21/09-2017 07:30:23: (NATTO.OAX) MenaQ7® Full Spectrum Vitamin K2 to Launch at SupplySide West
NattoPharma Introducing the first and only full-spectrum Vitamin K2 that
provides MK-6, 7, 8 & 9
OSLO, NORWAY and METUCHEN, NJ (September 21, 2017) - NattoPharma further
strengthens its reputation as the most comprehensive Vitamin K2 supplier by
introducing a breakthrough unlike anything on the market: MenaQ7® Full Spectrum
K2. This latest innovation is the result of a proprietary technological
breakthrough, creating a Vitamin K2 that provides menaquinones (MK) 6, 7, 8 and
9, a range of isomers vital for cardiovascular health.
“NattoPharma has driven the creation of the Vitamin K2 market, sponsoring the
important research validating the importance of K2 for human health, and this
work has shaped the MenaQ7 brand,” says NattoPharma Chief Medical Officer Dr.
Hogne Vik. “The important epidemiological studies that led us to our ground
-breaking human clinical research used fermented cheese as the source of Vitamin
K2, which led us to create MenaQ7 Full Spectrum.”
According to researchers closely linked to these epidemiological studies1-3:
"Vitamin K is a fat-soluble vitamin that plays and unequivocal role in the
activation of Gla-proteins. Although all K-vitamins have the same function, they
differ in bioavailability and bioactivity.
“The Rotterdam and Prospect studies have shown that food-derived vitamin K (such
as from cheeses) improves long-term cardiovascular health outcomes because it
more specifically delivers the long-chain menaquinones MK-6, 7, 8 and 9.”
"While fermented cheeses are the best dietary source of menaquinones in the
West, most will not be able to consume enough to obtain optimal amounts of
Vitamin K2, nor is cheese a practical source for extracting the menaquinones,"
adds Dr. Vik. “To that end, NattoPharma has once again broken the mold and
offers to the market a raw material that delivers the range of menaquinones
found in foods.”
The first and only Vitamin K2 to deliver a gamut of menaquinone isomers, MenaQ7®
Full Spectrum is naturally fermented using chickpea protein, offering an all
-trans Vitamin K2 that is free from gluten, soy and all-known allergens, and is
suitable for vegans and vegetarians. MenaQ7® Full Spectrum provides the vital
menaquinone isomers MK-6, 7, 8 and 9 for optimal and maximal delivery of vitamin
K2 with respect to absorption, half-life and biological activity.
“NattoPharma has once again created a raw material that speaks directly to the
natural dietary supplement consumer, who is drawn to comprehensive nutritional
sources,” says Daniel Rosenbaum, NattoPharma CEO. “We welcome the opportunity to
meet with companies at this year’s SupplySide West to officially launch this
market-changing innovation.”
MenaQ7® Full Spectrum Vitamin K2 will be centrepiece of NattoPharma’s SupplySide
West booth P115.
References:
1 Geleijnse JM, Vermeer C, Grobbee DE, et al. Dietary intake of menaquinone is
associated with a reduced risk of coronary heart disease: the Rotterdam Study. J
Nutr. 2004;134:3100-5.
2 Beulens JW, Bots ML, Atsma F, et al. High dietary menaquinone intake is
associated with reduced coronary calcification. Atherosclerosis. 2009;203:489
-93.
3 Gast GC, de Roos NM, Sluijs I, et al. A high menaquinone intake reduces the
incidence of coronary heart disease. Nutr Metab Cardiovasc Dis. 2009;19:504-10.