Kappa Bioscience AS has launched a new double-coated, microencapsulated vitamin K2 as MK-7, the first and only in the market. This launch is a result of the recently announced product development partnership with a major multinational vitamin manufacturer. The new product, named K2VITAL Delta, was developed as a highest priority project in response to recent testing results that found low stability rates are occurring in finished products which include calcium and other minerals. Following the lead from encapsulation technologies utilised in manufacturing of other fat soluble vitamins, K2VITAL Delta, vitamin K2 MK-7, now has the same protection. K2VITAL Delta delivers unsurpassed stability in calcium and other mineral formulations.

Through testing and analysing of more than 700 data points from over 100 samples containing calcium and other minerals, and vitamin K2 MK-7, Kappa Bioscience found low recovery of MK-7 in finished products and decreased stability over time. These results were irrespective of MK-7 origin or geographical location.

Trials conducted with the new product, K2VITAL Delta, both within Kappa Bioscience and selected customers, have proven K2VITAL Delta has a unique, stable recovery rate of MK-7 well above 95% in finished consumer products where calcium and other minerals are present.

K2VITAL is Kappa Bioscience’s commercial product range containing pure, all-trans menaquinone-7 (MK-7).  It is available in powder, granular and liquid form, each in various concentrations. K2VITAL is the most bio-available and cost effective form of vitamin K2 available for food and supplementation. This key nutrient offers significant health benefits for humans.

“Our main objective is to make vitamin K2 available for all. To achieve this we have to provide the industry with an easy-to-use product which meets all quality standards set by our customers at an affordable price. With K2VITAL Delta, we have introduced a new standard for vitamin K2, and our customers are left with the security that this meets their requirement for a wide range of applications” – Egil Greve, CEO Kappa Bioscience AS.

“The K2VITAL Delta name was inspired by the fourth letter of the Greek alphabet, Delta, which represents “change”. Further, the isosceles triangle of the delta letter could represent the “tri-essentials” – calcium, vitamin D3 and vitamin K2. Hence, the name was a natural fit for K2VITAL Delta, due to the significant change it will bring to the industry”, Egil concludes.

K2VITAL Delta creates a new ingredient standard for vitamin K2 MK-7 with a microencapsulation technology that protects the vitamin K2 molecule, enabling it to survive processing conditions and increase shelf life stability. For manufacturers of calcium and other mineral formulations, this offers numerous new benefits, such as greater stability resulting in longer shelf life, lower cost in use (due to lower overage), better blending characteristics and flow-ability, and confirmed presence of vitamin K2 in the finished product. K2VITAL Delta supports label claims made on finished products, while maintaining “free from” certification and utilising the purest MK-7 with proven safety and effectiveness.

Kappa Bioscience is the innovative leader and first mover within high purity, all-trans vitamin K2 as menaquinone-7 (MK-7). Kappa Bioscience is a Norwegian based entity with substantial resources and knowledge about vitamins and vitamin K2 in particular.