains 100 capsules, which is more than a three-month supply if used daily.

What is Vitamin K2

Vitamin K is a fat-soluble vitamin that exists in two main forms: vitamin K1 (phylloquinone), mainly found in green leafy vegetables, and vitamin K2 (menaquinone), present in fermented products such as natto, some cheeses, and animal feeds. Vitamin K2, in turn, comes in several sub-forms, designated by MK followed by a number. This product uses menaquinone-4, or MK-4, a specific form of vitamin K2 often used in K2-only supplements. Each capsule contains 100 mcg. In addition to MK-4, there is also MK-7, another widely used form of K2 that remains in the blood longer; NOW Foods offers both forms, and this product corresponds to the MK-4 variant. The choice of form is often a personal preference. MK-4 is the form naturally found in the body as well as in some animal products.

What Vitamin K contributes to

Vitamin K contributes to normal blood clotting and the maintenance of normal bones. These are the two approved health claims for vitamin K, valid for both K1 and K2, and which you can also find in the overview further down this page. They explain why vitamin K2 alone is a deliberate choice for those who wish to supplement this vitamin specifically, outside of a broad complex or a combined D3-K2 product.

Vegetable capsule with alfalfa

The capsules are vegetable, made from hypromellose, and do not contain gelatin. In addition to vitamin K2, they contain 250 mg of alfalfa powder (Medicago sativa), a green plant long used as fodder and an aromatic plant, also called alfalfa, added here as a plant component. The formula is completed with rice fiber and a few functional excipients such as vegetable-derived magnesium stearate and silicon dioxide. Thanks to the vegetable shell, the product fits into a vegetarian or vegan diet. The product is free of the fourteen recognized allergens, making it easy to identify for those who are careful about allergens, and it contains no gluten, soy, or dairy.

Vitamin K and blood clotting

Since vitamin K plays a role in blood clotting, people taking anticoagulants should use this product with caution. With this type of medication, such as coumarin derivatives, the safety information on this page and on the label is important; read it carefully before starting. For most people who do not take these medications, it is simply a vitamin K2 alone, easy to dose in a practical vegetable capsule, which you can use alone or combine, for example, with a vitamin D product, as K and D are both fat-soluble vitamins often mentioned together. The combination of MK-4 and alfalfa makes it a recognizable product with a plant-based composition. In summary: a clear and vegetable vitamin K2 from a reputable brand known for its precise labels and controlled production.