Vitamin K

Hazard level: No known concerns

What is Vitamin K?

Fat-soluble vitamin needed for blood clotting and bone health.

Is Vitamin K safe?

Vitamin K has no known health concerns in the amounts typically used in food.

Score impact: No penalty on the FoodsScan score (FoodsScan scores run 0–100, where 100 is best.)

Found in 14 of 12,846 analysed products in the FoodsScan database.

Regulatory sources: EFSA, FDA

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Also known as

Vitamin K is also known as vitamin k, витамин k, vitamin k1, vitamin k2, menaquinone — these all refer to the same ingredient.

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Ascorbic Acid (Vitamin C) (E300) Vitamin D3 (Cholecalciferol) Niacin (Vitamin B3) Folic Acid (Vitamin B9) Vitamin B12 (Cyanocobalamin) Vitamin B6 (Pyridoxine) Thiamine (Vitamin B1) Pantothenic Acid (B5) Biotin (Vitamin B7) Riboflavin (Vitamin B2) (E101)

Products containing Vitamin K

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